The Muhlenberg women's lacrosse team nearly pulled off an incredible comeback but fell two goals short and lost at Washington College, 14-12.

The 24th-ranked Mules (10-3, 1-3) went through a scoring drought of more than 27 minutes from the first through third quarters while the Shorewomen (10-3, 4-1) reeled off 11 straight goals to open up a 12-2 lead.

A goal by junior Kim Curcio midway through the third woke up the offense, and Muhlenberg scored five of the next six goals to close to within 13-7.

It was 14-7 midway through the fourth before the Mules ended the game by scoring five straight goals. Senior Annalisa Bio and Curcio (pictured above) netted goals 38 seconds apart to make it 14-11, and senior Ava Milia notched her third goal of the game 32 seconds later to cut the gap to two with 1:54 remaining.

Washington controlled the ensuing draw, however, and quelled the comeback by holding possession until fewer than 20 seconds remained.

Milia added two assists to her three goals, while junior Emma Youngling scored three times for her 22nd career hat trick.

Senior Abba Diglio controlled eight draws, one off her career high. Junior Audrey Cronk caused a pair of turnovers and picked up a career-high five ground balls.