CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Stevenson women's lacrosse team (3-5) fell to No. 17 Stevens, 12-5, on Tuesday morning.

Stevens opened the game with a goal off the first draw, but the Mustang defense held the Ducks scoreless for several minutes until a second goal at the 5:01 mark. Hailey Johnson answered with a free-position goal to cut the deficit to one heading into the second quarter.

In the second, Stevens struck with two quick goals early, but Zoe Kaplan capitalized on a man-up opportunity off an assist from Alice Petersen to make it a 4-2 contest. The Ducks responded just 11 seconds later, before Megan Greenwell converted on a free-position attempt at 3:44 to bring Stevenson back within two. Stevens added another goal at 2:28 to take a 6-3 lead into halftime.

The Ducks opened the second half with a four-goal run in the third quarter, extending their advantage to 10-3 heading into the final frame.

Stevens added an early goal in the fourth, but Zoe McSharry halted the run with a goal off a feed from Ava Treakle. Treakle followed with an unassisted tally at the 5:19 mark, but despite efforts on attack Stevenson fell, 12-5.

Treakle led the Mustangs with two points, while five other players recorded a point on the attack. Defensively, Rachel McDonough caused five turnovers and Melina Primrose posted four caused turnovers and five ground balls. In goal, Regan Torbert made five saves in the start, while Anna Johnston recorded one save in the fourth.

The Mustangs will next face Farmingdale State at 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon as part of their Spring Break series.