Newburgh, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Women's Soccer team dropped its fourth straight contest following a hard fought 2-1 road loss at league rival Mount Saint Mary. Junior Erica Lencsak (Hazlet, N.J.) netted her first goal of the season and sophomore Elizabeth Martin (Lawrenceville, N.J.) made a season-high 11 saves in goal.
 
The Dolphins fell behind in the early going on Friday when Mount Saint Mary's Hannah Pascual scored in the sixth minute to give the Knights an early 1-0 lead. She finished off a pass from Melissa Guillemette at the 5:21 mark to close out the scoring in the first half.
 
Mount Saint Mary held an 11-2 advantage in shots in the first half and took three of the four corner kicks taken. Martin was forced to make seven saves before halftime for the Dolphins.
 
The Dolphins evened the score with just under 30 minutes left in regulation time on a passing play off a corner kick. Lencsak buried her first marker of the season inside the right post off a pass from classmate Courtney LaTorre (Denville, N.J.) and sophomore Alicia Forgione (Lawrenceville, N.J.).
 
The Knights answered the Mount Saint Vincent goal just under six minutes later when Melissa Maini headed in the eventual game winner in the 67^th minute. She headed in a crossing pass from Destiny Ribadeneyra at the 66:18 mark of the contest to finish off the scoring in the game.
 
Martin made four more saves in the second half for Mount Saint Vincent and posted double-figures in saves for the first time in 2015. Mary Riley picked up the win in goal for the Knights with four saves.
 
Mount Saint Vincent was outshot in the game 18-7 overall and 13-5 in shots on goal. Mount Saint Mary also held the edge in corner kicks on Friday 6-3.
 
Friday's loss drops Mount Saint Vincent to 1-6 overall on the season and to 0-2 in Skyline Conference play. The Dolphins return to action on Sunday when they play host to league rival Purchase. Kick-off in Riverdale is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.