{"id":182414,"date":"2026-03-07T20:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182414\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T20:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:25:09","slug":"dolphin-comeback-falls-just-short-at-towson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182414\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin Comeback Falls Just Short At Towson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Navy.png\" alt=\"Navy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Navy<\/p>\n<p>3\/10\/2026 | 2:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN+  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Mar. 10 (Tue) \/ 2:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Navy.png\" alt=\"Navy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Navy&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    TOWSON, Md. &#8212; The Jacksonville Dolphins hit the road for the first time this season, falling to the Towson Tigers 14-13 Saturday afternoon. Jacksonville outscored Towson 4-0 in the fourth quarter, but the Dolphins couldn&#8217;t fully close the gap late in the game.<\/p>\n<p>JU was led by junior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/jessica-giller\/6951\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6951\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Giller&#8217;s<\/a> six points (4G, 2A), while sophomore attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/shae-hagans\/6970\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6970\" target=\"_blank\">Shae Hagans<\/a> scored a hat-trick with four total points.<\/p>\n<p>Hagans put the Dolphins on the board first, burying a chance from senior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/olivia-johnson\/6956\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6956\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Johnson<\/a>. The Tigers fought back with two goals, then junior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/allyx-berry\/6945\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6945\" target=\"_blank\">Allyx Berry<\/a> converted a free-position to tie the game at two.<\/p>\n<p>Towson got the final two goals of the first quarter to take a 4-2 lead into the first break. Hagans got her second to end the run, finishing off an <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/allyx-berry\/6945\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6945\" target=\"_blank\">Allyx Berry<\/a> feed. The Tigers ripped three-straight goals, then senior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/ainsley-scruggs\/6967\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6967\" target=\"_blank\">Ainsley Scruggs<\/a> answered with a goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The teams traded goals, with Towson scoring then Giller got her first of the day to answer. The Tigers got another, taking a 9-5 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Scruggs ripped a free-position shot to get one back for JU after the half. Towson answered, then Giller got her second to keep the deficit at three. Two more Tiger goals put Jacksonville five back, then Hagans completed her hat-trick to stop the Towson run.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers scored, then junior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/maeve-brennan\/6946\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6946\" target=\"_blank\">Maeve Brennan<\/a> scored to get one back. Towson ended the quarter with another goal, taking a 14-9 lead into the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins would rally in the fourth to give themselves a chance to win the game late. Junior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/maddie-herman\/6953\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6953\" target=\"_blank\">Maddie Herman<\/a> got the train rolling with a goal 46 seconds into the fourth quarter. Giller got a goal, finishing off a feed from junior <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/ruby-lynch\/6957\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6957\" target=\"_blank\">Ruby Lynch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite playing short-handed, Brennan got a goal to pull the Dolphins within two goals. Jacksonville couldn&#8217;t close the final gap, though Giller got her fourth of the day in the final seconds of the quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Game Notes&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tGillers&#8217;s four goals and six points are both career highs.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\tHagans has had at least three goals in four-straight games.&#13;<br \/>\n\tSenior draw specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/womens-lacrosse\/roster\/abby-moran\/6959\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6959\" target=\"_blank\">Abby Moran<\/a> grabbed 12 draw controls. She&#8217;s won at least 12 draws in every game this season.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nUp Next<br \/>\nThe Dolphins will stay in Maryland until Tuesday when the face the No. 5 Navy Midshipmen. 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