The Georgetown Hoyas came out fast and never slowed down, defeating the Irish 14-4 in women's lacrosse action Wednesday. The Irish fall to 3-5 with their fifth loss in a row, while the home team improves to 7-2 on the season.

The Hoyas scored five unanswered goals in the first half and then continued their aggressive play with streaks of four and five goals in the second half. Freshman attacker Angela Dixon was the first and only Irish player to get past Hoyas goalie Bowen Holden in the first half. Dixon's goal, off an assist by her classmate, midfielder Danielle Shearer, brought the score to 5-1 at the half.

In the second half, the Irish fared better, allowing only four goals before answering with two of their own. Irish sophomore Alissa Moser scored off an assist by Dixon two minutes into the half. Dixon scored for a second time just 20 seconds later to bring the score to 9-3.

Georgetown went on its final scoring run after Dixon's second goal, a run stopped when Irish tri-captain Kathryn Perrella scored with 17 seconds left in the game.

Dixon came off the bench to lead the Irish with two goals and one assist. Junior All-American midfielder Sheehan Stanwick tallied a game-high four goals and added an assist to lead the Hoyas over the Irish.

Irish goalie Tara Durkin made 19 saves while Holden finished the game with eight. The Irish were outshot 41-27 and won seven draws to 13 for the Hoyas.

Notre Dame returns to action on Saturday against Connecticut at Morrone Stadium.

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