Women’s Lacrosse Storms Back For 15-13 NCAA Championship Opening Round Victory At Fairfield

airfield, CT – Trailing by a 10-7 count seven minutes into the second half, the two-time defending Northeast Conference (NEC) champion Wagner women's lacrosse team used a 4-0 run to take the lead, as part of a a game-ending 8-3 surge, in knocking off Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) champion Fairfield 15-13 in NCAA Championship Opening Round play on Tuesday at Rafferty Stadium. In winning an NCAA opening round game for the second straight year, having defeated Mercer 13-9 on Staten Island in 2018, the Green & White improve to 16-3 on the season and earn a date at Ivy Princeton (14-3) on Friday to face the Ivy League champion Tigers who will be making their 27thNCAA tournament appearance and seventh straight. Opening draw between Wagner and Princeton is set for 7:00 p.m