ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A big second half propelled No. 16 Flagler past the seventh-ranked UIndy women's lacrosse team on Saturday evening. The Greyhounds fell to the Saints by a score of 14-10.
 
Flager outscored UIndy, 9-4, in the second half before running away with six goals in the fourth quarter.
 
Caroline Krauch scored a career-high four goals, while Ava Graham made 14 saves between the pipes.
 
INS & OUTS
Krauch netted a hat trick in the first half, including a pair of woman-up goals. UIndy held the advantage much of the way before the break, with Flagler hanging around. Krauch finished what she started, following Alexa Versaci with a goal to give the Greyhounds a 6-5 advantage at the break.
 
Olivia Bladon gave the Hounds another two-goal advantage midway through the third quarter, opening the flood gates for the host Saints. Flagler scored nine of the next 12 goals, including four straight after Krauch's fourth-quarter goal, to pull away from UIndy.
 
Sage Da Silva, who scored the game's first goal, finished the scoring with 20 seconds left to put the score at the final 14-10.
 
Graham made nine of her saves in the first half to help UIndy build its halftime lead.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Each team took care of the ball, turning possession over 10 times apiece. The Greyhounds went a perfect 14 for 14 on the clear, upping their season mark to 92.8 percent.
- Malaena Michielin joined Da Silva atop the team leaderboard in draw controls with four.
- Six Greyhounds were credited with a caused turnover on Saturday, including rookie Hadlee DeCampos.
- Bladon, who finished with three points, also scooped up three ground balls, as did Emily Ghazal.
- Ella Fornek added a pair of ground balls and draw controls to her late goal.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds return to the Midwest with two more road games next weekend. UIndy battles Northern Michigan on Friday from Allendale, Mich., on the campus of Grand Valley State University.