FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Opening up the 2010 season against one of their Pacific Northwest rivals, the Puget Sound Loggers fell short, losing to the Pacific Boxers, 15-10, in a NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse match on Saturday afternoon in Forest Grove, Ore.

After Pacific scored the game’s first goal just 59 seconds in, junior Sofia Lama (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Torrey Pines) evened things up with 26:44 left in the first by the Boxers scored two to take the early advantage. The Loggers finally caught up on back to back goals by Lama and senior Katie Schlesinger (Lake Oswego, Ore./Lakeridge) that knotted the game at 4-4 and both teams added another goal as the squads headed into halftime tied at 5-5.

In the second half, Pacific scored two goals in the first seven minutes but the Loggers answered back with scores from Lama and Anna Gunderson (Bloomington, Minn./John F. Kennedy). Two more Pacific goals were answered by a pair of goals by Schlesinger as the regional rivals found themselves tied at 9-9 with 10 minutes left to play.

The Boxers unleashed their final punches, outscored the Loggers 6-1 over the final 10 minutes as Pacific earned the 15-10 season-opening win.

The Loggers were led by four goals from Lama. Schlesinger added three goals while freshman Hanna Lucke (Portland, Ore./Cleveland) scored a pair in her collegiate debut. Gunderson added the final Logger tally.

Pacific was led in scoring by Kaitlyn Harper, who had four goals. Monica Smith, Kelly Stevens, Natalie Getchell, and Christine Nishida each added two while Elise Talboy, Kristen Dick and Abby Coleman each scored once.

The Loggers will look to bounce back on Sunday afternoon when they wrap up the Oregon road trip with a match at Linfield.