ALBANY, N.Y. – Saint Rose won its third straight game with a 16-15 upset victory over the No. 16 ranked Bentley University women's lacrosse team on Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Knights began their winning streak last Saturday with a 9-8 victory over then No. 18 ranked New Haven, and they defeated Saint Michael's 20-4 on Wednesday. They improved their records to 7-2 overall and 3-2 NE10, while the Falcons dropped to 4-3 overall and 3-2 NE10.

Bentley trailed 12-9 going into the 4^th quarter after junior Sydney Lynch (Bedford, N.H./Bedford) scored with two seconds left in the third quarter to pull them to within three goals.

The Falcons then scored the first two goals of the 4^th quarter, both coming from senior Glenna Gies (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand), at the 14:06 and 12:45 marks, to make the score 12-11.

From that point the teams alternated goals the rest of the game. A player-up goal by Falcons sophomore attacker Maeve Johnson (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) at the 4:11 mark got them to within 15-14. Saint Rose though responded with a free-position goal from Kaitlyn Jolly at the 3:33 mark to restore its two-goal advantage at 16-14. That goal was Jolly's game-high fifth.

The teams then twice traded possessions back and forth until a save by Falcons goalie Maya Rose (East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme), a successful clear and a timeout with 34 seconds remaining led to Johnson scoring her fourth goal of the game with 25 ticks left on the clock to make it 16-15.

However, Saint Rose's Daria Bock was able to win the all-important ensuing draw control, and they were able to run out the remaining time to hold on for the victory.

Graduate student Cara McCarthy (Salem, N.H./Central Catholic) had a team-high eight draw controls for the Falcons. Senior Christine Fish (Slinglerlands, N.Y./Guilderland) had one goal, four draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls.

Bentley will look to bounce back on Tuesday night when they host Southern N.H. at 7:00 PM.