The Notre Dame women's lacrosse team (5-4) faced another tough challenge on their road trip when it battled with High Point (4-2) Wednesday afternoon. After a back and forth first half of play, the Panthers used a 6-0 run in the second half to defeat Notre Dame 13-7. How It Happened Notre Dame and High Point exchanged blows in the first 30 minutes of play Wednesday afternoon. Neither team led by more than one goal in the first half, as both teams battled back and forth for momentum. Maddie Howe scored two of the first three goals for the Irish with the other going to Katie Enrietto. Coming off her strong game against Virginia Tech, Savannah Buchanan was active again offensively. She assisted on two of the first three goals for the Irish. High Point held a 4-3 lead with four minutes left in the half when the Irish came up with a pivotal play from Howe. As the Panthers were on the clear, Howe caused a turnover at midfield, scooped up the ground ball and beat the Panther goalie to tie the game at four. It was Howe's third goal of the afternoon. Both teams scored once more and it was a 5-5 game at halftime. Samantha Giacolone had a stellar first half in the cage, stopping nine of the 14 shots from the Panthers. In the second half, High Point scored the first goal but the Irish answered right back. Jessi Masinko scored off the feed from Andie Aldave to tie the game at six with 22:34 left. Following the Irish goal, the Panthers took control of the game, scoring six unanswered goals over a 15-minute span. Howe added another goal for the Irish in the final minutes but the Irish couldn't mount a comeback and fell 13-7.