The Mountaineers built a 3-1 advantage nine minutes into the contest behind goals from Kate Kinsella, Carly Miller and Zoe Hurlburt. The Golden Bears responded with four of the game's next five goals, including a pair by Nikki Zaccaro, to take a 5-4 lead with 8:34 left in the half. Mount St. Mary's shut out Cal from there and scored the final three goals of the half, including Hurlburt's second and third of the game, to retake a 7-5 lead heading into the break. Miller tallied her second of the game a minute and a half into the second stanza to put the Mountaineers ahead 8-5, but Cal fought back once again, getting back-to-back scores from Kirsten Swanson and Susie Ropp to cut the deficit to just one. Beanie Colson padded the Mount's lead back to a pair at the 22:06 mark before Swanson took over for the Bears, scoring three straight goals to give them a 10-9 with 11:32 on the clock. Minutes later, Marisa Kuberra and Eliza Christman netted back-to-back goals in a span of 1:21 to make it five straight scores for Cal and push the lead to 12-9. The Golden Bears' defense held the Mountaineers scoreless for the remainder of the contest to close out the victory. Hurlburt led the Mount with three goals, while Kinsella and Miller each added a pair. Emily Davis registered a game-high six draw controls and Kaitlyn Ridenour picked up four ground balls. Goalie Jillian Petito made eight saves in the loss. Swanson paced Cal with five points (4g, 1a), and Susie Ropp (3g), Zaccaro (2g, 1a) and Kuberra (2g, 1a) added three points apiece. Jenny Wilkens earned the win in goal with a 13-save performance. The Mountaineers head to Radford on March 9 for a 12 p.m. contest.