The Hamilton College women's lacrosse team opened the season with an 8-5 win over host Colby College in a NESCAC match-up between nationally ranked opponents Sunday afternoon. The game was played at Bowdoin College's Ryan Field after originally being scheduled for Saturday at Colby. The No. 16 Continentals (1-0 overall, 1-0 NESCAC) held the 18th-ranked Mules (0-1 overall, 0-1 NESCAC) to two goals in the final 45 minutes after Colby had scored the game's first three goals. Casey File '17 scored a game-best three goals with all three coming during Hamilton's 7-0 run over a 30:42 stretch. Darby Philbrick '18, who assisted on File's final goal, closed out that run by putting the Continentals ahead 7-3 with 6:26 to go. The hosts scored twice in a span of 2:10 to pull to within 7-5 but Morgan Fletcher '17 sealed the win with 11 seconds remaining. Emma Banks and Kelsey Bowen scored on free position shots, sandwiched around a Maddie Hatch goal to give the Mules a 3-0 lead midway through the opener. File started the Continental rally with 7:08 left in the first, then converted a pass from Fletcher into a goal 3:49 into the second. Nora Klemmer '17, who assisted on File's first goal, tied the score at 3-3 21 seconds later and Hamilton took the lead for good on a free-position goal by Kara Pooley '19 at the 24:48 mark. Colby got back on the scoreboard with 3:14 left in regulation on a goal by Lexie Perticone and Hatch scored with 1:04 remaining. Hamilton outshot the hosts 19-10 with Izzy Scribano stopping eight shots for Colby. Hannah Burrall '19 played the first 30 minutes in net for Hamilton with Hannah Rubin '17 coming in at halftime. Both made a pair of saves. Taylor Ryan '17 scooped up five ground balls, Philbrick won three draw controls and Pooley caused four turnovers; all three totals led all players. The Continentals open their home season Wednesday, hosting the William Smith College Herons at 4 p.m. on Withiam Field.