Eastern University Women's Lacrosse jumped out to a four goal lead in the first half of their home opener, but Haverford (5-0) scored twice in the final minute of the first half and two more in the opening minutes of the second half before pulling away to an 11-7 win. Grace Griffith scored four goals to pace the Eagles.

Griffith opened the scoring in the third minute with her first tally of the year. The junior attack buried her free position attempt for the 107th tally of her career. Sophomore Kelly Dando doubled the Eastern edge four minutes later on a nice individual effort. Seconds later, Courtney Reinhold took advantage of a Haverford turnover and drove to goal. The sophomore earned the Eagles' second free position attempt of the day and buried the low shot for her first of the season.

Throughout the first half, Haverford controlled the draws, but the Eastern defense and the brutal weather conditions combined to create turnovers, and the Eastern attackers were able to get opportunities. The Eagles made it 4-0 with 18 minutes to play on Griffith's second of the day on a nice feed from behind the cage by Krystal Cairns.

The game stalled for a bit as both teams struggled to build scoring chances with the sideways rain and slippery conditions. Haverford finally got on the board with 6:46 to play in the first half on an Alexa Pesce finish from in close. Griffith, however, answered with another finish of a Cairns pass to restore the Eastern edge to 5-1 with just under four to play.

The Fords closed out the half with a pair of goals on broken plays. Alexis Bond scored the second of those on a loose ball with 14 seconds to play. Eastern held a 9-8 edge in first half shots, but Haverford carried most of the momentum of the game at intermission.

The Fords scored twice early in the second before Griffith answered on a strong dodge from the left side to put the Eagles up 6-5. Haverford, however, began to take command of the game with draw control wins and good possession in the attacking arc. They reeled off six straight tallies before The Eagles finally answered with Kendall Rood's first of the year with just under nine to play.

Siobahn Neitzel played the final 41 minutes of the game in goal for Haverford and made one save to earn the win.The Eagles return to action Tuesday night at The College of New Jersey.