GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Trine University women's lacrosse team fell behind in the first half and were able tie the game early in the second half, but the Thunder were never able to complete the comeback as they fell to Calvin 9-6. The loss drops the Thunder to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the MIAA.

Calvin would notch the first two goals of the game, one of which came on a free position shot. Trine would answer back at 21:08 as junior Darcy Little (Williamsburg, Ohio/Williamsburg) scored her third of the season off an assist from sophomore Kassi Armstrong (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor). Four minutes later the Knights would strike again as the two teams would trade goals throughout the rest of the first half.

Senior Emily Canepa (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) would score for the Thunder followed by a goal from freshman Anne Mammel (Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh) on an assist from Canepa. Armstrong would add a goal of her own with 7:11 left in the half. Calvin would score right before the end of the half as they led 6-4.

Trine would open the second half scoring just 47 seconds in on Armstrong's second of the game. Three minutes later it would be freshman Bronti Belanger (Haslett, Mich./Haslett) scoring on an extra-man opportunity to tie the game.

A minute and a half later, Calvin would score the eventual game-winner from Nicole Perregaux. The Knights would tally two more over the next five minutes as the Thunder were unable to pull any closer.

Junior Danielle Rueter (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) led the Thunder with three groundballs on the day while Armstrong led the Thunder with two draw controls.

Sophomore Grace Garrett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) made 13 saves on the afternoon in goal for the Thunder.

For the day, the Knights out-shot Trine 33-to-13. Calvin also held a 28-to-16 groundball and 10-to-7 draw control advantages. The Thunder were 11-for-19 on clearing opportunities while the Knights converted on 10-of-15.

The Thunder will look to pick up their first conference win when they host Albion on April 16 for a 4:00 p.m.