HUNTSVILLE| The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team fell to Young Harris in its regular season home finale by a final score of 17-16 on Saturday afternoon at Charger Park in a Gulf South Conference matchup. UAH dips to 11-3 (2-1 GSC), while YHC improves to 9-5 (1-0 GSC)
 
The UAH offense was paced by Natalie Pachinger with nine points on eight goals and one assist while also adding a team-best five ground balls and six draw controls.
 
The outset of the contest was a back-and-forth affair, as Nicole Federovitch scored twice in the opening eight minutes of play, with Jaclyn Kernohan striking twice for the Mountain Lions in the same stretch.
 
After the early goals, the Chargers went on to outscore the Mountain Lions 9-6 to end the initial 30 minutes and own an 11-8 lead heading into the half.
 
Pachinger led the way in the first period with four markers, while Federovitch and Bekka San Souci each had three tallies apiece.
 
The Chargers struck first in the second half as Pachinger scored again for UAH at 20:26, but that marker was negated by a YHC goal at 18:10 by Maddie Peek.
 
UAH then proceed to score four straight goals to push the lead to 16-9 with 12:45 to play in the second. Pachinger scored three times during that span, while Megan Olivia Hart added one goal.
 
However, Young Harris was able to take control of the game down the stretch with eight unanswered goals en route to the 17-16 conference victory.
 
Haleigh Comp's record slips to 11-3 in goal for UAH, despite accruing a season-high 12 saves in the loss.
 
The Chargers will hit the road for a pair of contests to close out the regular season with trips slated to Truett McConnell on Thursday and North Greenville on Saturday.