FREDERICK, Md.--Freshman Kelsey Blackwell scored a game-high five goals and senior Lauren Lieb tallied 14 saves for the Hood College women's lacrosse team (3-11) in an 11-10 victory over visiting Ferrum College (3-8) Saturday on Senior Day at Thomas Athletic Field.

Hood scored the game's first three goals in a span of 6:32. Brandy Noel got the Blazers on the board with an unassisted tally just 26 seconds into the contest. Britney Colandreo then assisted Blackwell on her first score of the afternoon four minutes later and Sarah Balukoff cashed in on a free position shot to give the Blazers a 3-0 cushion.

Cara Jacobs registered her first of three goals on the afternoon at the 20:28 mark, but on the ensuing draw, Blackwell raced down the field and notched her second goal of the day just nine seconds later. Ferrum scored a pair of goals within a span of 20 seconds to cut the Blazer lead to 4-3, but Hood ripped off three more unanswered goals, two by Blackwell and one by Noel, to make it 7-3 Hood with 1:09 to play in the half. Jacobs snuck one past Lieb on a free position shot with 30 seconds left and the Blazers took a 7-4 edge into the break.

Four minutes into the second half, Ferrum's Lindy Williams was whistled for her second yellow card of the game. Since the Panthers had no available subs, they were forced to play a man down for the remainder of the contest. But the visitors rallied to score three of the first four goals of the second half to close to within 8-7 midway through the stanza.

Colandreo notched her fifth goal of the season at the 19:01 mark but Ferrum responded when Corinne Musanti scored off a pass from Olivia Mendoza 30 seconds later. Jen Graham then fed a cutting Jayme Frost in front of the goal and Frost was able to finish for her seventh score of the season to make it 10-8. Jacobs and Musanti then scored back-to-back goals to knot the score at 10-10 with 10:58 to play.

Just 1:32 later, Blackwell ripped her fifth goal of the afternoon off a feed from Frost to regain the lead for the Blazers. That score proved to be the game-winner for Hood, which surrendered just two Panther shot attempts the rest of the game.

Ferrum outshot the Blazers 37-18 but Hood's solid defense in the closing minutes proved to be the difference in the jubilant senior day triumph.

Hood travels to Trinity University Tuesday for a 4 p.m. nonconference contest.