DURHAM — The University of New Hampshire women’s lacrosse team fell to Quinnipiac University (1-2, 0-0 MAAC) on Sunday afternoon at Wildcat Stadium, losing 12-7.

Emma Miller-Ayala opened the scoring early in the game, striking just under two minutes into the game to give Quinnipiac the 1-0 edge. The Bobcats doubled their lead 3:27 later on a shot from Cate Bendowski, making it 2-0.

Quinnipiac closed the first quarter with goals from Julia Givens and Emma Miller-Ayala in the final two minutes to put the Bobcats ahead 4-0.

Quinnipiac further extended their advantage early in the second quarter, with a pair of strikes from Giordan Peck putting the Bobcats up 6-0.

With 10:30 to play, the Wildcats broke onto the scoreboard, when Charlize Collins (Burlington, Mass.) fired the ball past Shannon Alden to cut the lead to five.

The Bobcats regained their six-goal edge just 39 seconds later on a score from Peyton Choma. Collins netted her second goal of the game and third of the season with 6:42 to play.

Quinnipiac found their fourth goal of the quarter in the waning minutes of the half, when Mia Delmond connected.

New Hampshire found their third goal of the game 5:18 into the third quarter, when Dale Meskill fired a pass from behind the net, finding Libby Boland in front, who then beat Alden for her team-leading fifth goal of the year.

Quinnipiac broke back onto the scoreboard with 4:34 to play, when Emma Miller-Ayala found the back of the net on a free position shot for her third score of the afternoon.

The Bobcats netted their second free position goal of the quarter, when Brie Provenzano found the back of the net, putting Quinnipiac ahead 10-3.

Boland netted her second goal of the quarter with 1:46 left to play, cutting the deficit back down to six.

Just 12 seconds later, Charlize Collins netted her third of the game, completing her first career hat trick.

With 10:12 left to play, Quinnipiac found the first goal of the fourth quarter, when Mia Delmond got one by Emma Crater to make it an 11-5 contest.

New Hampshire got a pair of goals back late in the quarter, with strikes from Rose Pavuk at 5:55 and Julia Gronda at 1:04 to trim the lead to four.

With eight seconds left to play, Quinnipiac’s Anna Givens found the back of the net on the man-advantage, bringing about the final 12-7 score.