RIVERDALE, NY (2/29/2020) -- Senior Kaitlyn Wandelt and junior Kamryn Corraro each had hat tricks and the Titans made a valiant comeback but came up short as the University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team dropped a 15-11 contest at Manhattan on a chilly Saturday afternoon.

Wandelt also registered an assist, three caused turnovers, five ground balls and five draw controls. 

Sophomore Elise Harder and junior Kristina Ellis each had two goals with Harder adding four draw controls, and freshman Hannah Shrader made seven saves in net.

Detroit Mercy (0-5) saw Manhattan (2-3) jump out to a 2-0 lead before sophomore Taryn McManus set up Wandelt for a goal at 22:50. The Jaspers scored two more before Wandelt scored again, this time on a pass from freshman Marina Butler.

The Titans then trailed 6-2 at the break and 7-2 early in the third when Harder scored just three minutes in. The red, white and blue would pull within three, 8-5, with 22:23 left as McManus and Wandelt posted back-to-back tallies.

Manhattan extended its lead to 11-5, but back came the Titans as Ellis beat the keeper at 16:01 and then Corraro took a pass from Wandelt and found the back of the net with 12:14 remaining.

Corraro scored again, later on, to make it a 13-8 deficit with 10:05 to go and then the Titans ended the contest with three-straight goals as Harder scored at 2:46. Ellis tickled the twine with 49 seconds and after a draw control, Corraro powered one in off a free position for a 15-11 outcome.

McManus picked up five ground balls and had two caused turnovers to go with a goal and an assist. 

Junior Maddie Johnson started the game and made three saves and Shrader recorded three ground balls. 

Shots were even at 32-32 and the Titans won the battle of ground balls, 25-19 and draw controls, 18-10.

Detroit Mercy will be back in action on Thursday, Mar. 5, when the team visits Winthrop in a 7 p.m. game.