HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Lewis' women's lacrosse team dropped its season opener at Alabama-Huntsville 17-7 on Friday evening in Huntsville, Ala. Skylar Lucich (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) and Sarah Bradley (Wye Mills, Md./Saints Peter and Paul) each scored two goals in their debuts for the Flyers.

Lewis fell behind 4-0 before getting on the board with 16:37 to play in the opening half when Kate Quinlan (Butler, Pa./Butler Area) scored on a free position shot.

The Chargers (2-2) added two more goals to extend the lead to five but the Flyers answered getting back-to-back goals from Bradley and Jamie Rieger (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South) in the span of 1:39 to cut the UAH lead to 6-3.

The Chargers regained their five-goal lead as Karissa Glover scored her second and third goals of the half to give UAH an 8-3 lead at halftime.

Bradley recorded her second goal of the game less than five minutes into the second half but the Charges answered with three straight goals to extend their lead to eight.

Lucich and Alyson Jines (Temecula, CA/Temecula Valley High School) scored back-to-back 2:05 apart to cut the lead to six but that was the closest Lewis got as UAH scored four straight goals to extend its lead to 16-6.

Lucich added her second goal of the contest with less than three minutes to play but Glover scored her eighth goal of the game with 63 seconds to play for the final margin.

Brigid Fornek (Lawrenceville, Ga./Grayson) made 12 saves in goal in her Flyer debut while Bradley and Paige Bracey (Apex, N.C./Apex) picked up four ground balls apiece and Rieger recorded two caused turnovers.

Lewis is back in action on Sunday as it takes on Montevallo at 1 p.m. in Huntsville, Ala.