#15 Grand Valley State dropped a 14-11 decision at #21 Colorado Mesa Tuesday (March 5) evening in a game that was delayed several hours. The game officials were unable to make the original start time because of an avalanche that covered the roads into Colorado Mesa. GVSU (3-1) will finish its trip with a game Friday (March 8) at Regis in Denver, Colorado. Opening draw is set for 3 p.m. (ET). 

Colorado Mesa jumped out to an early 4-0 lead before Sarah Stagaard scored her eighth goal of the season at the 16:31 mark. However, the Mavericks answered with three more goals to build a 7-1 lead. Kelley Fitzgerald tallied a goal at the 3:39 mark as Olivia Esposito picked up her second assist of the night, but CM scored with just 21 seconds left in the opening stanza to take an 8-2 lead into the lockerroom. 

The Lakers opened the second half with back-to-back goals to pull within four (8-4) as Abbi O'Neal recorded her 12th goal of the season (28:51), followed by an Annie Yost goal at the 26:25 mark. Stagaard registered the assist on O'Neal's goal, while Sophie Conroy added the helper on Yosts' goal. Colorado Mesa answered just 14 seconds later with a goal and added two more to pull out to an 11-4 lead. Carly Shisler notched a goal, but Mesa put back-to-back shots in the net before Fitzgerald recorded her second goal of the night. Colorado Mesa built a 14-6 lead before the Lakers scored five consecutive goals for the final margin of 14-11. Fitzgerald, Shisler and two by O'Neal hit the back of the net before Conroy scored her second goal of the season.

Fitzgerald and O'Neal each tallied three goals for the Lakers, while Conroy and Esposito each tallied three assists. Abigail Dengler tallied 13 saves.