Moriah Greenstein had four goals against No. 10 Colby College on April 22, 2015. (File Photo by Kim Lloyd/Bates College)

WATERVILLE, Maine - The Bates women's lacrosse team ended the season on a high note Wednesday afternoon, defeating 10th-ranked Colby College 9-8 at Bill Alfond Field.

The Bobcats (7-8, 3-7) were led once again by junior Moriah Greenstein (Glenmont, N.Y.) who had four goals and one assist while Emma Getsinger (Darien, Conn.) added a pair of goals and Emma Brinkman (Rye, N.Y.) dished out two assists. Colby (10-5, 5-5 NESCAC) was led by Sasha Fritts, who netted three goals and one assist for the Mules. Colby will be either the sixth or seventh seed in the NESCAC playoffs when seeds are announced Wednesday night.

In a game that included 11 lead changes, Bates took the lead for the final time on an unassisted goal from Getsinger with 1:34 remaining in regulation to set the final score at 9-8.

Bates got off to a hot start, jumping out to a 3-1 lead over the first 18 minutes of play. Alex Briody (North Kingstown, R.I.) scored the first goal of the day on an assist from Greenstein less than two minutes into the first half. Colby's Sara Miller tied things up at the 25:41 mark, but Greenstein gave the Bobcats a two goal lead with back to back scores. After the Mules tied the game, Kaileigh Maguire (Sudbury, Mass.) took full advantage of a man-up free position shot to give Bates the lead, but the two teams battled back and forth to a halftime tie at 5-5.

Greenstein once again gave Bates the two goal lead, netting a pair of scores, including a free position shot, to put the Bobcats up, 7-5 with 18:05 remaining. Colby's Fritts answered with two goals of her own, scoring both in a span of 1:08 for the fifth tie of the game, evening the score at 7-7. The Mules briefly regained the lead with a goal by Kendall Smith, but Drew Barry (Portland, Maine) scored an unassisted tally out of a Bates time out to even the score before Getsinger scored the eventual game winner.

Greenstein ends the season with 58 points, tied for second in the NESCAC. Her 34 goals put her in fifth place, while her 24 assists tie her for second as of Wednesday night. Goalkeeper Hannah Jeffrey (Greenwich, Conn.) had six stops between the pipes for Bates, and ends the season as the NESCAC leader in saves, with 138 on the season.

Jeffrey is currently ranked 11th overall in the nation in DIII lacrosse in save percentage, posting a .532 mark for the season.