PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle women's rugby team battled back to within six points late in the second half, but Navy pulled away to hand the Explorers a 50-30 loss Saturday in their Morgan's Message game.

The match supported Morgan's Message, an organization dedicated to eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health among student-athletes. The initiative encourages open conversations and advocates for equal treatment of mental and physical health in athletics.

Bailey Borum-Gray and Kaylie Castro led the Explorers with two tries apiece, while Alyssa Williams added a try. Jocelyn Terry contributed five points on a conversion and a penalty kick.

Borum-Gray opened the scoring to give La Salle an early 5-0 lead. Navy responded with a try and a penalty kick to move ahead 8-5 before Castro crossed for her first try. Terry's conversion put the Explorers back in front, 12-8, but a converted Navy try sent La Salle into halftime trailing 15-12.

Castro struck again early in the second half, giving the Explorers a 17-15 advantage. Navy answered with a converted try before Terry's penalty kick brought La Salle within two at 22-20.

Two more converted tries extended Navy's lead to 36-20, but the Explorers continued to fight back. Borum-Gray crossed for her second try, and Williams followed with a score to cut the deficit to 36-30 with just over 10 minutes remaining.

Navy added two converted tries in the closing minutes to secure the victory, snapping La Salle's three-match winning streak.

La Salle takes two weekends off before playing their last home game of the season on October 24 at noon where they will honor their seniors.