PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Katie Castiello and Genevieve DeWinter combined to score all six second half goals for the Big Red, but Brown was able to weather the storm to pick up a 12-11 win on Saturday afternoon at Stevenson-Pincince Field. Cornell slipped to 7-7 (3-3 Ivy), while the Bears improved to 6-7 (3-3 Ivy) with the victory.

The home team celebrated Senior Day with three straight goals in the game's first 3:05 and never trailed, though Cornell did even the score at 10-10 in the fourth quarter. Brown tallied twice in the span of 48 seconds to regain a two-goal lead and Cornell couldn't get all the way back. 

The loss dropped the Big Red into a tie for fourth place in the Ancient Eight standings, a half-game behind Harvard for third and even with the Bears, who now own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Big Red. All that stands ahead for Cornell is a Senior Day matchup with Dartmouth, who brings a 1-5 league mark into the contest. A win over  the Big Green would qualify Cornell for the tournament for the ninth time in 11 events.

Hilary Hoover posted three draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers, while DeWinter posted a team-best four ground ball wins to go along with a three-goal hat trick. Katie McGahan had seven saves in goal for the Big Red, including several key ones in the fourth quarter as Cornell attempted to rally. Two of them came in the final four minutes and three were in the fourth quarter.

Sophia DeRosa had four goals and Mia Mascone was credited with four assists along with an assist to lead Brown, which defeated Cornell for just the second time since 2000 - both times by a single goal in Providence. Maggie Fowler had three goals and two assists and Claire Jeschke posted three goals and an assist in the victory.

The Bears held advantages in shots (31-27), ground balls (14-13) and draw controls (14-13).

The Big Red will attempt to clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament when it meets the Big Green on Saturday, April 30 at 2 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field. A win over Dartmouth coupled with a Harvard win over Brown would make Cornell the third seed, while a Cornell victory and a Brown win over the Crimson would put the Big Red in the fourth spot. A Big Red loss makes it murkier. Cornell would qualify for the Ivy Tournament with a loss to Dartmouth coupled with a Brown victory over Harvard as the No. 4 seed. The Big Red holds head-to-head tiebreakers with both Penn and Harvard, who could also end 3-4.