Staten Island, NY - In a game for first-place atop of the conference standings, the CCNY women's soccer teams' late-game comeback fell short against the College of Staten Island on Saturday, 4-2.

With the lost, the Beavers fall to 7-4 overall and 3-1 in league play.

Staten Island got out early in the game, scoring their first goal in the fifth minute via a maker from Mirsade Pelinkovic. 

In the final minutes of the first half, CSI doubled their lead as Samantha Lepardo chipped in the goal to put the Dolphins up 2-0 heading into halftime.

Junior Susan Aracena scored CCNY's first goal, and her 11^th of the season on a free kick from 20 yards out, in the 53^rd minute. 

Nine minutes later, Dolphins responded when Pelinkovic netted her second goal of the game to put the CSI back up two scores, 3-1.

At the 67:39 mark, CCNY cut back into Staten Island's lead when junior Daniela Grisales-Agudelo took a breakaway chance and scored her 11^th goal of the season, putting the Beavers back within one score, 3-2.

The Dolphins were able to close the door to a comeback as Nicole Mignone added on an insurance goal in the 82^nd minute for CSI.

Junior goalkeeper Catherine Langkamp made a season-high 14 saves in the lost.

The Beavers play next on Saturday, Oct. 13 at home against Sarah Lawrence at 9:30 a.m.