Regis Jesuit junior Katie Schilmoeller (2) charges upfield after scooping up a loose ball during the second half of the Raiders' 13-11 loss to Cherry Creek in a girls lacrosse state playoff second round game played on May 9, 2015, at Stutler Bowl. Sixteenth-seeded Regis Jesuit hung right with the top-seeded Bruins, but finished the season 7-10 overall. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Regis Jesuit junior Katie Schilmoeller (2) charges upfield after scooping up a loose ball during the second half of the Raiders’ 13-11 loss to Cherry Creek in a girls lacrosse state playoff second round game played on May 9, 2015, at Stutler Bowl. Sixteenth-seeded Regis Jesuit hung right with the top-seeded Bruins, but finished the season 7-10 overall. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Regis Jesuit junior Katie Schilmoeller (2) charges upfield after scooping up a loose ball during the second half of the Raiders’ 13-11 loss to Cherry Creek in a girls lacrosse state playoff second round game played on May 9, 2015, at Stutler Bowl. Sixteenth-seeded Regis Jesuit hung right with the top-seeded Bruins, but finished the season 7-10 overall. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE | The Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse team played like it had nothing to lose and everything to gain Saturday and they nearly gained a whole lot.

The 16th-seeded Raiders put everything they had into their second round state playoff contest against top-seeded Cherry Creek at Stutler Bowl and came up just short in 13-11 decision that sent the Bruins on to the quarterfinals.

Regis Jesuit junior Kathleen Roe, left, is cut off by Cherry Creek's Lizzie Erickson as she looks to get off a shot on goal during the second half of the Raiders' 13-11 loss to the Bruins in a second round girls state lacrosse playoff contest played on May 9, 2015, at Stutler Bowl. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Regis Jesuit junior Kathleen Roe, left, is cut off by Cherry Creek’s Lizzie Erickson as she looks to get off a shot on goal during the second half of the Raiders’ 13-11 loss to the Bruins in a second round girls state lacrosse playoff contest played on May 9, 2015, at Stutler Bowl. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Regis Jesuit junior Kathleen Roe, left, is cut off by Cherry Creek’s Lizzie Erickson as she looks to get off a shot on goal during the second half of the Raiders’ 13-11 loss to the Bruins in a second round girls state lacrosse playoff contest played on May 9, 2015, at Stutler Bowl. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

Using an extra night of rest to their advantage after the game was postponed from its originally scheduled time on Friday, Regis Jesuit played even with Cherry Creek until halftime and trailed by just a goal in the waning moments, but couldn’t overcome a brief lull early in the second half.

Coach Billy Corbett’s team, which got three goals from junior Kathleen Roe and two apiece from Mathison Davis, Brooke Dibiase and Mackenzie Reifsnider, finished the season 7-10 overall.

Cherry Creek, meanwhile, advance to play eighth-seeded Rampart in the May 13 quarterfinals.

The other quarterfinal matchups pit No. 12 ThunderRidge against No. 4 Denver East, No. 6 Kent Denver vs. No. 3 Colorado Academy and No. 2 Mullen against the winner of Monday’s contest between No. 10 Palmer Ridge and No. 7 Centaurus.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel

(1) CHERRY CREEK 13, (16) REGIS JESUIT 11

Score by halves:

Regis Jesuit    8  3 — 11

Cherry Creek  8  5 — 13

Regis Jesuit goals: Kathleen Roe 3, Mathison Davis 2, Brooke Dibiase 2, Mackenzie Reifsnider 2, Maya Fair, Katie Schilmoeller. Cherry Creek goals: Caroline Perry 7, Eliza Radochonski 3, Hope Adams, Audrey Hummel, Meredith Synnott. Cherry Creek assists: Hummel, Radochonski.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...