LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The offense was rolling once again for the No. 5 Lock Haven University lacrosse team (7-1, 3-0 PSAC West) as the Lady Eagles cruised past visiting Slippery Rock University (2-5, 03 PSAC West) 19-3 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division action
Allison Berger (Oreland, Pa./Springfield) put Lock Haven up early, as she netted the game’s first goal less than a minute in.
LHU quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead, before SRU finally found the scoreboard with 22:09 left in the opening half, cutting The Haven lead to two goals.
From there it was all Lock Haven, as LHU rallied off nine straight goals to take a commanding 12-1 lead.
The Rock got one back before halftime, but Lock Haven still held the 10-goal advantage.
The Lady Eagles were once again solid in the second half and tacked on seven more goals.
Leading the way today on offense was Amber Hoch (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area) and Kayleigh Johnson (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport).
Hoch and Johnson both recorded a game-high seven points.
Hoch scored five goals and set up two others while Johnson scored three goals and dished out four assists as the duo proved to be The Haven’s biggest offensive playmakers in the win.
Leigh Titus (Pine Brook, N.J./Montville) helped paced LHU’s offensive threat with a five-goal outing.
The Lady Eagles spread it around once again, as eight different faces netted goals in the game.
Berger, who opened the scoring in the first minute finished with two goals.
Lock Haven got solid play from goalkeeper Heather Sacko (Fairport, Pa./Fairport), who made eight saves, including several spectacular ones on SRU free-position attempts.
Kathleen Zichelli (South Orange, N.J./Columbia) was tremendous for Lock Haven on defense and turned in an all-around solid effort. She snagged eight ground balls, grabbed four draw controls and caused a game-high seven turnovers.
The Lady Eagles return to action on Thursday, March 27 when they host Mercyhurst University under the lights at 7 p.m. on Charlotte E. Smith Field.
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