ERIE, Pa. - The No. 10 Gannon women's lacrosse team was hoping for redemption Tuesday afternoon with a second shot at East Stroudsburg who won earlier this season at Gannon University Field. Instead, the Warriors controlled the match throughout and rolled to a 16-8 victory in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) quarterfinals held at Gannon University Field.

East Stroudsburg will face Lock Haven in the PSAC semifinals scheduled for Friday, April 29 at West Chester. Mercyhurst challenges the host Golden Rams in the opener at 1 p.m. The Lakers earned a spot in the Final Four with a 13-10 quarterfinal victory at Bloomsburg. The conference title match is slated for Saturday, April 30 at 1 p.m.

Gannon and East Stroudsburg battled to a stalemate through the first 12 minutes. East Stroudsburg initially took a 3-1 lead, before Mary Eshenour (Waterloo, N.Y./Waterloo) scored consecutive goals to tie the contest at three with 18:14 left in the first half.

East Stroudsburg took control after that, rattling off four straight goals to assume a 7-3 lead. Then the rain came and lightning forced officials to halt the contest for 30 minutes at the 4:14 mark. Following the delay, both teams scored a goal and went to an abbreviated two-minute halftime with ESU leading 8-4.

Gannon seemed to be regaining momentum after the intermission. The Lady Knights scored the first three goals of the second half, cutting the deficit to 8-7 on Rachel DerCola's (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) unassisted goal with 22:27 remaining. Sarah Grzybinski (New Market, Md./Linganore) and Eshenour also netted goals during the mini 3-0 run.

The East Stroudsburg lead stood at 9-8 when the Warriors went off. ESU dominated the final 19 minutes, accounting for the final seven goals of the match. During that time frame, East Stroudsburg won seven straight draw controls until Gannon secured the final one with 2:19 left to play.

The visitors out-shot Gannon 15-4 in the final 15 minutes, including a stretch of 14 consecutive shots. All four Gannon shots during that time span came in the final two minutes. From the 14:43 mark to the 1:48 mark, East Stroudsburg out-shot Gannon 14-0 and forced eight turnovers.

Eshenour scored a team-high three goals during her final collegiate match. She finished No. 1 all-time at Gannon in career goals (246), third in career points (290) and 13th in career assists (44).

DerCola recorded two goals and two assists. Grzybinski and Kimberly Neagle (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) added one goal and one assist each. Jess Fugate (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) also had a goal while Christie Valentine (Friendship, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) dished out an assist.

East Stroudsburg out-shot Gannon 34-29 and held a commanding 19-7 edge in draw controls. Margaret Maslyn (Penn Yan, N.Y./Penn Yan Academy) had 10 saves in goal, reaching double digits for the seventh time this season and third consecutive match.

Gannon's season came to an end with a 12-5-1 overall record. Only the 1998 squad won more matches in a single season during the program's 16-year history, posting a 13-2 record en route to an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship. The Lady Knights have reached double digits in victories seven consecutive seasons and have won at least 11 matches six straight years. Overall, Gannon has produced a winning record every season of its existence.

East Stroudsburg improved to 10-8 with its second victory of the season at Gannon University Field.

For a complete box score from Tuesday's Gannon-East Stroudsburg PSAC women's lacrosse quarterfinal match, please click here.