Joe Mattis

Senior Jessica Kallenborn recorded five ground balls and a season-high three caused turnovers against No. 20 Bloomsburg.

Box Score

Bloomsburg BLOOM-W 4-2, 3-0 PSAC

Gannon University GAN 3-5, 0-3 PSAC

Bloomsburg BLOOM-W

4-2, 3-0 PSAC

Final

Mar. 27, 2015

Gannon University GAN

3-5, 0-3 PSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Bloomsburg BLOOM-W	6	4	10
Gannon University GAN	3	5	8

Next Game:

East Stroudsburg University

3/28/2015 | 3:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Mar. 28 (Sat) / 3:00 PM

East Stroudsburg University

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Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 3/27/2015 6:15:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team Suffers Close Loss to No. 20 Bloomsburg

Next Game:

East Stroudsburg University

3/28/2015 | 3:00 PM

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Full Schedule

Mar. 28 (Sat) / 3:00 PM

East Stroudsburg University

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	BLOOM-W	GAN
Shots	19	17
Turnovers	22	23
Caused Turnovers	13	10
Draw Controls	10	10
Free-Position Shots	5	3
Ground Balls	26	29

Shots

BLOOM-W

GAN

Turnovers

BLOOM-W

GAN

Caused Turnovers

BLOOM-W

GAN

Draw Controls

BLOOM-W

GAN

Free-Position Shots

BLOOM-W

GAN

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/kierstyn-haight/3427' class='boxscore_player_link'>Haight, Kierstyn</a>

#6 Haight, Kierstyn

G

3
A

1
DC

3
FPS
GB

2
CT

1

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/ileyana-little/3431' class='boxscore_player_link'>Little, Ileyana</a>

#5 Little, Ileyana

G

2
A

1
DC

0
FPS
GB

2
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/tessa-mitchell/3419' class='boxscore_player_link'>Mitchell, Tessa</a>

#12 Mitchell, Tessa

G

1
A

0
DC

1
FPS

0-1
GB

0
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/kaitie-babiarz/3425' class='boxscore_player_link'>Babiarz, Kaitie</a>

#15 Babiarz, Kaitie

G

1
A

2
DC

0
FPS
GB

4
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/alexis-strouse/3434' class='boxscore_player_link'>Strouse, Alexis</a>

#0 Strouse, Alexis

GA

10
Min

60:00
Saves

8
Save %

.444

Goals

Assists

#15

Babiarz, Kaitie

Little, Ileyana

Haight, Kierstyn

Saves

Strouse, Alexis

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: No. 20 Bloomsburg 10, at Gannon 8
Records: Gannon (3-5, 0-3 PSAC), Bloomsburg (4-2, 3-0 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. - Gannon University Field
The Short Story: No. 20 Bloomsburg used a 5-0 run midway through the first half to assume control and never surrendered the lead en route to a tight 10-8 victory against Gannon Friday afternoon at Gannon University Field. Almost every statistical category was close during weather conditions that featured snow throughout and temperatures in the 20's.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon struck first when freshman Ileyana Little (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) scored off an assist from freshman Kaitie Babiarz (Alpharetta, Ga./Johns Creek) eight minutes and 30 seconds into the contest.
Bloomsburg went scoreless for the first 11 minutes and 10 seconds until exploding for five consecutive goals. Taylor Turner accounted for three of those scores. Her last gave the Huskies a 5-1 lead with 11:30 left in the first half.
Gannon battled back with unassisted goals from Babiarz and freshman Kierstyn Haight (Oshawa, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) to cut the deficit to 5-3 at the 7:31 mark.
Julie Falk's free-position goal with 3:31 remaining capped the first-half scoring and sent Bloomsburg to the break with a 6-3 lead.
After the visitors opened the second half with a goal, Gannon drew within 7-6 following a three-goal outburst.
Three different Lady Knights scored during the run. Little's second goal of the afternoon with 25:48 showing on the clock cut the difference to 7-6.
As it did all afternoon, Bloomsburg responded when Gannon got close. The Huskies held the Lady Knights without a score for 20 minutes and 50 seconds after their sixth goal. In the process, Bloomsburg scored three times to regain control at 10-6.
Gannon rallied one last time, cutting the deficit to 10-8 with consecutive goals from Haight in the span of 32 seconds. The second came with 4:26 remaining, but the Lady Knights were unable to get another score. The squad did manage two shots during the final 13 seconds, but Bloomsburg goalkeeper Brittney Hegarty was up to the task both times.

GAME NOTES

Friday's match was played with temperatures in the 20's and wind chills in the teens.
Snow fell throughout the contest, but was heaviest during the second half when it started to stick to the field surface.
Bloomsburg is ranked No. 20 in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Top 20 Poll.
The two teams were even in draw controls (10-10) and saves (8-8).
Bloomsburg held slight advantages in shots (19-17), fewest turnovers (23-22) and fewest fouls (30-23).
Gannon picked up 29 ground balls compared to Bloomsburg's 26.
Haight led the Gannon offensive unit with three goals, one assist, four points and three draw controls.
Little followed with two goals and one assist.
Babiarz dished out two of Gannon's four assists to go along with a goal.
Junior Becky Hilker (Bowmanville, Ontario/Clarington Central SS) and sophomore Tessa Mitchell (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) added one score each.
Sophomore Micky Bowen (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) recorded a team-high seven ground balls.
Freshman Alexis Strouse (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) turned away eight shots between the pipes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Haight recorded her fourth hat trick of the season.
Babiarz dished out her first two career assists.
Bowen picked up a career-high seven ground balls after entering the contest with four ground balls in six previous matches this season. She had 15 ground balls in 23 career matches prior to Friday.
Freshman Jessica Lambert (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia) and Babiarz posted season-highs in ground balls (4).
Senior Jessica Kallenborn (Elmira, N.Y./Horseheads) tied a season-high with three caused turnovers. She also matched that number during the season opener at Florida Southern.

UP NEXT

Gannon concludes a two-match weekend homestand Saturday, March 28 against East Stroudsburg at Gannon University Field.
Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Gannon has won three consecutive matches against East Stroudsburg and leads the all-time series 5-2.
The Lady Knights posted a 15-9 victory last season on the road.
Gannon earned a 19-7 win during the last meeting at Gannon University Field on March 30, 2013.

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