Joe Mattis

Senior Becky Hilker recorded her second career hat trick to go along with four ground balls against East Stroudsburg.

Box Score

East Stroudsburg ESU 8-1, 3-1 PSAC

Gannon University GAN 4-5, 1-3 PSAC

East Stroudsburg ESU

8-1, 3-1 PSAC

Final

Mar. 26, 2016

Gannon University GAN

4-5, 1-3 PSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
East Stroudsburg ESU	6	8	14
Gannon University GAN	7	3	10

Next Game:

at Shippensburg University

4/1/2016 | 3:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 01 (Fri) / 3:00 PM

at Shippensburg University

Recap
Roster

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 3/26/2016 7:32:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team Unable to Hold Early Lead in Setback to East Stroudsburg

Next Game:

at Shippensburg University

4/1/2016 | 3:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 01 (Fri) / 3:00 PM

at Shippensburg University

Recap
Roster

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	ESU	GAN
Shots	26	26
Turnovers	16	19
Caused Turnovers	12	8
Draw Controls	11	15
Free-Position Shots	5	8
Ground Balls	27	26

Shots

ESU

GAN

Turnovers

ESU

GAN

Caused Turnovers

ESU

GAN

Draw Controls

ESU

GAN

Free-Position Shots

ESU

GAN

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/leilani-king/3512' class='boxscore_player_link'>King, Leilani</a>

#23 King, Leilani

G

3
A

1
DC

12
FPS

2-3
GB

3
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/becky-hilker/3511' class='boxscore_player_link'>Hilker, Becky</a>

#2 Hilker, Becky

G

3
A

2
DC

0
FPS

0-1
GB

4
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/kierstyn-haight/3509' class='boxscore_player_link'>Haight, Kierstyn</a>

#17 Haight, Kierstyn

G

2
A

1
DC

1
FPS

0-1
GB

1
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/ashley-mozingo/3519' class='boxscore_player_link'>Mozingo, Ashley</a>

#3 Mozingo, Ashley

G

1
A

1
DC

1
FPS

0-1
GB

1
CT

1

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/kat-martinelli/4016' class='boxscore_player_link'>Martinelli, Kat</a>

#00 Martinelli, Kat

GA

14
Min

60:00
Saves

5
Save %

.263

Goals

Assists

Saves

#00

Martinelli, Kat

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: East Stroudsburg 14, at Gannon 10
Records: Gannon (4-5, 1-3 PSAC), East Stroudsburg (8-1, 3-1 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: The East Stroudsburg women's lacrosse team overcame a 7-2 deficit by scoring eight consecutive goals over the span of 16 minutes and 15 seconds en route to a 14-10 victory against Gannon Saturday afternoon at McConnell Family Stadium.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Despite the early start time, Gannon came out of the gates on fire and scored the first four goals. Sophomore Kierstyn Haight (Oshawa, Ontario/Maxwell Heights) netted two of those goals. Sophomore Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) and senior Becky Hilker (Bowmanville, Ontario/Clarington Central SS) added the other two.
East Stroudsburg couldn't manage a score until Annatasia Porpora's tally 13:29 into the contest.
King answered the Warriors' first goal with her second of the match.
After another ESU score, King and Hilker scored consecutive goals to give Gannon a 7-2 lead with 12:05 remaining in the first half.
That's when the visitors took off. East Stroudsburg scored the final four goals of the opening 30 minutes, cutting the deficit to 7-6 at the break.
The Warriors continued their run during the second half, scoring four more times to forge ahead 10-7 with 23:14 to play.
Freshman Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) finally ended Gannon's scoreless drought of 20 minutes and 44 seconds when she found the back of the net off a free position shot with 21:21 showing on the clock. The score brought the Lady Knights within 10-8.
The two teams then combined to account for the rest of the scoring with three two-goal runs. After Jaime Zimmer's consecutive goals gave the Warriors a 12-8 edge, the Lady Knights climbed back within 12-10 after Hilker and junior Ashley Mozingo (Fallston, Md./Fallston) recorded back-to-back scores.
ESU countered with the contest's final two goals, icing the 14-10 victory.

GAME NOTES

Saturday's contest began at 11 a.m. to accommodate the Gannon-Edinboro softball doubleheader scheduled for 3 p.m. at McConnell Family Stadium.
Both teams took 26 shots during a match that featured two momentum swings. Gannon out-shot East Stroudsburg 15-9 during the first half, but the Warriors countered with a 17-11 edge during the second half.
East Stroudsburg held slight advantages in ground balls (27-26) and fewest turnovers (16-19).
Gannon topped the draw controls (15-11) and fewest fouls (28-32) categories.
Hilker and King led the Gannon scoring attack with hat tricks.
Haight added a pair of goals while Bower and Mozingo chipped in one tally each.
King won 12 draw controls and secured three ground balls.
Senior Paige Darby (Amherst, N.Y./Amherst Central) led the defensive unit with five ground balls and four caused turnovers.
Hilker finished with four ground balls. Junior Katie Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont) and freshman Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy) had three ground balls each.
Freshman Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern) made her third consecutive start in goal, recording five saves.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

East Stroudsburg is listed among others receiving votes in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Top 20 Poll.
Gannon concluded its longest homestand of the season with consecutive losses after winning its previous four home matches.
East Stroudsburg snapped a four-match losing streak against Gannon.
King recorded her third hat trick of the season and 10th of her career. Her 12 draw controls represented a career-high, surpassing her previous mark of 10 set during an 18-7 home victory against Lake Erie on March 19, 2015.
Hilker's season-high three goals generated her second career hat trick.
Darby set a career-high in caused turnovers with four. Her five ground balls tied a season-high.
Capozzo entered the match with five ground balls through eight matches, before securing a season-high three.

UP NEXT

Gannon returns to action Friday, April 1 at Shippensburg.
It marks the Lady Knights' first road match in 17 days.
First draw is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/ship/wlax.
Gannon leads the all-time series against Shippensburg 9-2-1, including an 18-11 victory on the road last season.
The Lady Knights have won their last two matches against the Ship.
Of the eight meetings between the two programs since Gannon became a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in 2008-09, only two have been played on the Ship's home turf.

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