Erin Rotondo
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Freshman Erin Rotondo recorded her first career hat trick Saturday afternoon at Bloomsburg.
15
Gannon University GAN 3-9, 1-7 PSAC
21
Winner Bloomsburg BLOOM 8-6, 5-4 PSAC
Gannon University GAN
3-9, 1-7 PSAC
15
Final
21
Bloomsburg BLOOM
8-6, 5-4 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon University GAN 5 10 15
Bloomsburg BLOOM 7 14 21

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Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team Falls in Shoot-Out at Bloomsburg

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: at Bloomsburg 21, Gannon 15
  • Records: Gannon (3-9, 1-7 PSAC), Bloomsburg (8-6, 5-4 PSAC)
  • Location: Bloomsburg, Pa. - Steph Pettit Stadium
  • The Short Story: The Bloomsburg women's lacrosse team celebrated Senior Day by overcoming a 9-8 Gannon lead early in the second half and earning a 21-15 shoot-out victory Saturday afternoon at Steph Pettit Stadium.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Bloomsburg was off and running with the contest's first three goals, before Gannon stopped the run with a pair of its own goals.
  • Sophomore Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern) and junior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) scored on free-position attempts to cut the deficit to 3-2.
  • The two teams alternated six goals during the final 11 minutes of the first half. Freshman Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan)'s score off a King assist with one second left on the clock sent Gannon into the intermission with a 7-5 deficit.
  • The Lady Knights erupted out of the halftime session with three straight unassisted goals from King, Martinelli and Rotondo. The 4-0 run that stretched back to the first half gave Gannon its first lead of the afternoon at 8-7 with two minutes and 23 seconds expired in the second half.
  • Bloomsburg tied match at the 26:48 mark, before Gannon regained the lead 43 seconds later on Rotondo's third goal of the match off a free-position shot.
  • The Huskies countered with the decisive run of the match, ripping off five consecutive goals that turned a one-goal deficit into a 13-9 advantage with 10:17 to play.
  • Gannon refused to go away and produced three of the next four scores. Sophomore Kayla Shields (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall), senior Tessa Mitchell (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) and Rotondo found the back of the net to pull within 14-12 at the 10:27 mark.
  • Bloomsburg then pulled away with three straight goals and seven of the next eight to assume a 21-13 edge.
  • Mitchell and King scored during the final two minutes and 38 seconds to account for the final 21-15 score.

GAME NOTES
  • Bloomsburg held a slim 32-31 edge in shots. After Gannon held the upper hand with a 14-11 advantage in the first half, the Huskies countered with a 21-17 lead in the second half.
  • The home squad also held the upper hand in ground balls (18-11), draw controls (19-18) and fewest turnovers (16-20).
  • Gannon was whistled for 20 fouls compared to Bloomsburg's 47.
  • King and Rotondo led the Gannon scoring attack with four goals each.
  • Mitchell and Martinelli also produced hat tricks with three scores apiece.
  • Shields completed the scoring with one goal.
  • King filled the statistical sheet with a career-high 13 draw controls, five ground balls, three caused turnovers and three assists.
  • Martinelli dished out two assists and won two draw controls.
  • Freshman Charla Tate (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area) made her 12th consecutive start in goal, recording five saves. She also had two ground balls.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Bloomsburg celebrated Senior Day prior to Saturday's contest.
  • The Huskies defeated the Lady Knights for the fifth consecutive time.
  • Gannon played in a match with at least 36 combined goals for the second time during the last six contests.
  • The Lady Knights scored at least 15 goals for the fourth time this year, falling one shy of their season-high.
  • Gannon's 18 draw controls were one shy of its season-high.
  • King moved past Miranda Walters (2010-13) and into a tie with Rachel DerCola (2009-12) for fourth place all-time at Gannon since 2004 with 145 ground balls.
  • Rotondo set a new season-high in goals while Martinelli tied her season-high.
  • King secured at least five ground balls for the fourth consecutive match and caused at least three turnovers for the third straight contest.
  • Martinelli had one career draw control, before winning two at Bloomsburg.
  • Miller entered the contest with two draw controls this season, before doubling her total on Saturday.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon concludes a two-match road swing Tuesday, April 18 at Slippery Rock.
  • The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.
  • Live gameday statistics will be available at http://sidearmstats.com/sru/wlax.
  • A live video webcast will be available at http://www.rockathletics.com/showcase?Live=207.
  • Gannon leads the all-time series against Slippery Rock 8-2.
  • The Lady Knights snapped a brief two-match losing streak in the series with a 14-11 victory last season at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • Gannon won the first seven meetings until the Rock was victorious during the next two encounters.
  • The Lady Knights have identical 4-1 all-time records against the Rock at home and away.
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Players Mentioned

Leilani King

#23 Leilani King

MF
5' 10"
Junior
Mechanical Engineering
Kat Martinelli

#25 Kat Martinelli

A
5' 8"
Sophomore
History
Tessa Mitchell

#12 Tessa Mitchell

A
5' 9"
Senior
Sport & Exercise Science
Kayla Shields

#2 Kayla Shields

MF
5' 5"
Sophomore
Health Science
Erin Rotondo

#13 Erin Rotondo

MF
5' 5"
Freshman
Nursing
Charla Tate

#00 Charla Tate

GK
5' 7"
Freshman
Athletic Training

Players Mentioned

Leilani King

#23 Leilani King

5' 10"
Junior
Mechanical Engineering
MF
Kat Martinelli

#25 Kat Martinelli

5' 8"
Sophomore
History
A
Tessa Mitchell

#12 Tessa Mitchell

5' 9"
Senior
Sport & Exercise Science
A
Kayla Shields

#2 Kayla Shields

5' 5"
Sophomore
Health Science
MF
Erin Rotondo

#13 Erin Rotondo

5' 5"
Freshman
Nursing
MF
Charla Tate

#00 Charla Tate

5' 7"
Freshman
Athletic Training
GK