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Senior Katie Miller forced three turnovers and secured a team-high four ground balls against Edinboro.

Box Score

Edinboro EDIN 2-14, 0-11 PSAC

Gannon University GAN 5-10, 3-8 PSAC

Edinboro EDIN

2-14, 0-11 PSAC

Final

Apr. 26, 2017

Gannon University GAN

5-10, 3-8 PSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Edinboro EDIN	2	3	5
Gannon University GAN	8	3	11

Next Game:

at Millersville University

4/29/2017 | 1:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 29 (Sat) / 1:00 PM

at Millersville University

Recap
Roster

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/26/2017 7:24:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team Ends Perfect Homestand with 11-5 Victory Against Rival Edinboro

Next Game:

at Millersville University

4/29/2017 | 1:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 29 (Sat) / 1:00 PM

at Millersville University

Recap
Roster

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	EDIN	GAN
Shots	12	20
Turnovers	19	19
Caused Turnovers	12	14
Draw Controls	5	13
Free-Position Shots	3	4
Ground Balls	18	21

Shots

EDIN

GAN

Turnovers

EDIN

GAN

Caused Turnovers

EDIN

GAN

Draw Controls

EDIN

GAN

Free-Position Shots

EDIN

GAN

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/leilani-king/4607' class='boxscore_player_link'>King, Leilani</a>

#23 King, Leilani

G

4
A

2
DC

11
FPS

2-2
GB

3
CT

1

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/kayla-shields/4616' class='boxscore_player_link'>Shields, Kayla</a>

#2 Shields, Kayla

G

2
A

0
DC

0
FPS
GB

1
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/micaela-capozzo/4604' class='boxscore_player_link'>Capozzo, Micaela</a>

#6 Capozzo, Micaela

G

1
A

1
DC

1
FPS
GB

3
CT

2

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/erin-rotondo/4621' class='boxscore_player_link'>Rotondo, Erin</a>

#13 Rotondo, Erin

G

1
A

1
DC

0
FPS

1-1
GB

1
CT

1

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/charla-tate/4623' class='boxscore_player_link'>Tate, Charla</a>

#00 Tate, Charla

GA

5
Min

60:00
Saves

3
Save %

.375

Goals

#23

Assists

#23

Saves

#00

Tate, Charla

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: at Gannon 11, Edinboro 5
Records: Gannon (5-10, 3-8 PSAC), Edinboro (2-14, 0-11 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: The Gannon women's lacrosse team jumped out to a 6-0 lead while holding rival Edinboro scoreless for the first 18:32 and posted an 11-5 victory Wednesday afternoon during the Lady Knights' 2017 home finale at McConnell Family Stadium.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon was off and running with the opening six goals. Freshman Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) started the opening run with a free-position goal 2:19 into the contest.
Junior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) followed with back-to-back unassisted goals. The second score came off a free-position shot, giving the Lady Knights a 3-0 advantage.
Sophomore Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton), sophomore Kayla Shields (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) and senior Tessa Mitchell (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) accounted for the next three goals as the lead ballooned to 6-0 with 12:29 left in the first half. King assisted on the first two, before Rotondo started the final scoring play.
Edinboro finally got on the board at the 11:28 mark and later cut the deficit to 6-2 with 6:31 showing on the clock.
Gannon countered with unassisted scores from sophomore Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern) and King during the final six minutes while surging into halftime with an 8-2 edge.
The second half opened as a defensive affair, before Gannon scored the first goal nearly 10 minutes after the break. King tallied her fourth score of the match off an assist from sophomore Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy) for a 9-2 lead.
Edinboro tried to rally and cut the deficit to 9-4 with consecutive goals.
However, Gannon countered with two of the last three scores to secure an 11-5 victory.

GAME NOTES

Gannon out-shot Edinboro 20-12, including a 13-5 edge during the opening 30 minutes.
The Lady Knights also held advantages in ground balls (21-18), draw controls (13-5) and fewest fouls (17-18).
Both teams committed 19 turnovers each.
King led the Gannon offensive unit with four goals, two assists, six points, 11 draw controls and three ground balls.
Shields was the only other Lady Knight with multiple goals, scoring twice.
Capozzo, Mitchell, Rotondo, Bower and Martinelli rounded out the scoring with one goal each.
Bower finished with a team-high four caused turnovers and three ground balls.
Senior Katie Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont) forced three turnovers and secured a team-high four ground balls.
Capozzo had a solid all-around match with one goal, one assist, two points, three ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control.
Freshman Charla Tate (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area) made her 15th consecutive start in goal, recording three saves.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Wednesday's match represented Gannon's last of the season at McConnell Family Stadium where it finished 4-4.
The contest was played in arguably the best weather conditions of the season with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70's.
Gannon improved to 9-1 all-time against Edinboro, including a perfect 6-0 mark at McConnell Family Stadium.
The Lady Knights reached double digits in goals for the seventh time this season.
Edinboro's five goals were the fewest by a Gannon opponent since the Lady Knights posted a 22-5 victory at Young Harris (Ga.) on May 7, 2015.
The Fighting Scots' one assist and five draw controls represented the fewest by a Gannon opponent since they had the same totals during last year's match-up at Sox Harrison Stadium.
Edinboro's six points and 12 shots were the fewest by a Gannon opponent since Young Harris (Ga.) matched both totals during a 19-5 home loss to the Lady Knights on March 8, 2014.
King reached double digits in draw controls for the second time during the last four matches.
Shields scored multiple goals for the second consecutive match and fourth time this season.
King had at least six points in a match for the eighth time this season.
Miller set a career-high in caused turnovers (3) and tied her career-high in ground balls (4).
Bower secured at least three ground balls for the fifth time this season while tying her career-high in caused turnovers with four.
Capozzo tied her career-high in ground balls (3) for the sixth time during the last two seasons.

UP NEXT

Gannon concludes the regular schedule Saturday, April 29 at Millersville.
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) contest is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Live gameday statistics will be available at http://sidearmstats.com/millersville/wlax.
A live video webcast will be available at http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/showcase.
Gannon is 13-3 all-time against Millersville.
The Lady Knights were 9-0 against the Marauders since 2005 and 6-0 since joining the PSAC, before the Marauders posted a 14-10 victory last season at McConnell Family Stadium.

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