Tessa Mitchell and Katie Miller were honored during pregame festivities as part of Senior Day.

Box Score

Shippensburg SHIP 6-5, 2-5 PSAC

Gannon University GAN 3-7, 1-5 PSAC

Shippensburg SHIP

6-5, 2-5 PSAC

Final

Apr. 08, 2017

Gannon University GAN

3-7, 1-5 PSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Shippensburg SHIP	4	4	8
Gannon University GAN	4	5	9

Next Game:

Seton Hill University (Pa.)

4/12/2017 | 4:00 PM

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Apr. 12 (Wed) / 4:00 PM

Seton Hill University (Pa.)

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Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/8/2017 3:00:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Walters' Game-Winning Goal In Final Minute Propels Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team to First PSAC Victory on Senior Day (Photos)

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Seton Hill University (Pa.)

4/12/2017 | 4:00 PM

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Apr. 12 (Wed) / 4:00 PM

Seton Hill University (Pa.)

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	SHIP	GAN
Shots	30	22
Turnovers	21	22
Caused Turnovers	10	16
Draw Controls	17	2
Free-Position Shots	3	11
Ground Balls	23	28

Shots

SHIP

GAN

Turnovers

SHIP

GAN

Caused Turnovers

SHIP

GAN

Draw Controls

SHIP

GAN

Free-Position Shots

SHIP

GAN

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/tessa-mitchell/4612' class='boxscore_player_link'>Mitchell, Tessa</a>

#12 Mitchell, Tessa

G

5
A

0
DC

0
FPS

1-3
GB

0
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/kennedy-walters/4625' class='boxscore_player_link'>Walters, Kennedy</a>

#15 Walters, Kennedy

G

2
A

2
DC

0
FPS

2-2
GB

1
CT

1

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

#13 Rotondo, Erin

G

1
A

0
DC

1
FPS
GB

1
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/kat-martinelli/4609' class='boxscore_player_link'>Martinelli, Kat</a>

#25 Martinelli, Kat

G

1
A

2
DC

0
FPS

1-1
GB

0
CT

0

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

#00 Tate, Charla

GA

8
Min

60:00
Saves

11
Save %

.579

Goals

#12

Assists

#15

Walters, Kennedy

Martinelli, Kat

King, Leilani

Saves

#00

Tate, Charla

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: at Gannon 9, Shippensburg 8
Records: Gannon (3-7, 1-5 PSAC), Shippensburg (6-5, 2-5 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: Freshman Kennedy Walters (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder)' free-position goal with 59.8 seconds remaining propelled the Gannon women's lacrosse team to its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) victory Saturday afternoon with a 9-8 decision against Shippensburg on Senior Day at McConnell Family Stadium.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

The match initially opened as a defensive battle with neither team able to score during the first 11 minutes and 27 seconds.
Walters finally broke the scoreless drought with a free-position goal that gave Gannon a 1-0 lead with 18:33 remaining in the first half.
Shippensburg countered with three scores in the span of one minute and 44 seconds to assume a 3-1 advantage.
Gannon followed with back-to-back goals from senior Tessa Mitchell (Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta) and freshman Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) to knot the score at three with 11:42 showing on the first-half clock.
Both teams returned to their defensive form at that point, battling through the next 10 minutes and 29 seconds without a goal.
Shippensburg ended the scoreless stretch with an unassisted goal at the 1:13 mark, before Mitchell finished a pass from Walters with 16 seconds left to send the teams into the halftime break tied at four.
Neither team was able to produce a lead larger than one goal during the second half that featured ties at five, six, seven and eight.
Trailing 8-7, Mitchell created the contest's seventh tie with her fifth goal of the match at the 10:01 mark. The score came off an assist from Walters.
After another nine minutes without a goal, Walters was fouled and given a free-position shot. She converted the attempt which proved to be the game-winner with 59.8 seconds remaining.
Shippensburg won the ensuing draw control and had one last chance, but freshman goalkeeper Charla Tate (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area) intercepted a pass on the right side of the net with 32 seconds to play. The Lady Knights were then able to run out the remainder of regulation.

GAME NOTES

Shippensburg out-shot Gannon 30-22, including a 17-10 edge during the first half. The Raiders also won the draw control battle 17-2 and committed fewer turnovers (21-22).
The Lady Knights secured more ground balls (28-23) and committed fewer fouls (20-48).
Mitchell led all scorers on both sides with five goals.
Walters had an even day with two scores and two assists.
Rotondo and sophomore Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern) provided the remaining two goals.
Junior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) grabbed a team-high seven ground balls and caused four turnovers.
Sophomore Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) was also solid on defense with career-highs in ground balls (5) and caused turnovers (4).
Tate made her 10th consecutive start in goal, recording 11 saves. She also had four ground balls and two caused turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Saturday's contest was part of Senior Day as Mitchell and fellow senior Katie Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont) were honored during pre-match festivities.
Gannon won its fourth consecutive match against Shippensburg, improving to 11-2-1 in the all-time series.
King jumped five players and moved into eighth place all-time at Gannon since 2004 with 135 career ground balls.
Gannon's 28 ground balls were its most since recording 33 during a 16-13 victory at Shippensburg on April 1, 2016.
The Lady Knights' 16 caused turnovers were their most since matching that total during an 18-7 win against Lake Erie at McConnell Family Stadium on March 19, 2015.
King moved into ninth place past Rachel DerCola (2009-12) and Paige Darby (Amherst, N.Y./Amherst Central) (2013-16) on Gannon's all-time caused turnover list since 2004 with 61.
Shippensburg's eight goals represented Gannon's best defensive effort since a 12-8 victory against Kutztown at McConnell Family Stadium on March 19, 2016.
The Raiders' 14 points were the fewest by a Gannon opponent since Edinboro generated 10 at home on April 20, 2016.
Mitchell tied her season-high mark in goals for the second time in four matches.
Both Walters and Martinelli entered the contest with one career assist, before generating two each against the Raiders.
King's seven ground balls tied her career-high originally set during a 15-14 victory at St. Leo (Fla.) on March 3.
Sophomore Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy) secured a career-high three ground balls for the fifth time in two seasons while also causing a career-high three turnovers.
Tate reached double digits in saves for the third time during her freshman campaign.

UP NEXT

Gannon concludes a three-match homestand Wednesday, April 12 against No. 18 Seton Hill at McConnell Family Stadium.
The PSAC contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/gannon/wlax.
Seton Hill is ranked No. 18 in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Top 20 Poll.
Gannon leads the all-time series 3-2.
The Lady Knights won the first three meetings, before the Griffins posted home victories during the last two seasons.
Seton Hill generated a 14-12 win in 2015 and 12-11 victory last season.

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