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Senior Leilani King became the 17th Lady Knight in program history to record 200 career points during the season opener.

Box Score

Gannon University GAN 1-0

Palm Beach Atlantic PBAW 1-4

Gannon University GAN

1-0

Final

Mar. 01, 2018

Palm Beach Atlantic PBAW

1-4

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Gannon University GAN	15	6	21
Palm Beach Atlantic PBAW	2	4	6

Next Game:

at Roberts Wesleyan College

3/8/2018 | 4:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Mar. 08 (Thu) / 4:00 PM

at Roberts Wesleyan College

Recap
Roster

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 3/1/2018 10:11:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team Opens Season with Dominating 21-6 Victory in Florida

Next Game:

at Roberts Wesleyan College

3/8/2018 | 4:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Mar. 08 (Thu) / 4:00 PM

at Roberts Wesleyan College

Recap
Roster

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	GAN	PBAW
Shots	30	13
Turnovers	13	17
Caused Turnovers	4	3
Draw Controls	19	8
Free-Position Shots	1	4
Ground Balls	12	7

Shots

GAN

PBAW

Turnovers

GAN

PBAW

Caused Turnovers

GAN

PBAW

Draw Controls

GAN

PBAW

Free-Position Shots

GAN

PBAW

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/jayme-kostial/5184' class='boxscore_player_link'>Kostial, Jayme</a>

#22 Kostial, Jayme

G

5
A

0
DC

0
FPS
GB

0
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/leilani-king/5174' class='boxscore_player_link'>King, Leilani</a>

#23 King, Leilani

G

4
A

4
DC

8
FPS
GB

2
CT

1

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/erin-rotondo/5179' class='boxscore_player_link'>Rotondo, Erin</a>

#13 Rotondo, Erin

G

3
A

1
DC

2
FPS
GB

0
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/alexa-bower/5171' class='boxscore_player_link'>Bower, Alexa</a>

#14 Bower, Alexa

G

2
A

0
DC

2
FPS

1-1
GB

1
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/erin-renwick/5187' class='boxscore_player_link'>Renwick, Erin</a>

#44 Renwick, Erin

GA

6
Min

60:00
Saves

3
Save %

.333

Goals

#22

Assists

#23

Saves

#44

Renwick, Erin

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Gannon 21, at Palm Beach Atlantic 6
Records: Gannon (1-0), Palm Beach Atlantic (1-4)
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla. - The PBA Soccer and Lacrosse Field
The Short Story: The Gannon women's lacrosse team scored the first four goals of the match during a dominating 15-2 first half and posted a 21-6 victory Thursday night in its season opener at Palm Beach Atlantic. Senior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) became the 17th Lady Knight in program history to record 200 career points with a four-goal, four-assist night.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Gannon wasted little time kick starting the season, netting the first four goals during the opening five minutes and 14 seconds. Junior Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) scored the first goal 95 seconds into the contest. King than sandwiched freshman Maddie Krock (Granville, Ohio/Granville)'s first career goal between two of her own.
Palm Beach Atlantic found the back of the net for its first tally at the 21:52 mark, but Gannon responded with six more scores. Six different Lady Knights scored during the run.
After the Sailfish scored their second goal, the Lady Knights kept their foot on the pedal and ripped off another five goals to assume a commanding 15-2 lead at the intermission.
Freshman Jayme Kostial (Pittsburgh, Pa./Moon Area) produced her first two career goals during the final run. King's third goal of the half capped the dominating first stanza with 12 seconds left.
The second half was played on more even terms. Palm Beach Atlantic tried to get back into the contest with three straight goals out of the break.
Gannon countered with six of the final seven scores, including the last four. Kostial was responsible for the last three goals during the final three minutes and 19 seconds. Her fifth tally of the evening with two seconds left accounted for the final 21-6 score.

GAME NOTES

Gannon generated advantages in shots (30-13), draw controls (19-8), ground balls (12-7), fewest turnovers (13-17) and caused turnovers (4-3).
King headlined the Gannon scoring attack with four goals, four assists, eight points and eight draw controls.
Kostial finished with a team-high five goals on six shots during her collegiate debut.
Sophomore Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) recorded her second career hat trick in addition to winning two draw controls.
Bower, junior Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern) and freshman Maddie Krock (Granville, Ohio/Granville) produced multiple-goal performances.
Junior Kayla Shields (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall), junior Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy) and sophomore Brianna Murosky (Erie, Pa./McDowell) completed the scoring with one score each. Murosky's score was the first of her collegiate career.
Capozzo led Gannon's transition game with a career-high six ground balls and four draw controls.
Junior Caroline Mauck (Martinsville, Ind./Mooresville) dished out her first three career assists.
Freshman Erin Renwick (Islip, N.Y./Islip) recorded three saves while earning her first career win during her collegiate debut between the pipes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Thursday's contest represented Gannon's season opener.
Palm Beach Atlantic was playing its fifth match of the season.
Gannon and Palm Beach Atlantic met on the lacrosse field for the first time ever.
King became the 17th Lady Knight in program history to record 200 career points.
Capozzo jumped into Gannon's all-time top 20 since 2004 with her 48th career draw control.
King moved past Melissa Flynn (2000-03) and into 11th place all-time at Gannon with her 84th career assist.
The Lady Knights won their season opener for the second time in the last three years.

UP NEXT

Gannon returns north and has seven days to prepare for its next match Thursday, March 8 at Roberts Wesleyan.
Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Gannon and Roberts Wesleyan have never met before on the lacrosse field.
Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/roberts/wlax.

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