Erin Rotondo
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Sophomore Erin Rotondo set career-highs in goals (5) and draw controls (5) in Thursday's snow at Roberts Wesleyan.
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Gannon University GAN 1-1
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Winner Roberts Wesleyan RWCW 4-2
Gannon University GAN
1-1
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Final
17
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT F
Gannon University GAN 7 9 0 16
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW 11 5 1 17

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

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team Rallies From Five-Goal Deficit to Force Overtime Before Falling 17-16 at Roberts Wesleyan

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: at Roberts Wesleyan 17, Gannon 16 (ot)
  • Records: Gannon (1-1), Roberts Wesleyan (4-2)
  • Location: Rochester, Pa. - Soccer Stadium
  • The Short Story: The Gannon women's lacrosse team stormed back from a five-goal second-half deficit to force overtime, before dropping a 17-16 decision at Roberts Wesleyan Thursday afternoon in snowy and cold conditions at the RWC Soccer Stadium. Senior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) and sophomore Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) accounted for 11 of Gannon's 17 scores.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Roberts Wesleyan opened the contest with three consecutive goals while holding Gannon scoreless for the opening six minutes and 22 seconds.
  • The Lady Knights finally dented the scoring column when junior Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy) scored off an assist from King who followed with an unassisted goal 93 seconds later.
  • The home squad extended its lead to 5-2, before Gannon ripped off three straight goals to knot the match at five. Rotondo ignited the run with a free-position goal, before King added another unassisted score. Junior Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) then tied the contest with a free-position goal midway through the first half.
  • After another tie at six, Roberts Wesleyan regained the momentum with another mini 3-0 run to grab a 9-6 advantage with 4:47 left in the first half.
  • It was part of a 5-1 scoring difference during the final 10:24 of the first half, including two goals during the final 44 seconds to push the Redhawks into the intermission with an 11-7 lead.
  • Roberts Wesleyan tacked on one more goal at the beginning of the second half, but Gannon started to make its move at that point.
  • The Lady Knights netted four consecutive goals, cutting the deficit to 12-11 after back-to-back unassisted scores from Rotondo.
  • Gannon held Roberts Wesleyan scoreless for eight minutes and 50 seconds until the Redhawks scored again at the 17:24 mark.
  • The Lady Knights countered with three more goals to grab a 14-13 lead, forging ahead for the first time on a goal by freshman Maddie Krock (Granville, Ohio/Granville) with 12:12 remaining. In all, it was a 7-1 blitz over the span of 11 minutes and 59 seconds.
  • The two teams battled to ties of 13, 14, 15 and 16. The final deadlock came after King found the back of the net for the sixth time with 1:26 to play.
  • Both teams had a possession during the final 96 seconds of regulation, but were unable to score and went to overtime.
  • King won the sudden-victory overtime draw, but the Lady Knights were unable to produce the game-winner.
  • Roberts Wesleyan regained possession and eventually won on multiple second-chances. Freshman Erin Renwick (Islip, N.Y./Islip) made two consecutive saves, but the Redhawks retain control with ground ball pick-ups both times. The second one led to Alyssa Maxwell's game-winning goal seven seconds later, drawing an end to the barn burner with 49 seconds left in overtime.

GAME NOTES
  • Thursday's contest was played in blustery conditions with falling snow, temperatures hovering around 30 degrees and wind chills in the teens. 
  • Roberts Welseyan generated advantages in shots (39-27), ground balls (31-20) and caused turnovers (5-1).
  • Gannon countered with the better statistics in draw controls (20-15) and fewest turnovers (15-17). 
  • King headlined the Gannon scoring attack with six goals, one assist, seven points, 10 draw controls and five ground balls.
  • Rotondo followed with a career-high five goals, a career-high five draw controls and two ground balls.
  • Bower completed Gannon's trio of hat-trick performers with three scores and three ground balls.
  • Krock and Capozzo completed the scoring with one goal each.
  • Capozzo and senior Jessica Lambert (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia) had three ground balls apiece.
  • Renwick made a season-high 12 saves while playing all 63 minutes and 11 seconds in goal.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Thursday's contest was Gannon second of the season while Roberts Wesleyan was playing its sixth game.
  • Gannon and Roberts Wesleyan were meeting on the women's lacrosse field for the first time ever.
  • The Lady Knights' 20 draw controls were its most since having that many April 10, 2016 against Bloomsburg at McConnell Family Stadium.
  • King recorded her 21st career hat trick while both Rotondo and Bower added their third.
  • Renwick's 12 saves represented the most by a Gannon goalkeeper since Charla Tate matched that number March 25, 2017 at Kutztown.
  • King moved into Gannon's all-time top 15 in points with 214, passing Colleen Dixon (2006-09) and Krista Schunk (2006-10).
  • Capozzo jumped Emily Wood (2004) and tied Ashley Mozingo (2014-17) for 16th place in draw controls (53) since 2000.
  • King became Gannon's all-time leader since 2000 in ground balls with 165. She also became the first Lady Knight since 2000 to win 300 draw controls.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon is idle for nine days before returning to action Saturday, March 17 at Shippensburg.
  • The PSAC opener is scheduled for 1 p.m.
  • Live gameday statistics will be available at http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=212245.
  • Gannon leads the all-time series against Shippensburg 11-2-1, including a 9-8 victory last season on Senior Day at McConnell Family Stadium. The game-winner last year snapped an 8-8 tie with 60 seconds remaining.
  • The Lady Knights have won their last four matches against the Ship.
  • Of the 10 meetings between the two programs since Gannon became a member of the PSAC in 2008-09, only three have been played on the Ship's home turf.
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Players Mentioned

Alexa Bower

#14 Alexa Bower

MF
5' 5"
Junior
Psychology
Micaela Capozzo

#6 Micaela Capozzo

MF
5' 7"
Junior
Pre-Physical Therapy/Sport and Exercise Science
Leilani King

#23 Leilani King

MF
5' 10"
Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Jessica Lambert

#8 Jessica Lambert

D
5' 3"
Senior
Physical Therapy
Erin Rotondo

#13 Erin Rotondo

MF
5' 5"
Sophomore
Nursing
Maddie Krock

#16 Maddie Krock

A
5' 5"
Freshman
Nursing
Erin Renwick

#44 Erin Renwick

GK
5' 7"
Freshman
Freshwater and Marine Biology

Players Mentioned

Alexa Bower

#14 Alexa Bower

5' 5"
Junior
Psychology
MF
Micaela Capozzo

#6 Micaela Capozzo

5' 7"
Junior
Pre-Physical Therapy/Sport and Exercise Science
MF
Leilani King

#23 Leilani King

5' 10"
Senior
Mechanical Engineering
MF
Jessica Lambert

#8 Jessica Lambert

5' 3"
Senior
Physical Therapy
D
Erin Rotondo

#13 Erin Rotondo

5' 5"
Sophomore
Nursing
MF
Maddie Krock

#16 Maddie Krock

5' 5"
Freshman
Nursing
A
Erin Renwick

#44 Erin Renwick

5' 7"
Freshman
Freshwater and Marine Biology
GK