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Senior Leilani King posted career-highs in ground balls (11) and caused turnovers (6) while also winning seven draw controls.

Box Score

East Stroudsburg ESU 9-2, 8-1 PSAC

Gannon University GAN 3-7, 2-6 PSAC

East Stroudsburg ESU

9-2, 8-1 PSAC

Final

Apr. 14, 2018

Gannon University GAN

3-7, 2-6 PSAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
East Stroudsburg ESU	6	8	14
Gannon University GAN	4	3	7

Next Game:

at Seton Hill University (Pa.)

4/17/2018 | 4:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 17 (Tue) / 4:00 PM

at Seton Hill University (Pa.)

Recap
Roster

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 4/14/2018 5:27:00 PM | Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team's Upset Bid of Defending PSAC Champion East Stroudsburg Falls Short (Video)

Next Game:

at Seton Hill University (Pa.)

4/17/2018 | 4:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule

Apr. 17 (Tue) / 4:00 PM

at Seton Hill University (Pa.)

Recap
Roster

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	ESU	GAN
Shots	34	34
Turnovers	29	29
Caused Turnovers	15	19
Draw Controls	10	13
Free-Position Shots	1	4
Ground Balls	28	30

Shots

ESU

GAN

Turnovers

ESU

GAN

Caused Turnovers

ESU

GAN

Draw Controls

ESU

GAN

Free-Position Shots

ESU

GAN

Game Leaders

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

#13 Rotondo, Erin

G

2
A

0
DC

0
FPS

0-2
GB

1
CT

0

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

#23 King, Leilani

G

1
A

3
DC

7
FPS

0-2
GB

11
CT

6

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/maddie-krock/5185' class='boxscore_player_link'>Krock, Maddie</a>

#16 Krock, Maddie

G

1
A

1
DC

0
FPS
GB

0
CT

0

<a href='/sports/womens-lacrosse/roster/jess-hudak/5173' class='boxscore_player_link'>Hudak, Jess</a>

#7 Hudak, Jess

G

1
A

0
DC

0
FPS
GB

3
CT

1

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

#44 Renwick, Erin

GA

14
Min

60:00
Saves

12
Save %

.462

Goals

#13

Assists

#23

King, Leilani

Krock, Maddie

Saves

#44

Renwick, Erin

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: No. 18 East Stroudsburg 14, at Gannon 7
Records: Gannon (3-7, 2-6 PSAC), East Stroudsburg (9-2, 8-1 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. - McConnell Family Stadium
The Short Story: The No. 18 East Stroudsburg women's lacrosse team led by only two at halftime against a high-energy Gannon squad before pulling away for a 14-7 victory Saturday afternoon at an extremely windy McConnell Family Stadium. The Warriors were the Lady Knights' fourth consecutive nationally-ranked opponent and fifth in the last seven matches.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

The two teams split the opening two goals with junior Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern) tying the match at one with an unassisted score 4:13 into the contest.
East Stroudsburg followed with three consecutive tallies to pull ahead 4-1 with 12:34 left to play in the first half.
Gannon then ended a scoreless drought of 14 minutes and 40 seconds when sophomore Jessica Hudak (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LaSalle) produced an unassisted goal.
The two squads split the final four scores of the half with Gannon answering each East Stroudsburg goal.
Sophomore Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) scored twice off assists from senior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) and freshman Maddie Krock (Granville, Ohio/Granville) during the final eight minutes of the first half, leaving the Warriors with a 6-4 lead at the break.
East Stroudsburg came out of the warm locker room hot during the second half, ripping off seven consecutive goals to assume control at 13-4 with 10:14 remaining.
Gannon needed 21 minutes and 43 seconds to register a goal during the second half, getting an unassisted score from King at the 8:17 mark.
After East Stroudsburg added another goal, the Lady Knights completed the scoring with back-to-back tallies from Krock and junior Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) 41 seconds apart. King assisted on both goals.
Neither team managed another score during the final four minutes and 15 seconds, before the final horn signaled a 14-7 East Stroudsburg victory.

GAME NOTES

Saturday's contest was played in wind gusts between 30-35 miles per hour, a game time temperature in the 30's and a wind chill in the 20's.
The match was almost even on the statistical score sheet as both teams finished with the same shots (34-34) and turnovers (29).
Gannon generated advantages in ground balls (30-28), draw controls (13-10) and fewest fouls (7-17).
Rotondo was the only Lady Knight with multiple goals, scoring twice.
Hudak, Bower, King, Martinelli and Krock tallied one goal each.
King filled up the statistical sheet with three assists, a career-high 11 ground balls, seven draw controls and a career-high six caused turnovers.
Junior Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy) won a season-high six draw controls to go along with four ground balls and a season-high three caused turnovers.
Senior Jessica Lambert (Livonia, N.Y./Livonia) secured three ground balls and caused a career-high three turnovers.
Hudak and Bower also picked up three ground balls. It represented a career-high for Hudak.
Freshman Erin Renwick (Islip, N.Y./Islip) recorded 12 saves while playing all 60 minutes in goal for the 10th consecutive match. She turned away six shots during both halves.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

East Stroudsburg is ranked 18th in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Top 25 Poll.
ESU is the defending Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champion.
The Warriors are the fourth nationally-ranked opponent for the Lady Knights in five home matches this season.
East Stroudsburg is the fourth consecutive nationally-ranked opponent for Gannon and fifth in the last seven contests.
Rotondo recorded multiple goals for the ninth time in 10 matches.
Hudak had two ground balls through seven matches, before securing eight during the last three contests.
Renwick reached double digits in saves for the eighth time during the last nine matches.
Gannon's 30 ground balls were its most since securing 33 during a 16-13 victory at Shippensburg on April 1, 2016.
The Lady Knights' 19 caused turnovers were their most since causing 20 during a 22-12 win at Slippery Rock on March 26, 2009.
East Stroudsburg's 29 turnovers were the most by a Gannon opponent since Shippensburg matched that number on April 1, 2016.
King snapped a tie with Kayla Nelson (2007-10) and moved into sole possession of 10th place on Gannon's all-time points list (238).
Capozzo moved past Krista Schunk (2006-10) and into 12th place all-time at Gannon since 2004 with 74 career draw controls.
King became Gannon's all-time leader since 2004 in caused turnovers with 89, surpassing Mary Eshenour (2008-11) and Taryn Millerd (2007-10) during Saturday's action.

UP NEXT

Gannon begins a three-match road swing Tuesday, April 17 at Seton Hill.
The PSAC contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Live gameday statistics and a live video webcast will be available at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/shu.
The all-time series is tied 3-3.
The Lady Knights won the first three meetings, before the Griffins were victorious during the last three.
Seton Hill generated back-to-back home wins in 2015 (14-12) and 2016 (12-11), before posting a 14-10 victory at McConnell Family Stadium last season.

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