Leilani King Action Photo
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Senior Leilani King had five goals, one assist, six draw controls, four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
11
Gannon University GAN 3-8, 2-7 PSAC
16
Winner Seton Hill SHU-W 3-10, 2-7 PSAC
Gannon University GAN
3-8, 2-7 PSAC
11
Final
16
Seton Hill SHU-W
3-10, 2-7 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon University GAN 4 7 11
Seton Hill SHU-W 5 11 16

Next Game:

at Millersville University

4/21/2018 | 1:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule
Apr. 21 (Sat) / 1:00 PM
at Millersville University

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

Gannon Women's Lacrosse Team Drops Road Contest at Seton Hill

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: at Seton Hill 16, Gannon 11
  • Records: Gannon (3-8, 2-7 PSAC), Seton Hill (3-10, 2-7 PSAC)
  • Location: Greensburg, Pa. - Dick's Sporting Goods Field
  • The Short Story: The Seton Hill women's lacrosse team broke open a tight 10-9 battle with five consecutive goals late in the second half to subdue visiting Gannon 16-11 Tuesday afternoon at a cold Dick's Sporting Goods Field in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. 

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon was the aggressor at the onset, scoring the first three goals. Senior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) sandwiched an unassisted score from junior Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern) with two of her own during the opening run.
  • Seton Hill finally got on the board nine minutes and 22 seconds into the contest, but Gannon answered 36 seconds later when junior Micaela Capozzo (Medford, Mass./Pinkerton Academy) finished an assist from King for a 4-1 lead nearly 10 minutes into the contest.
  • The Griffins then controlled the final 19 minutes, scoring the last four goals of the half to assume a 5-4 lead at the intermission.
  • The two teams battled back and forth throughout the first 15 minutes of the second half.
  • King scored three times to keep the Lady Knights close. Her fifth goal of the afternoon cut the deficit to 9-7 at the 19:47 mark.
  • After Seton Hill found the back of the net, Martinelli and junior Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) scored back-to-back goals to draw within 10-9.
  • The Griffins then generated a decisive 4-0 run to enlarged the home team's advantage to 14-9 with 7:01 remaining.
  • The two teams split the final four goals with sophomore Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) producing both of Gannon's scores before the Griffins secured a 16-11 victory.

GAME NOTES
  • Saturday's contest was played in cold temperatures with snow falling during pregame warm-ups.
  • Seton Hill topped the statistical charts in shots (44-32), ground balls (29-16), fewest fouls (10-11) and fewest turnovers (17-21).
  • Gannon won 17 draw controls compared to Seton Hill's 12.
  • King headlined the Gannon offensive unit with five goals, one assist, six draw controls, four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
  • Rotondo and Martinelli scored two times each.
  • Capozzo and Bower chipped in one goal apiece.
  • Bower also dished out a career-high three assists to go along with a season-high three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
  • Rotondo won a career-high eight draw controls.
  • Freshman Erin Renwick (Islip, N.Y./Islip) recorded 13 saves while playing all 60 minutes in goal for the 11th consecutive match, including 11 during the first half.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon was playing its first road match in 10 days.
  • Rotondo recorded multiple goals for the 10th time in 11 matches.
  • Renwick reached double digits in saves for the ninth time during the last 10 matches.
  • Gannon scored double-digit goals for the first time since a 15-2 victory at Edinboro on March 28.
  • King jumped Rachel DerCola (2009-12) and Mindy Richmond (2002-05) into eighth place all-time at Gannon with 244 career points.
  • The Lady Knights won at least 17 draw controls for the third time this season.
  • King became the first Lady Knight since 2004 to secure 200 career ground balls.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon continues a three-match road swing Saturday, April 21 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.
  • Gannon is 13-4 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 in 2016 at McConnell Family Stadium and 13-9 home win last season.
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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
Kat Martinelli

#25 Kat Martinelli

A
5' 8"
Junior
History
Erin Rotondo

#13 Erin Rotondo

MF
5' 5"
Sophomore
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
Kat Martinelli

#25 Kat Martinelli

5' 8"
Junior
History
A
Erin Rotondo

#13 Erin Rotondo

5' 5"
Sophomore
Nursing
MF
Erin Renwick

#44 Erin Renwick

5' 7"
Freshman
Freshwater and Marine Biology
GK