Kat Martinelli
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Junior Kat Martinelli recorded her first hat trick of the season and third of her career with three goals at Millersville.
15
Gannon University GAN 3-9, 2-8 PSAC
26
Winner Millersville MILL-W 10-5, 5-5 PSAC
Gannon University GAN
3-9, 2-8 PSAC
15
Final
26
Millersville MILL-W
10-5, 5-5 PSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gannon University GAN 8 7 15
Millersville MILL-W 14 12 26

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

Rotondo, King and Martinelli Record Hat Tricks in Gannon Women's Lacrosse Setback at Millersville

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: at Millersville 26, Gannon 15
  • Records: Gannon (3-9, 2-8 PSAC), Millersville (10-5, 5-5 PSAC)
  • Location: Millersville, Pa. - Biemesderfer Stadium
  • The Short Story: The Millersville women's lacrosse team used an 8-0 first-half run to turn a 5-4 deficit into a 12-5 lead and earned a 26-15 victory against Gannon Saturday afternoon at Biemesderfer Stadium.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gannon started the scoring with the match's first two goals off the sticks of sophomore Erin Rotondo (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) and junior Kat Martinelli (Airmont, N.Y./Suffern). Junior Alexa Bower (Rochester, N.Y./Brighton) and sophomore Jessica Hudak (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LaSalle) assisted on the scoring plays.
  • Millersville responded with four consecutive goals to forge ahead 4-2 with 18:15 left in the first half.
  • Gannon countered with its own run, scoring three straight times to assume a 5-4 advantage at the 16:23 mark. Senior Leilani King (St. Albans, Vt./Bellows Free Academy) sandwiched a Rotondo goal with two unassisted tallies during the run. Junior Kayla Shields (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) assisted on the middle score.
  • Millersville then took control with eight consecutive goals while holding Gannon scoreless for nine minutes and 57 seconds.
  • The Lady Knights tried to offset the run with three of the final five goals of the first half. King's third score of the half cut the deficit to 14-8 at the break.
  • Gannon continued its strong play with the first three goals of the second half. Rotondo and Bower connected on free-position attempts, before King scored unassisted to draw within 14-11.
  • The Millersville lead stood at 16-13 after the two teams split the next four goals, but the Marauders accounted for 10 of the final 12 scores during the final 19 minutes and 25 seconds to post a 26-15 victory.

GAME NOTES
  • Millersville controlled the statistical charts with advantages in shots (40-24), ground balls (17-12), draw controls (25-18) and fewest fouls (21-27).
  • Both teams committed 13 turnovers.
  • Rotondo and King scored 11 of Gannon's 15 goals. Rotondo finished with a career-high six goals, six draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
  • King added five goals, one assist, seven draw controls and two ground balls.
  • Martinelli produced a hat trick with three scores to go along with a pair of draw controls. Both marks tied career-highs.
  • Bower accounted for one goal, two assists, a career-high three draw controls and two ground balls.
  • Freshman Erin Renwick (Islip, N.Y./Islip) recorded nine saves while playing all 60 minutes in goal for the 12th consecutive match, including seven during the second half.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon was playing the second contest of a three-match road swing.
  • Rotondo recorded her eighth hat trick of the season while King added her sixth.
  • Martinelli produced her first hat trick of the campaign and third of her career.
  • Gannon had three student-athletes record hat tricks in the same match for the third time this season.
  • The Lady Knights scored at least 15 goals for the fourth time this season and reached the 20-point plateau for the third time.
  • The 41 combined goals were the most in a match involving Gannon since at least the 2004 campaign.
  • King became the eighth Lady Knight in program history to record 250 career points.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon concludes a three-match road swing Wednesday, April 25 at Slippery Rock.
  • The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.
  • A live video webcast will be available at http://www.rockathletics.com/showcase?Live=307.
  • Live gameday statistics will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/sru/wlax.
  • Gannon leads the all-time series against Slippery Rock 8-3.
  • The Lady Knights were victories during the first seven meetings, but the Rock has won the last two and three of the last four.
  • Gannon is 4-1 all-time against the Rock at home and 4-2 on the road.
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Players Mentioned

Alexa Bower

#14 Alexa Bower

MF
5' 5"
Junior
Psychology
Jess Hudak

#7 Jess Hudak

A
5' 6"
Sophomore
Athletic Training
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
Kayla Shields

#2 Kayla Shields

MF
5' 6"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
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
Jess Hudak

#7 Jess Hudak

5' 6"
Sophomore
Athletic Training
A
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
Kayla Shields

#2 Kayla Shields

5' 6"
Junior
Sport and Exercise Science
MF
Erin Renwick

#44 Erin Renwick

5' 7"
Freshman
Freshwater and Marine Biology
GK