INDIANA, Pa. – Freshman Bennett Widlake scored a career-high four goals off the bench on a chilly Tuesday afternoon but the Shippensburg University women's lacrosse team opened its conference schedule with a 19-9 loss at Indiana (Pa.).

Shippensburg (1-2, 0-1 PSAC) out-shot the Crimson Hawks 33-25 but IUP goalkeeper Kaitlin Sterling made 12 saves for the win. SU only won 10 of the 30 contested draw controls.

Junior Jessica Schubach had a strong game; scoring twice, picking up three groundballs and recording four caused turnovers. Senior Katie Brewer, junior Lauren Hauck and junior Ali Cross also scored goals for the Raiders in the loss.

Indiana (2-1, 1-0 PSAC) got four goals and four assists from Becca Vogt. Alexa Lodovici and Stephanie Bianco also scored four goals each for the Crimson Hawks.

On Sunday, Shippensburg will finish the three-game series with a 1 p.m. game at Wingate.