Box Score

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – A save at the buzzer by sophomore Ally Frymoyer ensured an 11-10 victory for the Shippensburg University women's lacrosse team Saturday over Edinboro in the conference opener for both teams at Robb Sports Complex.

Shippensburg (4-2, 1-0 PSAC) and Edinboro (3-1, 0-1 PSAC) were tied 9-9 with less than 11 minutes to play until the Raiders got a goal from senior Kayla Dalzell at 10:23 and another by senior Ashley Pope with 5:59 remaining to go up by two.

The Fighting Scots got within one goal at 2:01 off a tally by Alexa Healy, who then won the ensuing draw control. EU eventually pulled its goalie after establishing possession in the offensive zone. After an exchange of turnovers, Edinboro possessed the ball for the final minute but did not manage a shot attempt before senior Bennett Widlake swiped the ball with six seconds to go.

As Widlake ran up field, however, she had the ball knocked loose by Samantha Tomasic of Edinboro. Tomasic quickly passed it to Healy, who fired a shot on goal from a few feet outside the scoring arc that was stopped by Frymoyer as the final horn sounded.

Shippensburg had built a 7-2 lead with a little more than six minutes remaining in the opening half before the Fighting Scots scored four times in advance of the intermission. SU did not stretch its lead greater than two goals in the second half but never trailed, as the score was only deadlocked with Healy's first goal at 13:14 that made it 9-9. 

Widlake led the Raiders with a hat trick – her second of the season. She scored the opening goal of each half and added a third tally in the second half that made it 9-7 in favor of Shippensburg. Her day also featured three groundballs and two caused turnovers.

Freshman Amanda Frank was strong off the bench, handing out a career-high four assists. Dalzell scored a goal in each half, while junior Garrie Grenfell scored back-to-back tallies in a 29-second span of the first half.

SU managed a 10-4 first-half advantage in draw controls and a 13-10 overall margin for the game. Freshmen Max Barkley and Annemarie Cericola each had a game-high four controls for the Raiders, with Cericola also providing a goal, an assist, three groundballs and a caused turnover.

Junior Sheila Johnson and sophomore Tanisha Joseph also netted goals for the Raiders.

Pope, who scored what proved to be the decisive tally, was strong off the bench as well – leading the Raiders with four groundballs and causing two turnovers. Senior Liz French added three groundballs, two draw controls and two caused turnovers in another solid effort.

Frymoyer made nine saves in the victory, including several key stops in the second half. She also had three groundballs. Her counterpart for Edinboro, Autumn Held, made 13 saves for the Fighting Scots.

Shippensburg travels to Bloomsburg on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. PSAC matchup with the Huskies.