The Shippensburg University lacrosse team came up short in its PSAC opener on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 16-9 decision at Edinboro on a chilly day at Sox Harrison Stadium.
 
Shippensburg (2-4, 0-1 PSAC) could not overcome an early 6-0 deficit to Edinboro (4-0, 1-0), a team off to its best start in school history. SU trailed 10-2 at halftime and 12-3 with 25 minutes to play before scoring six of the next eight goals to get within 14-9 at the eight-minute mark.
 
The Raiders out-shot Edinboro and committed three fewer turnovers than the Fighting Scots, but the hosts made the most of the possession advantage and held a dominant 18-8 edge in draw controls.
 
Senior Sheila Johnson notched a hat trick and had an assist to pace the Raiders in scoring. Johnson has scored 96 goals in 55 games – she is four goals shy of becoming the 13th player in school history to score 100 goals in a career.
 
Senior Garrie Grenfell had two goals and an assist Saturday, while sophomore Amanda Frank, sophomore T.J. Johnson, senior Courtney Kennedy and freshman Sarah McLeod also scored a goal for the Raiders.
 
Sophomore Annemarie Cericola led the Raiders with three groundballs and two caused turnovers. McLeod also had two caused turnovers, while sophomore Max Barkley had five of SU's eight draw controls.
 
Junior goalkeeper Ally Frymoyer made eight saves in the loss.
 
The Fighting Scots got seven goals from Alexa Healy and eight assists from reigning PSAC Player of the Week Rebecca Martin. Goalkeeper Paige Skinner made 13 saves.
 
Shippensburg will host Bloomsburg at 4 p.m. Tuesday in a PSAC game at Robb Sports Complex. It will be 'Lax 4 Life' Day, as both teams will wear special t-shirts in support of the national 'Lax 4 Life' Foundation. More on 'Lax 4 Life' at http://www.lax-4-life.org.