SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University lacrosse team dropped a hard-fought home contest to No. 20 Seton Hill on Saturday, falling 14-12 to the Griffins in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup on a sunny and warm day at Robb Sports Complex.
 
Shippensburg (6-7, 2-7 PSAC) and Seton Hill (8-6, 6-4) played to an 8-8 score at halftime, and the Raiders scored the first goal of the second half on a free-position strike from sophomore Maggie Lawshe. The Griffins, however, responded with five consecutive goals over a 10-minute span to gain a lead they ultimately would not relinquish.
 
Sophomore Kyra Shank caged her first hat trick of the season and the second of her career to lead the Raider scoring effort. Three Raiders scored two goals on the day: seniors Max Barkley, Ali Harclerode and Amanda Frank.
 
Barkley recorded an incredible 10 draw controls – a season high and her second double-digit draw control game of the last two years (she had 11 last season versus Edinboro; plus 17 in a single-match record vs. Millersville in 2015). Harclerode and Frank each added an assist.
 
Senior Annemarie Cericola paced the defense with five groundballs while junior Makenzie Magnotta and sophomore Valerie Hertz each collected three. Cericola and Magnotta each recorded a caused turnover, while Hertz had three draw controls and also recorded a nifty team save in the second half with a lunging stick clear off a Seton Hill shot.
 
Junior Allison Fugate and freshman Morgan Whiteside rounded out the goal scorers on the Raider scoresheet, while junior Jordan Kengor contributed an assist.
 
Sophomore Bridgette Morrissey recorded five saves, collected two groundballs and had one caused turnover.
 
Saturday's game ended around 5 p.m. – it was delayed two hours due to a lack of available officials and the contest took two hours to complete.
 
Shippensburg hosts No. 11 West Chester at 4 p.m. Tuesday from Robb Sports Complex. 

(special thanks to Bill Smith for the photos. SHIP is very happy to have you back!)