SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- The Shippensburg University lacrosse team came up short against No. 7 West Chester on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Robb Sports Complex, losing 21-9 to the Golden Rams in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division match on 'Rise For Wise' Day.
Shippensburg (2-10, 0-7 PSAC East) scored two goals early in the second quarter and was within 8-4 of West Chester (9-1, 6-1) when the Golden Rams called a timeout. WCU responded with three straight goals and took a 12-6 lead into halftime before out-scoring the Raiders 7-0 in the third quarter.
Senior
Hannah Seifried recorded her eight hat trick of the season and the 19th of her career. Seifried also had eight of SU's 16 draw controls, finishing one short of her season high.
Four other Raiders – senior
Gabby Savarino, freshman
Jamie Carvin, freshman
Sara Vosburg and senior
Sydney Costanza – added goals. Savarino scored twice, added six draw controls, and had an assist. Carvin scored twice.
Sara Vosburg and junior
Abby Seasock each recorded an assist. Senior
McKenna Keller and
Sara Vosburg each had two caused turnovers.
The Raiders and the Golden Rams each had 18 groundballs. Six Raiders collected multiple groundballs on the day. Freshman
Kayla Vosburg made seven saves in 55 minutes of action, while senior
KiKi Brasher had one save while working the final four-plus minutes.
West Chester received dynamic performances from Lindsay Monigle (five goals, five assists) and Hannah Stanislawczyk (four goals, three assists, nine draw controls). Keri Barnett also scored five goals for the Golden Rams while Jessica Gorr made 15 saves.
Saturday's game was played in honor of the late Julia Wise '17, a former lacrosse captain who battled metastatic Stage 4 breast cancer for four years. The team collected donations toward METAvivor, a national organization for metastatic breast cancer research, support and awareness. You can visit metavivor.org and click donate to support the cause. Members of Julia's family were present at the game.
Shippensburg will host Shepherd at 4 p.m. Wednesday for a divisional clash at Robb Sports Complex.
