West Chester women’s lacrosse rolls past Bloomsburg

The top-ranked West Chester Unievrsity women’s lacrosse team made some key adjustments and battened down the hatches on a blustery, rainy Saturday afternoon to earn a 16-5 win against Bloomsburg in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division contest at soggy Vonnie Gros Field.

West Chester (8-0, 4-0 PSAC East) shut out Bloomsburg (4-5, 1-3) in the second half, outscoring the Huskies by a 10-0 margin. The visitors got out to an early lead, then the hosts regrouped with a five-goal run near the end of the first quarter but only held a 6-5 advantage at the break.

“We came out flat for some reason and played back on our heels,” West Chester head coach Ginny Martino said. “(Bloomsburg) was coming for us. We are going to have a target on our backs every game. But, I think we made a few adjustments on defense and brought more energy.”

Bloomsburg scored the first two goals of the game five minutes into the contest. However, West Chester’s pair of All-Americans in the midfield, Keri Barnett and Hannah Stanislawczyk, jolted the home team back to life and ignited the fivegoal run. Barnett finished with four goals and one assist for a five-point afternoon, while Stanislawczyk netted a hat trick. Barnett and Stanislawczyk combined for 13 draw controls as well.

Brenna Smith and Taylor O’Brien each scored a pair of goals and assisted on another. Golden Ram goalkeeper Jessica Gorr, a Bishop Shanahan alum, made four saves. The Rams held an opponent to five goals, or fewer, for the third straight game and fourth time all year.

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A trio of juniors led the way for the Mighty Macs with Jacki Murray (eight goals, three assists), Liza Laxton (three goals, six assists) and Kaitlyn Klitchko (four goals). Both Murray and Laxton surpassed 100 career points. Freshman Sophia Hopf found the back of the net for her first collegiate goal for the Mighty Macs. Cara Strickland, Ava Hoffman and Carly Oberg also scored for Immaculata, and graduate student Courtney Floyd tallied an assist. The freshman goaltender combination of Abigail Guarneri and Amelia Slick combined for seven saves.

Men’s Lacrosse

IMMACULATA 12, MOUNT SAINT VINCENT 5 >> The Mighty Macs earned their second win of the week, led by Bailey Manion (four goals, one assist), Anthony Inserra (two goals, three assists, seven ground balls), Connor Teears (two goals, two assists), Ben Wesolowski (two goals), David Azzarano (eight ground balls, three caused turnovers) and Trey Rorer (seven ground balls). Matthew Ludlow earned the win in goal playing the first three quarters of the game, making 15 saves and added seven ground balls.

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9, In this Friday matchup, Bret Bergey had three goals as the Whippets posted the nonleague victory. Bram Monroe and Brady Cetera added a pair of goals apiece. Dylan Stang made six saves. Wade Beckstrom and Drew Merschel scored twice each for the Pioneers.

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Magnus Clousser led the Red Raiders with two goals in this Friday nonleague defeat. Owen Ellis and Derek Cooper notched single tallies and Jake Van Orden added an assist. Dax Shallis recorded 12 saves.

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Matt Twohig had a pair of goals for the Warriors in the nonleague defeat on Friday. Ryan Prete had a goal and an assist, while Seamus Murphy and Miles Donnelly had a goal each. Giules DiLiberto made 11 saves.

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Devin Mullen had four goals and won seven ground balls as the Eagles rolled to the nonleague victory on Friday. Joe Devine added three goals and two assists. Ryan Weber, Colin Gaffney (four assists) and Nate Bracken tallied twice each. Ronan Miller had a goal and won 18 of 20 faceoffs.

Girls Lacrosse

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Lila Traynor had three goals and an assist to help guide the Hurricanes to the nonleague win. Alice Nash notched a pair of goals. Quinn Hechler made seven saves.