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West Chester Recap
Sports Information Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: April 9, 2008
 
GANNON FALLS AT WEST CHESTER IN
BATTLE OF NATIONALLY-RANKED TEAMS
 
CHESTER, Pa. - The Gannon women’s lacrosse team dropped its second consecutive road match to a top-five team Wednesday afternoon with a 24-7 setback against fourth-ranked West Chester. The Lady Knights are ranked seventh in NCAA Division II.
   
West Chester opened the match with four consecutive goals, before Mary Eshenour (Waterloo, N.Y./Waterloo) stopped the run with a goal at the 24:40 mark. The Rams quickly responded with six consecutive goals, increasing their advantage to 10-1 with 10:37 left in the first half.
   
Antonia Cianfrocco (Chittenango, N.Y./Chittenango) found the back of the net with 9:51 remaining until halftime, but West Chester ended the half with five more goals and went to the intermission with a commanding 15-2 lead.
   
The second half was battled on more even terms. West Chester out-scored Gannon 9-5 in the final 30 minutes en route to a 24-7 victory.
   
Colleen Dixon (Lafayette, N.Y./Lafayette) and Kayla Nelson (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) led the Gannon offense with three points each. Dixon had two goals and one assist while Nelson produced one goal and two assists. Taryn Millerd (Shortsville, N.Y./Midlakes) added one of each.
   
Eshenour, Cianfrocco, and Christina Blasi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LaSalle) completed the scoring with one goal each. Shauna Hutchinson (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) faced 53 shots, turning away 19 and allowing 24 goals. West Chester out-shot Gannon 53-13.
   
Gannon dropped to 6-3 while West Chester improved to 9-1. The Lady Knights return to action Monday, April 14 against Indiana (Pa.) at Gannon University Field. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
   
A complete box score from Wednesday’s Gannon-West Chester women’s lacrosse match can be found at http://www.gannon.edu/sports/women/LACRO/wlax10.HTM
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updated 4/9/08 by: drt