EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — The Kutztown University women's lacrosse team dropped its Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference opener against East Stroudsburg 14-5 on Tuesday afternoon.
The Warriors (1-2, 1-0 PSAC East) jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by JamieWesztergom with 23:16 left in the half. The Golden Bears (0-2, 0-1 PSAC East) tied it up at 1-1 13 seconds later on an unassisted goal by Rachel Mehaffey (fr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford).
KU extended its lead to 3-1 with another unassisted goal by Mehaffey and an unassisted goal by Janice Kinney (jr. Spring City/Owen J. Roberts).
ESU went on a 9-0 run to take control of the game before Ally Brehm (fr. Carlisle/Carlisle) and Leeann Pica (fr. Levittown/Neshaminy) added unassisted goals of their own.
ESU held a 42-30 advantage in shots and held a 45-23 advantage in ground balls.
The Golden Bears will return to action on Wednesday, March 18, at Shippensburg for a 4 p.m. PSAC East contest.
