KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Six goals over a 15-minute span in the first half put the Kutztown University women's lacrosse team in a six-goal hole and Slippery Rock University held on to win 14-9 Saturday at Keystone Field.
Leeann Pica (fr. Levittown/Neshaminy) and Carrie Healey (jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) each netted hat tricks in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover, but it wasn't enough to overcome the first-half offensive output by Slippery Rock (2-4).
KU (1-4) kept the game close as both teams scored two goals in the first three minutes. The Golden Bears cut it to 4-3 on a goal from Pica with 20:54 remaining in the half, but Slippery Rock scored six of the next seven goals to make it 10-4 with 4:49 left.
Amanda Steczak (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville), who finished with two goals, scored with 1:48 left in the half to cut it to 10-5.
KU made a run early in the half with unassisted goals from Pica and Rachel Mehaffey (fr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) in the first minute. Both goals were separated by 17 seconds.
Slippery Rock, however, scored four of the next five goals to make it 14-8. Casey Quinn tallied two of her game-high five goals during the run. Samantha Eddy and Claire Conrad also netted hat tricks for Slippery Rock.
KU will host Millersville in a PSAC East contest at Keystone Field at 4 p.m. Monday.
