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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.V. -- The Kutztown University women's lacrosse team fell to Shepherd University Saturday 20-7.
 
The Golden Bears (1-2) were led by Jillian Spencer (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) who scored three goals, recorded six ground balls, and had five caused turnovers. Gina Carmina (Flanders, NJ/Mt. Olive) notched two goals and four ground balls. Rosa Buffolino (Monroe Twp., NJ/Monroe Twp) and Krystine Beodeker (Dingmans Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley) added a goal apiece as well for Kutztown.  
 
Shepherd (7-3) opened the game to score in the first minute of play, and again within the first three minutes of action. 
 
With an assist from Katie Feairheller (Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City), Beodeker scored the first goal for KU from a shot in the circle with 26:03 remaining in the first half. 
 
The Rams went on to score six more unanswered goals, until Carmina scored the second goal for KU with an assist from Buffolino with 6:04 left in the first half. SU scored three more goals in the remaining minutes to take the lead 11-2 at halftime.
 
The Ram's additional two goals in the beginning of the second half were answered by a goal scored by Carmina with an assist by Cara Lord (Media, PA/Penncrest). Spencer then scored three consecutive goals to bring the score to 13-6.
 
Goals were exchanged back and forth between the Golden Bears and the Rams including Buffolino's goal from a free position shot with 9:38 remaining to take the score to 14-7. However, the Rams held the advantage through the end of the second half with six unanswered goals to win the game 20-7.
 
KU goalkeeper JoAnn McLaughlin (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape) made three saves, and Shepherd out shot KU 27-18.
 
The Golden Bears return to action for their home opener and three straight home games.  KU will host East Stroudsburg University on Tuesday, March 26 at Keystone Field beginning at 4 p.m.