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KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Four players of the Kutztown University women's lacrosse team scored twice on Saturday, but Kutztown fell to Gannon University 19-7 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup Saturday afternoon at Keystone Field.
The Golden Bears (2-7 overall, 1-4 PSAC) were led by
Rosa Buffolino (Monroe Twp., NJ/Monroe Twp),
Kelsey Hogan (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape), and
Brielle Dickey (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) who each scored two goals.
Jillian Spencer (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) also scored a goal and Buffolino was good for one assist.
Randy Vite (Highland Mills, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) stepped up to control the field with four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Gannon (7-3, 4-1) was the first to score three minutes into the first half, but Buffolino retaliated within 10 seconds. She won a draw control followed by a break away to score the first goal for KU. She finished the game leading with a career-high nine draw controls.
The Golden Knights went on to score five unanswered goals before Dickey scored the second goal for KU from a free position shot with just under 19 minutes left in the first half to take the score to 6-2.
GU scored again but the goal was answered by a second goal from Dickey on another free position shot to take the score to 7-3.
Two successful free position shots allotted Gannon two goals before Spencer scored her first goal of the game for KU to take the score to 9-4. The Golden Knights then scored three unanswered goals to take the teams to halftime leading the scoreboard 12-4.
The second half of play was opened by Gannon with three goals until the Golden Bears stole back the offensive advantage to score two consecutive goals. Hogan scored on an assist from Buffolino, and Buffolino notched her second goal of the game on a free position shot to take the score to 16-6.
KU's scoring streak was then interrupted by one goal from Gannon followed by Hogan scoring her second and last goal for KU on a free position shot to take the score to 17-7 with 5:23 left in the second half.
The Golden Bears return to action when they travel to Millersville University Tuesday, April 9 for a 4 p.m. start.
