Women's Lacrosse
Game Recap

March 18, 2009

KU's late rally falls short, Shippensburg wins 11-9

Shippensburg 11, Kutztown 9
Shippensburg          4  7 — 11
Kutztown                2  7 —  9
BOXSCORE

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — The Kutztown University women's lacrosse team scored five straight goals in a span of 12 minutes, but it wasn't enough to top Shippensburg in an 11-9 loss Wednesday.

Carrie Healey (jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) finished with two goals and three assists in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East contest.

Two of her assists and one of her goals came during KU's 5-0 run. KU (1-3, 0-2 PSAC East) trailed 10-4 with 21:03 left a five-goal run cut it to 10-9 with 6:33 left.

Shippensburg scored again a minute later to seal the win.

Rachel Mehaffey (fr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) and Julie Rosenkaimer (fr. Lansdale/North Penn) each had hat tricks for KU, and Mehaffey had an assist. Amanda Steczak (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville) also scored a goal for KU.

Shippensburg and KU combined for six goals in the first half with the Lady Raiders taking a 4-2 lead into halftime. After the break, the offense opened up as each team netted seven goals.

Golden Bears goalkeeper Erin Myers (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) recorded 17 saves in the game.

KU will return home for a PSAC crossover matchup against Slippery Rock at 1 p.m. Saturday.