Late-game heroics on defense and offense for the Shippensburg University women’s lacrosse team set them up for an 11-7 comeback win over Chestnut Hill on Tuesday afternoon from Robb Sports Complex.

The Raiders trailed 7-5 with 25:36 left to play, but a season-high 14 saves in the contest from junior goalkeeper Ally Frymoyer helped SU hold the Griffins scoreless from that point on. Frymoyer made 10 of those 14 saves in the second half, finishing the game with a career-best save percentage of .667.

Freshman Makenzie Magnotta and sophomore Annemarie Cericola put together solid defensive efforts for the Raiders. Magnotta picked up a team-high three forced turnovers and totaled five groundballs, while Cericola totaled five groundballs, two forced turnovers and a coast-to-coast scoring effort off a turnover for the first goal of a decisive 6-0 run for the Raiders.

Junior Brooke Olsen finished the contest with a draw control and a groundball, and freshman Julia Wise forced a turnover and totaled two groundballs.

Offensively, seniors Courtney Kennedy and Sheila Johnson each scored twice, and Kennedy forced a turnover at one point, while skillfully assisting senior Garrie Grenfell on the Raider’s first goal of the game.

Sophomore Amanda Frank also contributed on offense, scoring on a free-position shot and totaling two assists, four groundballs and a caused turnover. Sophomore Max Barkley contributed with five of the Raiders’ draw controls, and four other team members had goals in the contest including junior Tanisha Joseph and freshman Sarah McLeod.

Saturday:

The Raider squad finished up its week-three action with a 16-9 loss to Edinboro (4-0, 1-0 PSAC) on Saturday. Johnson finished the game with a hat trick to pace Shippensburg (2-4, 0-1 PSAC) in scoring, but the team could not overcome a 6-0 deficit to start the game.

The Raiders host Lax 4 Life Day on Tuesday, taking on Bloomsburg in an event that will support the national Lax 4 Life Foundation.

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