Shippensburg University’s women’s lacrosse team suffered tough losses this past week to the Shepherd Rams on Wednesday and the Millersville Marauders on Saturday. The Raiders move to a 1-7 record overall.
On Wednesday, Shippensburg faced a back-and-forth battle with Shepherd. Both teams traded dominating frames with Shippensburg starting as the leader with a 3-1 lead after the first quarter. Shepherd found momentum in the fourth quarter, however, to take the win, 11-9.
Juniors Jamie Carvin and Sara Vosburg recorded hat tricks. Vosburg also added an assist, a caused turnover and two draw controls.
Sophomore Grace DeMarzio recorded a team-high six draw controls, and sophomore Ali Pioli collected a team-high four groundballs.
Defensively, Shippensburg went 22 for 23 on clears. Junior goalkeeper Kayla Vosburg made 10 saves, which is her fourth double-digit save total of the season.
Reflecting on the game, Head Coach Brooke Dellavalle felt that the team is finally starting to understand what they are capable of achieving.
“Today was definitely one of the best games that we’ve played. We were going all-out,” Dellavalle said. “The fact that we were able to get the ball on our side and keep possession was amazing. They got us in the end. I truly believe in these girls and I’m very proud of them.”
Saturday afternoon, SU used that fiery momentum to take on the Marauders in their annual The Hidden Opponent (THO) game. THO at Shippensburg is a chapter of the nonprofit organization that brings awareness to mental health.
Millersville led the Raiders for most of the matchup, but Shippensburg never let up. The Raiders were able to string together several goals to put pressure on the Marauders.
Sara Vosburg and Carvin dominated once again recording seven goals combined. Other contributors included sophomore Shannon Wood with one goal and one assist, senior Emily Fenwick with two goals, first-year Olivia Glinski with two assists, senior Payton Margerum with one goal and two assists and sophomore Alyssa Krueger with one assist.
The final score was 17-11 for the Marauders.
Shippensburg will face IUP at home on April 3 at 4 p.m.
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