ERIE, Pa. -- Kristin Anderson scored five goals and Taylor Izzo tallied three to lead the 21st-ranked Mercyhurst women's lacrosse team to its 12-9 victory against Kutztown in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action on Saturday at Tullio Field.

Anderson also had two assists, six draw controls and four caused turnovers in the Lakers' regular-season finale. Izzo chipped in with an assist.

Also for Mercyhurst, Emma Hubert scored two goals and Angelina Simon compiled one goal, three draw controls and two caused turnovers.

Torie Sullivan also had a goal while Lacey Netti dished two assists.

Defensively, Kira Kolb was a contributor with three caused turnovers. She also picked up six draws.

Winning goalie Raelyn Tiberio finished with six saves for Mercyhurst (11-5, 9-3).

Anderson gave Mercyhurst the lead for good with 1:26 remaining in the first half as she received an assist to put the hosts ahead, 6-5, before halftime.

Anderson pushed the MU lead to 7-5 early in the second half and the teams traded goals after that. The visiting Golden Bears (6-11, 3-9) trimmed their deficit to one goal on three occasions after that -- 7-6, 8-7 and 9-8 -- before a three-goal stretch by Mercyhurst increased the gap to four.

Sullivan and Izzo scored 34 seconds apart and Anderson pushed the Mercyhurst lead to 12-8 with 7:20 remaining in the contest.

Madison Carlucci was Kutztown's leading goal-scorer with four tallies. Sarah Gabriele added three scores in support of goalie Haley Kline, who had eight saves.

The Lakers outshot Kutztown, 28-24, and held a 15-8 draw advantage. The Golden Bears had a 28-24 edge in groundballs.

Mercyhurst now looks toward the PSAC Tournament, which will begin on Tuesday with a pair of first-round games. The Lakers, who are the three-seed in the layout, will host Bloomsburg for a 4 p.m. contest.