ERIE, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst women's lacrosse team earned its fifth consecutive win, defeating Slippery Rock, 7-5, in a PSAC contest on Tuesday at Tullio Field.

Key Numbers

• Julia Rescott scored two goals to lead the Mercyhurst attack while Lacey Netti tacked on one goal and one assist. Netti, the team leader in assists, now has 39.
• Single goals were recorded by Emma Hubert, Angelina Simon, Molly Meegan and Paige Cocina. Hubert leads the team with 54 goals and 62 points.
• Kira Kolb accumulated eight groundballs, six caused turnovers and four draw controls. She leads the team in all three categories with 81 DCs, 60 GBs and 32 CTs.
• Winning goaltender Kaitlyn Lippert totaled six saves and improved her record to 5-1.
• Slippery Rock goals were scored by Hayley Pimentel, Francesca Lindelow and ShyAnne Toomer while goalie Haley Barrett made 12 saves.

Game Summary

• Rescott opened the scoring with a goal, getting an assist from Netti, before SRU tied the contest at 1-1.
• The Lakers then tallied four consecutive goals -- three off the free position -- to grab a 5-1 edge before The Rock pulled within 5-2 at halftime.
• Slippery Rock continued to chip away, closing within 5-4, before Rescott scored a free-position goal with 17:22 remaining to increase the Laker advantage to 6-4.
• Slippery Rock (5-8, 4-6) pulled within one again and, then, Cocina scored her goal with 1:02 remaining to forge the game's final score.

Next Up

• The Lakers (9-5, 6-3) are slated to host 11th-ranked East Stroudsburg (11-3, 8-1) on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. With Tuesday's win, Mercyhurst pulled itself into a five-way tie for third place in the PSAC standings. The top six teams make the conference tournament. ESU is tied atop the standings with West Chester.

Highlights and postgame interview with Julia Rescott after today's win over The Rock pic.twitter.com/rhrNpnHHnW

— Mercyhurst Women's Lacrosse (@MercyhurstWLAX) April 16, 2019