ERIE, Pa. - The No. 22 Mercyhurst women's lacrosse team earned their second consecutive victory and started their home slate off with a bang by knocking off Slippery Rock University by a final of 14-6 on Wednesday afternoon at Saxon Stadium in the PSAC West lid-lifter for both sides.
The Lakers came out of the gates hot as just 30-seconds in
Brenna Fosco found
Payton Cook for her first of the day and then 1:26 later it was 2-0 as Fosco took matters into her own hands with an unassisted tally by beating goalie Haley Barrett. Emily Benham netted one to cut it down to 2-1, before
Emma Hubert cashed in twice while a man-down to stretch the advantage to 4-1 with 21:58 remaining. The Mercyhurst attack continued with Cook and Fosco each chipping in their second of the contest extending the lead out to five at 6-1. ShyAnne Toomer slowed the home roll for a brief moment by slipping a shot past
Kaitlyn Lippert, but
Marissa Comerate (2),
Julia Rescott (3) and Hubert all scored to close the half on a 6-0 rampage to lead 12-2 at halftime.
Toomer tried to bring the Rock back to life scoring 1:31 into the second half to cut the deficit down to 12-3. However,
Paige Cocina buried one unassisted and Fosco was setup by Cook to make it 14-3 halfway into the period. Slippery Rock ended the game on a 3-0 run as Hayley Pimentel, Katie Dlugosz and Toomer each scored one time in the final ten minutes to close out the 14-6 win for the Lakers.
Mercyhurst held a 28-19 edge in shots (20-13 on goal). Both sides were perfect in clears with the hosts going 18-18 and the visitors posting a 6-6 mark. The Lakers had a slim 22-21 advantage in groundballs to go along with an 11-10 margin at the draw circle.
Fosco, Hubert, and Rescott each recorded a hat trick, with Fosco also added an assist. Cook and Comerate both added two goals. Cocina chipped in one marker.
Kira Kolb and
Molly Meegan combined for seven draw control wins. Lippert made seven saves in net.
Toomer had a hat trick to lead the Rock, while Pimentel, Dlugosz and Benham each put up one goal. Tori Penders and Toomer joined up for nine draw victories. Barrett turned aside five shots in cage, while Grace Phillips made one stop in relief.
On Deck - On the Road Again
Mercyhurst will continue PSAC West play when they visit Seton Hill University on Tuesday, March 17 at 4pm in Greensburg.
