Box Score
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Claire Grimwood scored five goals and Jackie Hoover posted four as fifth-ranked West Chester University pulled away from a pesky East Stroudsburg squad in the second half en route to a 25-7 PSAC East women’s lacrosse victory on a sunny and mild Wednesday afternoon at Vonnie Gros Field.
West Chester (8-0, 4-0 PSAC East) used a seven-goal spurt near the end of the first half to turn a 7-5 contest into a 14-5 advantage before the break. East Stroudsburg’s Jamie Wesztergom tallied a goal with five seconds remaining in the half to cut the deficit to eight heading into the locker room.
However, the Golden Rams allowed just one goal in the second half behind some fine goalkeeping by sophomore MacKenzie O’Keefe (5-0). O’Keefe registered five of her seven saves after halftime to keep East Stroudsburg (6-2, 2-2) from climbing back into the game.
Fifteen different Golden Rams scored, led by Grimwood’s five markers. She added an assist to finish with six points. Shannon Hayes scored twice and assisted on three others for a five-point afternoon. Gabrielle Stitz scored twice and assisted twice for four points. Nicole Pyle also had a pair of goals.
Seven different players scored for East Stroudsburg. Michelle Mangiaruga and Molly O’Hara each finished with two points. Amanda Simms (6-2) played the first 24:57 in the cage for the Warriors, allowing 12 goals and making six saves. She gave way to Katie Zollo late in the first half, who finished up with five saves and 13 goals allowed.
West Chester hosts Millersville on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Vonnie Gros Field as the Golden Rams will celebrate Senior Day in their final weekend home game. West Chester’s four seniors, Katy Crouse, Gabrielle Stitz, Lauren Tatios and Nicole Haines will all be honored in a brief ceremony before the game.
