Box Score
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Kelsi Lykens scored a pair of goals and assisted on two others to lead visiting West Chester to a 6-3 victory over host Ursinus in the 35th Annual Eleanor Snell Cup series between the two regional field hockey powers.
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West Chester (8-3) now holds a 16-15-4 advantage in the overall Snell Cup series while taking a 30-25-12 lead in the overall series between two of the oldest intercollegiate field hockey programs in the country.
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Lykens helped stake West Chester to a 4-1 lead by halftime when she assisted on Stef Pirri's goal just 1:12 into the contest. She later scored in the 13th minute to push the Golden Rams' lead at the time to 3-1. Five minutes later, Lykens assisted on a Alexis Versak goal that pushed the visitor's lead to 4-1. She would also score on a penalty corner in the 62nd minute that gave the Rams a 6-2 advantage with eight minutes remaining in the game.
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Pirri finished with one goal and one assist. Marnie Kusakavitch and Alayna Brown scored West Chester's other two markers on the afternoon.
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Audree Bonavita made seven saves in 66 minutes in the cage for West Chester. She picked up the win while Ursinus' Danielle DeSpirito recorded 15 stops in a losing effort. The Golden Rams outshot the Bears by a 29-13 margin. The game saw 31 penalty corners called with West Chester holding a slim 17-14 advantage.
West Chester returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to No. 2 Millersville for a PSAC showdown.
