No. 7 West Chester Outlasts No. 19 IUP In The Snow

Box Score

INDIANA, Pa. – Dina Cifelli (Robbinsville, N.J./Notre Dame) registered a pair of goals and a pair of assists to lead seventh-ranked West Chester University to a 9-8 win over No. 19 Indiana (Pa.) in a PSAC women's lacrosse match.
 
West Chester (12-1, 7-1 PSAC) ran its winning streak to a season-high seven straight while IUP (8-5, 6-2) has now dropped two of its last three contests and falls into third place in the league standings behind West Chester and Mercyhurst (10-1, 7-0).
 
The Crimson Hawks scored four of the last five goals in the game, including the final tally with 3:51 left. However, the hosts could never get the equalizer. IUP's final push for the tying goal resulted in a turnover with 40 seconds left on the clock, and the visitors ran out the clock for their second win over a ranked opponent this week.
 
West Chester held a 6-4 lead at halftime, following goals from Hannah Cowan (Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy) and Erin Eckert (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) in the final three minutes of the opening session that broke a 4-4 tie. The Golden Rams then scored the first two goals of the second half to take an 8-4 advantage that they would not relinquish.
 
Cowan finished with one goal and two assists for a three-point afternoon. Eckert and Kristen Vath (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley) each scored a pair of goals as well.
 
Paige Mitros (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) made eight saves, recording her 12th win of the season.
 
The game was played while snowed showered Miller Stadium all afternoon.
 
West Chester returns home on Tuesday afternoon to face Shippensburg in another PSAC battle.