Lycoming Loses Battle With Eastern
Baker’s Last Minute Goal Sends it to Overtime

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Lycoming’s women’s lacrosse team (12-3, 7-2) fell to non-conference opponent Eastern University (13-2) on Friday in overtime by a score of 14-12. Eastern is ranked second in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.

Inevitably, one of these powerhouses was losing its third game of the season. The Lady Warriors showed great intensity out of the gate, scoring the game’s first five goals. Freshman Justine Titko (Wrightstown, NJ) started it off on an assist from junior Heather Suit (Annapolis, MD) at 26:46. By 24:55, Sarah Wingerden (Macedon, NY), Amanda Baker (Media, PA) and Megan McIntyre (Baltimore, MD) had added goals of their own. Baker, who notched three goals on the day, assisted McIntyre’s score and found the net herself at 12:04.

Eastern’s Jessie Basch opened the Lady Eagles scoring with a free position goal at 10:36. Then began the Kate Hoy show. Eastern’s Hoy netted the first of her ten goals on a free position shot at 6:32, then scored again thirty seconds later. Lycoming’s Megan Wallenhorst (Rochester, NY) scored next on another Suit assist, before Hoy put it between the pipes once more.

McIntyre then recorded three straight goals in less than two minutes to put the Lady Warriors up 9-3. But Hoy landed two free position goals in the half’s final minute to make it 9-6 at the break.

Lycoming’s Kelly Mack (New Egypt, NJ) opened the second half with an unassisted score less than two minutes in. But Eastern answered with four straight goals, two by Hoy and two by Erin Reimel. Mack scored again at 9:46, but Hoy followed with another.

At 4:19, Erin Fries put the Lady Eagles up 12-11. Solid defense and keep away killed more than four minutes of clock and it looked as if the Lady Warriors were done. But, with 16 seconds remaining in regulation, Amanda Baker netted a thrilling goal on Suit's third assist of the game to give Lycoming new life.

However, Hoy scored once in each overtime half, while the Lady Warriors managed just two shots in all of overtime. Lycoming goalie Kristina Peacock (Webster, NY) made two excellent saves in the extra periods, giving her 15 on the day. In last week’s loss at Drew, Peacock became the Lady Warriors’ all-time saves leader, eclipsing Mandi Stranix’ mark of 419.

Lycoming plays its final regular season conference game tomorrow (April 28) at Wilkes. The Lady Warriors play their first MAC playoff game on Tuesday, May 1.