LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The No. 12 Lock Haven University lacrosse team (10-2, 6-2 PSAC) returned to the win column by picking up its 10^th win of the season with a hard-fought victory over visiting Slippery Rock (7-5, 3-4 PSAC), 11-10 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action.
 
The Bald Eagles dominated the opening 30 minutes of play and led 7-2 at halftime, but Slippery Rock charged in the second half and made a game of it with eight second-half goals.
 
Haven goalkeeper Hannah Houde (Jackson, N.J./Slippery Rock Univ.) made the biggest play of the game with just two seconds left, when she turned away Kaytlin Callaghan's shot.
 
Houde finished with six saves – all of them as important as the next – and led LHU to victory.
 
Leading the way offensively for LHU was Rachel Engler (Perkiomenville, Pa./Rutgers) who finished with three goals, one groundball and one caused turnover on the day.
 
Alex O'Herrick (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) had an outstanding all-around game, finishing with 10 draw controls, four groundballs, and a caused turnover.
 
The Haven was led by three different players who dished out two goals each. Dana Laulis (Garnet Valley, Pa./ Garnet Valley) had two goals and one assist in the win. Hope Thomas (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) also had two goals on the day and a game-high of six shots on goal as well as two draw controls. Shannon Bissnette (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) netted two goals and also dished out five assists.
 
On the defensive end, as a unit LHU had six caused turnovers in the win.
 
Lock Haven hosts Bloomsburg in PSAC action on Tuesday, April 12 at 4 p.m.