LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Braxtin Reddinger (Hanover, Pa./New Oxford) scored the game-winning goal in the game's final minutes and with just over a minute to play, Bald Eagle goalkeeper Lauren Marte (Stevens, Pa./Cocalico) made a huge save as the duo's late-game heroics helped the No. 23 Lock Haven University lacrosse team (10-4, 6-3 PSAC) hold off No. 21 Indiana (Pa.) University (8-4, 5-4 PSAC), 14-13.
 
With the win, LHU remained unbeaten at home on the season (8-0).
 
Lock Haven led 10-8 at halftime, before the Bald Eagles and Crimson Hawks treated the fans who braved the cold and snowy late mid-April weather to an epic second half of lacrosse between two nationally-ranked Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) squads. The win was a huge one as it pushed Lock Haven to 6-3 in conference play. With the season winding down, the win could prove valuable as today's game already held major PSAC postseason implications.  
 
With LHU leading 10-8 at half, IUP opened the second half on a run and four straight Crimson Hawk goals put the visitors up 12-10 with 22:07 left in the game. Lock Haven went on a run of its own and netted three straight. Alex O'Herrick (Barto, Pa./Boyertown)'s second straight goal put Lock Haven ahead 13-12 with 9:20 left in regulation.
 
IUP's Ally Burrows drew the two teams even once again as her goal with 6:33 left in the game made it 13-13.
 
Reddinger's third goal of the game gave LHU the lead again, and for good. Her strike with 3:41 left in the contest proved to be the game-winner.
 
The drama didn't end there as the Lock Haven defensive unit got its chance to shine and nobody shined brighter than the Bald Eagles' goalkeeper.
 
Marte, who didn't start today in goal for Lock Haven, entered at the start of the second half and she never looked back as her seven saves fueled the Bald Eagles road to the win. No save was bigger than her stop on Burrows with 1:34 left in the game. The save preserved The Haven's one-goal (14-13) lead.
 
Marte added two caused turnovers and three grounds balls as she turned in a sensational 30 minutes in the second half.
 
Reddinger added two assists. She was one of two LHU players to net a hat trick as Katie Costanza (Denver, Pa./Cocalico) added three goals.
 
Dana Laulis (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) dished out five assists and Hayley Kilian (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) recorded three helpers. O'Herrick, Ashley Gochenaur (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg), Kate Hooper (Perth, Western Australia/St. Mary Anglican Girls School) and Loren Librizzi (Miller Place, N.Y./Millerplace) all scored two goals apiece.
 
Gochenaur added six draw controls and three caused turnovers.
 
In all, Lock Haven was credited with 13 caused turnovers.
 
The Bald Eagles will return to action on Saturday, April 21 when they travel to West Chester to take on the No. 9 Golden Rams. That game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.