LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The No. 21 Lock Haven University lacrosse team (0-1) opened the 2019 season this afternoon at home on Charlotte Smith Field, but the Bald Eagles fell to No. 25 Tiffin (2-0), 8-5, in a tightly contested top-25 non-conference clash.
 
For LHU, the 2019 season marks the 50^th anniversary of the first season of women's lacrosse at Lock Haven back in 1969. The Bald Eagles will celebrate the anniversary later tonight on campus.
 
Tiffin moved to 2-0 on the season with the win.
 
Lock Haven trailed 4-1 at halftime, but the Bald Eagles soared in the second-half, netting four goals including two quick ones early in the half. Despite the strong half from the host-Haven squad, the visitors held on for a narrow, 8-5 victory.
 
LHU goalkeeper Lauren Girardi (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) kept the Bald Eagles in the game with an 11-save effort. Karli Gilbert (Perkiomenville, Pa./Boyertown) netted a pair of goals, and both Braxtin Reddinger (Hanover, Pa./New Oxford) and Loren Librizzi (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) had two assists in the game.
 
The Bald Eagles will return to action on Wednesday, February 27 when they travel to Roberts Wesleyan for a 4 p.m. non-conference contest.