INDIANA, Pa. – On Wednesday afternoon, the Lock Haven University lacrosse team (7-5, 4-4 PSAC) fell by a 15-9 tally in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup at Indiana University of Pa.  (9-4, 6-2 PSAC) 

Lock Haven held the game close through the first 15 minutes of play, but it was the host Crimson Hawks owning a 5-3 lead after a quarter of play.  

After the tight opening frame, IUP netted the first five goals of the second stanza to own a 10-3 advantage with 7:05 to play in the first half. Abby Katrinak (Strongsville, Ohio/ Strongsville) netted her 20th goal of the season to put a stop to the IUP run before Krysta Reading (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) scored to cut the score to a 10-5 Crimson Hawks advantage which is how the score would remain at the intermission.  

Out of the halftime break, IUP pushed its lead to seven goals on multiple occasions, but the Bald Eagles wouldn't go down without a fight.  

Three straight LHU goals over a seven-minute stretch of action encompassing the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarters allowed the Bald Eagles to trim the gap to four goals at a 13-9 tally with 11:09 to play.  

Following the final Lock Haven tally, the Crimson Hawks controlled the rest of the contest and netted two goals along the way to take a 15-9 victory over the Bald Eagles.  

Caitlin Morrow (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) led the Bald Eagles attack with three goals on the afternoon, including a pair of tallies off of the free position.  

Lauren Girardi (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) turned away five IUP shots over 49-plus minutes of action.  

Up Next: 

The Bald Eagles catch a short break before wrapping up the season with four games in 10 days. Lock Haven returns to action on Wednesday, April 20 when it travels to Seton Hill for a 4;00 p.m. showdown with the Griffins.