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ERIE—The #13 Bloomsburg University women's lacrosse team was defeated 11-10 by a last second goal from #15 Mercyhurst in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup in Erie, Pa.
Bloomsburg's
Patrice Coleman (Media/Penncrest ) scored a goal with 11.2 seconds left in regulation to tie the score up 10-10. However, Mercyhurst won the draw control and scored with 2.1 seconds left to pull out the win.
The Huskies came back from a 10-5 deficit with 16:49 left in the game to challenge the Lakers five goal lead.
Sam Mazzie (Barto/Boyertown) started the comeback to make the score 10-5 with a Lakers advantage. Coleman scored back to back goals for the Huskies to bring the Huskies within two with 6:49 left in the game.
Julie Falk (Millersville/Penn Manor) found the back of the net with just less than four minutes to play to push the score to 10-9.
With 11.2 seconds left
Ashley Bossert (Ambler/Wissahickon) passed the ball to Coleman who found the back of the net and tied the game at 10-10.
Mercyhurst won the following draw control and
Kayla Minner scored the game winning goal with 2.1 seconds left for a final of 11-10.
To start the game the Lakers scored 30 seconds into the first half to put them up 1-0.
Bloomsburg responded with a 3-0 run two minutes later when
Marisa Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) found
Ashley Bossert (Ambler/Wissahickon) in front of the net to tie the game up at 1-1. Moley assisted Mazzie then
Maggie Canavan (Erdenheim/Springfield) scored on a free position to make the score 3-1 with 23:47 left in first half.
Mercyhurst then went on a 5-0 run to give them a 7-4 advantage 13 minutes left in the half.
Coleman then scored for the Huskies with just under seven minutes in the first half to put Bloomsburg back in the game 7-5.
Coleman finished at the game with four goals and
Ashley Bossert (Ambler/Wissahickon) added two. Moley led the team in assists with two.
Despite the loss Bloomsburg dominated in draw controls holding a 14-9 advantage. The Huskies also had an advantage in groundballs, 16-15, and shots, 25-21.
The Huskies move to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the PSAC. They host Kutztown Tuesday, April 2 at 4 p.m.