SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — The Bloomsburg women's lacrosse team battled through several offensive surges but could not overcome a decisive second-quarter run by Shippensburg, falling 19-10 in a PSAC East matchup Wednesday afternoon at Robb Sports Complex.

Bloomsburg dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in PSAC East play, while Shippensburg improved to 4-2 and 1-0 in the division.

Senior Delaney Fox (Barto, Pa./Boyertown) led the Huskies offensively with four goals, while Brianna Austin (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) added two goals. Samantha Keck (Denver, Pa./Cocalico), Emily Simpson (North Wales, Pa./Lansdale Catholic), Ava Corvino (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield), and Kendall Kroniser (St. Michael's, Md./Saints Peter and Paul) also scored for Bloomsburg. Marykate Sitko (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) paced the playmaking with two assists.

Shippensburg struck first less than two minutes into the game, but Bloomsburg responded midway through the opening quarter when Fox converted a free-position opportunity to even the score at 1-1. The Raiders answered quickly to regain the lead before Schwartz-Mitchell made it 3-1 on a free-position goal.

The Huskies answered with a strong push late in the quarter. After a Shippensburg green card created a woman-up opportunity, Corvino finished a feed from Callie Love-Morris (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area) to cut the deficit to 3-2. Just under a minute later, Keck forced a turnover and scored unassisted to complete the run and tie the game at 3-3 heading into the second quarter.

Shippensburg seized control in the second period with a prolonged scoring surge. The Raiders opened the quarter with a free-position goal and followed with a string of quick strikes, scoring six goals in just over five minutes to build a 9-3 advantage.

Bloomsburg briefly halted the run when Austin broke through with an unassisted goal with 4:51 remaining in the half, but Shippensburg responded with three more late goals to extend its lead to 12-4 at halftime.

The Huskies regrouped in the third quarter and mounted their strongest offensive stretch of the afternoon. After Shippensburg pushed the lead to nine early in the period, Fox converted a woman-up opportunity off an assist from Sitko to spark a Bloomsburg rally.

Austin followed moments later with a goal from Katie Fry (State College, Pa./State College Area), and Kroniser added another unassisted tally to trim the deficit to 14-7. Fox struck again during the run before Simpson capped the surge with a goal off Sitko's second assist of the game, bringing Bloomsburg within 14-9 with just over five minutes left in the quarter.

Shippensburg answered before the end of the period with two late goals to slow the Huskies' momentum and take a 16-9 lead into the fourth.

In the final quarter, the Raiders extended their lead with an early goal before Fox added her fourth of the afternoon with 6:58 remaining to make it 17-10. Shippensburg closed the scoring with two late goals to secure the 19-10 victory.

Bloomsburg finished with 27 shots and controlled 14 draw controls in the contest, while goalkeeper Emily Graham (Wantagh, N.Y./St. Anthony's) made five saves in the start. Reiley Knize (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) led the Huskies in the circle with five draw controls while picking up four ground balls.
 
Defensively, Simpson, AnnMarie Davenport (Elkton, Md./Elkton), and Sophie Mellman (Middle Island, N.Y./Longwood) all had two caused turnovers while Davenport and Mellman each had a ground ball.
 
The Huskies will look to bounce back in PSAC East play on Saturday when they host Shepherd for a 1:00 p.m. contest at Steph Pettit Stadium.