Box Score East Stroudsburg, Pa. - (2/28/2017) – East Stroudsburg University made their move at the end of the first half, separating from Chestnut Hill College for an 8-4 halftime advantage with the final four goals of the opening frame. Despite a four-goal games from senior midfielder Lea Sanders (North Merrick, N.Y.) and sophomore midfielder Julia Reinert (Bridgeport, Pa.), the Griffins could not make up any ground in the second half, eventually falling to the Warriors by a 20-11 final.
 
East Stroudsburg University (1-0) netted the game's first goal at 28:32 of the first half, but found themselves trailing Chestnut Hill College (0-2) 3-2 after a connection between senior attack Samantha Herron (Cinnaminson, N.J.) and freshman midfielder Spencer Fitzgerald (Huntingtown, Md.) at 18:57. The Warriors promptly responded at 17:31 (3-3) and took the lead, 4-3, on an unassisted score at 15:37 (4-3). Still competitive, the Scarlet and Gold knotted the game, 4-4, for the last time at 13:42 on a free position goal from Reinert. Following that tally, the complexion of the contest shifted as East Stroudsburg University scored four consecutive goals to capture an 8-4 halftime advantage.
 
After an initial second-half tally from Reinert, 8-5, at 29:44, the Warriors gradually widened the gap, answering each Chestnut Hill College score with at least two of their own. The pattern continued until the waning minutes of the affair, when a fleeting Sanders goal cut the deficit to eight goals, 19-11 @ 1:37, and an East Stroudsburg University response (0:02) left the final at 20-11.
 
The Warriors offered four players with three goals or more. Junior midfielder Chessie Rahmer (Salfordville, Pa.) and sophomore attack Brooke Fritz (Denver, Pa.) led the group with four tallies apiece; the former additional contributed an assist, seven ground balls, seven draws, and caused three turnovers, while the latter totaled seven points (four goals and three assists), three ground balls and a caused turnover. Freshman Michelle Dyck (North Wales, Pa.) (1-0) played a majority of the goalkeeping minutes (58:23) and made all six of the Warriors saves.

Sanders added two ground balls and a draw to her scoring while Reinert additionally recorded an assist, a ground ball, and a caused turnover. Fitzgerald finished the fray with three goals, two ground balls, and a draw. Senior goalkeeper Katie Joe Lang (Manassas, Va.) (0-2) did all she could to keep the Griffins in the game, making a career-high 20 saves and recovering one ground ball.
 
The Chestnut Hill College women's lacrosse team returns to Victory Field #1 tomorrow, Wednesday, March 1, for a 3:30 p.m. home opener opposite Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU).