MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville women's lacrosse team took down Kutztown Tuesday night, 11-5. The Marauders outscored the Golden Bears 7-0 in the first half, leading to their six-goal victory. Kristi Kada led the Marauder offense with five points off a team-high four goals and an assist, Amanda Juliano followed with four points off two goals and a team-high two assists. Morgan Scott secured her fifth win of the season off a seven-save performance.

Gillian Zimmerman hit a career milestone today, scoring her 100^th career goal in the gold and black at the 3:12 mark in first-quarter play, she's now 18 goals behind Jeanine Parrish ('90) for tenth all-time in program history.  Zimmerman is currently tied for the team-high in goals scored this season with 21 through seven games.

Millersville improves to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East play following the win, while Kutztown falls to 3-3 overall, and 0-2 in PSAC East play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 • The Marauders took an early 1-0 lead off a Kada score at the 13:44 mark in first-quarter play and were able to carry that momentum throughout the quarter, finishing with a 3-0 lead courtesy of two more goals from Zimmerman and Juliano.
• Millersville continued to build on its lead in second-quarter action, scoring three goals, five minutes into play to go up 6-0. Rachel Keeney rounded the first half scoring out with just under five minutes remaining, putting 'Ville up seven going into halftime.  
• 'Ville outscored Kutztown 3-1 in third-quarter play, with goals coming from Kada, Rachel Keeney, and Liv Genovese, which extended the lead to 10-1.
• Kutztown put together a comeback try in the fourth, outscoring the Marauders 4-1; however, the lead proved to be too much, as 'Ville cruised to its third home win of the season.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Kada fired a team-high five shots on goal, while Zimmerman, Juliano, Keeney, and Grace Cobaugh each sent four at the KU keeper.
• Morgan Scott led the team with seven ground balls, Cobaugh followed with five of her own.
• Millersville was 23-24 on clears, while Kutztown was 21-31. 
• 'Ville held the edge in total shots, 34-20.
• Kutztown committed 18 turnovers, while Millersville committed 17. 
• The Marauders recorded five more ground balls than KU, 28-23.

HEAD COACH CINDY WILSON QUOTES
• On Gillian Zimmerman's career milestone: "It's an exciting milestone for Gill! She consistently plays a big role for us and contributes to the offense."
• On the overall play: "We came out strong in the first half and used that effort to help carry is through the rest of the game."
 •On Saturday's home game: "We're looking forward to another tough opponent, as we play Slipper Rock on Saturday. Every game is another opportunity to continue growing."

UP NEXT
• Millersville will face PSAC West foe, Slippery Rock on Saturday, March 26 at 1 p.m. on Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium.