MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville women's lacrosse team came away with a high scoring 17-11 victory over the Bloomsburg Huskies Tuesday afternoon. 'Ville dominated the first half, scoring twelve goals to Bloomsburg's two goals. Bloomsburg found a rhythm in the second half outscoring Millersville 9-5, but the Marauder's healthy first half lead helped them prevail.

Gillian Zimmerman led the Marauder offense with seven goals, she was followed by Amanda Juliano who scored four, and Ashlyn Simonetti with three.

Zimmerman's seven scores brings her to a total of 131 goals throughout her career and moves the graduate student up to eighth all-time in career goals, passing Caitlyn Shannon ('14) who scored 125 goals in her Marauder career.

Millersville improve to 10-5 overall and 6-4 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East play. Bloomsburg falls to 10-5 and 6-4 in PSAC East play. The Marauders can clinch a playoff berth with either two wins or a win and a Bloomsburg loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• First-half play was near perfection for the Marauders. Millersville took advantage of many offensive opportunities scoring twelve goals on seventeen shots. Their defensive strategy held Bloomsburg to two goals on nine shots, a large part of that came from Morgan Scott in goal who recorded six first-half saves.  
• The Marauders began the second half with a Zimmerman score in the first 3 minutes of play though it was evident that Bloomsburg would not go down without a fight. Bloomsburg rallied a late third quarter run outscoring Millersville 3-1. In the fourth quarter Bloomsburg outscored Millersville 5-3 with the last goal occurring within the last minute of play.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Zimmerman recorded a team-high ten shots, nine on goal. Amanda Juliano followed with eight shots, seven on goal, and Ashlyn Simonetti with five shots, four on goal.
• Grace Cobaugh and Marycait Dorley recorded a team-high four ground balls each.
• Zimmerman, Juliano, and Kristy Kada each recorded two assists.
• Millersville was 16-17 on clears, while Bloomsburg was 15-20.
• Millersville committed 21 turnovers, while Bloomsburg recorded 19.
• Millersville recorded more ground balls than Bloomsburg, 22-18.

NOTES
• Cobaugh reached 100 draw controls this season, which puts her in a category with only two other players in the PSAC and 10 in the nation. 

REACTION FROM HEAD COACH CINDY WILSON

On what the team did well in first-half play: "We worked together and made smart use of our possessions during the first half. That, combined with a strong defensive effort, allowed us to get a lead early."

On preparing for must-win games ahead: "We will continue to focus on our game plan and playing as a unit for these last two regular season games. We know what we need to do, and we need to execute that plan well."

UP NEXT

• The Marauders look to make it a three-game win streak in Shepherdstown, W.V. where they play the Shepard Rams on Wednesday, April 27 at 4 p.m.