MILLERSVILLE Pa. – The Millersville women's lacrosse team dropped a tough battle on Senior Day with the Golden Bears at Biemesderfer Stadium with a final score of 17-11. The Marauders kept the game within close distance throughout the first three quarters, but Kutztown's offense secured the conference win from a fourth quarter surge to outscore the Marauders 6-2. Kutztown improves to 11-3 overall and 8-2 in the PSAC East which maintains their third-place standings in the Eastern division, while Millersville falls to 8-7 overall and 5-5 in conference action. 

Leading Millersville's offense was Ashlyn Simonetti with three goals from four shots. Rachel Keeney, Hayden Corcoran, and Ella Linthicum would score two goals each for the Marauders. Tallying one goal each was Victoria Labrecque and Mary Moraca. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Golden Bears quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead to start the first quarter. After Corcoran was fouled inside the eight-meter fan, the senior capitalized on the free position attempt to trail Kutztown by one goal. Linthicum would even the score 2-2 with 9:01 remaining, but the Golden Bears would score two unanswered goals within 18 seconds of each other to lead Millersville 4-2. 
• Millersville's attack sparked to open the second quarter after scoring four consecutive goals to erase their deficit and lead the Golden Bears 6-4. Kutztown held the Marauders from increasing their lead and evened the score 6-6 with 3:30 remaining. The Golden Bears took a one goal lead to end the second quarter, leading the Marauders 7-6 headed into halftime. 
• Simonetti was assisted by Linthicum to tie the score 7-7 in the first two minutes of action. Kutztown worked to regain their lead by scoring two consecutive goals, leading 'Ville 9-7. Simonetti would score again with 3:14 remaining for the Marauders to trail by one goal, but Kutztown's defense would cause a Millersville turnover and the Golden Bear's offense would increase their lead 11-9 at the end of the third.
• Kutztown generated a 5-0 run in the fourth to increase their lead, 16-9. Labrecque would tally Millersville's 10^thgoal, which marked her first of the season. Each team would score once before the final buzzer, but the Marauders would fall to the Golden Bears by a six-goal deficit. 

• Keeney fired off a team-high of seven shots, five of which landed on goal. 
• Simonetti and Linthicum would lead the Marauders in points with three each. Simonetti scored three goals and Linthicum scored twice and dished out the only assist on the day. 
• In goal, Morgan Scott made 11 saves for the Marauders and led the team with three ground balls. 
• Keeney won a total of 10 draw controls for the Marauders.  
• Millersville's defense forced the Golden Bears to 16 turnovers, six of which were in the first quarter. 
• Kutztown held the edge in shots (35-22), ground balls (22-13), caused turnovers (5-4), and went 12-for-13 in clear attempts.   

• The Marauders will end their regular season schedule next week with games on Wednesday and Saturday. Millersville will travel to Shepherd on Wednesday, Apr. 26 for their final road match-up. First draw is set for 4 p.m.