SCRANTON, Pa. – Junior Kelly McGinniss (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) scored four goals and added eight draw controls to lead the Lycoming College women's lacrosse team, but Marywood University was able to hold off a late Lycoming rally and post a 12-10 non-conference win at Pacers Field on Monday afternoon, March 13.
 
Down 12-8 with 4:16 left, the Warriors (1-2 overall) rallied, with McGinniss scoring just 14 seconds after winning the draw control and senior goalkeeper Nicole Gerling (Millstone Township, N.J./Allentown) found junior Jordan Lazarich (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) on a clear attempt and Lazarich scored to close within two points with 2:27 left. That was as close as Lycoming could get though, after Marywood (3-2 overall) took control of the game with a 5-1 run that occupied 16 minutes in the second half to take a 12-8 lead.
 
Senior Leanne Shaw (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) tied the game at seven off an assist from Lazarich with 27:00 left in the game, but Marywood scored the next two goals, with Gwyneth Gleason scoring off a free-position shot with 12:52 left to make it 9-7. McGinniss got the Warriors within a goal with 10:46 left off an assist from freshman Kayla DiJoseph (Turnersville, N.J./Washington Township). Marywood was able to score the next three goals in a span of three minutes to make it a four-goal game before Lycoming began its rally.
 
The Warriors were able to take a 2-1 lead 10 minutes into the game off a score from freshman Hailey Kimble (Corning, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post) before Marywood fought back and took a 4-3 lead. From there, the teams fought through two more ties before Gleason scored with 4:05 left in the first half to give Marywood a 7-6 lead at halftime.
 
Lazarich finished with a  goal, three assists, three ground balls and five draw controls and DiJoseph also had a goal and three assists. Freshman Natalie Schroeder (Edgewater, Md./Annapolis) added a goal and an assist. Sophomore Kim Rutherford (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) led the defense with three ground balls and four caused turnovers.
 
Sam Bussinelli led the Pacers with five goals and an assist, Ashley Valway added three goals and two assists and Gwyneth Gleason had two goals and three assists. Natalie Burke led the team with four ground balls and Kelly Ciabattone had two caused turnovers.
 
In net, Gerling (1-2) finished with six saves and five ground balls for the Warriors. The Pacers' Lauren Smith finished with 11 stops.
 
The Warriors get back on the field on Saturday, March 18, when the team heads to Fayetteville, N.C., to face Methodist at 12 p.m.