Box Score

BLOOMSBURG – Samantha King and Sam Mazzie scored four goals each to lead Bloomsburg past visiting East Stroudsburg University, 19-9, in the Warriors' final game of the 2012 lacrosse season on Thursday afternoon.

Junior Sarah Ginn scored three goals, senior Grace Gunkel finished her career with two and senior Maure Perrymond, junior Brandi Smith, sophomore Nicole Miller and freshman Rachel Emerson added a goal each for ESU. Gunkel and Miller both had assists.

Ashley Bossert and Julie Falk scored three goals each to join King and Mazzie in scoring column for Bloomsburg (9-7, 7-4), which clinched a berth in next week's PSAC Tournament along with IUP, which upset conference leader Lock Haven, 14-13, on the final day of the regular season.

ESU (4-12, 2-9), which advanced to the PSAC semifinals last season, pulled within 4-3 on a free position goal by Smith at the midpoint of the first half before the Huskies scored three goals in 1:30 to lead 11-5 at halftime.

Perrymond, the Division II leader in caused turnovers, had two more to finish the year with 45 caused turnovers in 16 games, an average of 2.81 per game. She also had a career-high nine ground balls and tied her career-high with six draw controls to lead the Warriors with 54 ground balls and 50 draw controls this season. She added 10 goals this year and a team-high 13 assists.

Senior goalkeeper Amanda Simms, a three-year starter, made her 40th career start and had 13 saves, her second-highest total of the season. Perrymond, Gunkel, defender/midfielder Molly McLenigan, who started all 16 games, and midfielder Kelsey Pfautz also played their final games for ESU.

Gunkel finished the season as ESU's second-leading scorer with 35 goals after entering the year without a goal to her credit. She scored multiple goals in each of the last six games, including four of her six hat tricks this season.

Ginn led ESU with 38 goals and eight assists for 46 points. Gunkel had 35 goals and seven assists for 42 points and Miller, the Warriors' top returning scorer entering the year, had 30 goals and nine assists. Sophomore Sarah Studdiford (15), Perrymond (10) and freshman Rachel Sihlanick (10) also scored double-digit goals.

Eight players started all 16 games – Ginn, Gunkel, Miller, Studdiford, Perrymond, McLenigan, Smith and freshman Alyssa Oxenford. Gunkel, Perrymond and McLenigan are seniors while the rest are underclassmen.