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EAST STROUDSBURG - Sophomore attack Lauren Green scored five goals and junior attack Lauren Nunes added four goals, including the game-winner with 3:02 remaining, as East Stroudsburg University came back from a four-goal deficit early in the second half for a 14-13 win over Shippensburg in PSAC lacrosse on Wednesday at Whitenight Field.

ESU (6-4, 2-4) trailed 10-7 at halftime and 11-7 with just over 28 minutes remaining before rallying for its first PSAC win since a 16-9 victory at Kutztown on March 22.

Shippensburg (3-9, 1-6) led 13-10 at the 22:30 mark but didn't score again.

Redshirt sophomore midfielder Jamie Zimmer scored on an assist from junior attack Kaitlynn Wiltraut just over a minute later, then freshman attack April Jones converted a free position shot to make it 13-12 with 13:53 remaining.

Green tied the game on an assist from Nunes a half-minute later, knotting the score at 13-13 with 13:13 left.

It was tied for more than 10 minutes before Nunes scored an unassisted goal for what proved to be the game-winner.

Wiltraut had two goals and an assist, and Zimmer, Jones and freshman midfielder Chessie Rahmer also scored for the Warriors.

Sheila Johnson had four goals and an assist and Courtney Kennedy notched three goals and an assist for Ship.

Ally Frymoyer had 12 saves for the visitors, while sophomore Emily Fitzsimmons had five saves for ESU.

ESU led in shots (32-21), draw controls (18-11) and turnovers (19-16).

Wiltraut's first goal gave her 100 career points. She has 30 goals this season and 88 in her career, along with 14 career assists for 102 points.

Nunes, third in the PSAC and eighth in DII with 5.33 points per game entering the contest, has 31 goals and 22 assists for the Warriors through 10 games. She moved into 14th at ESU with 139 career points (91 goals, 48 assists).

Nunes had her seventh hat trick of the season and the 16th of her career. Green's hat trick was her fourth of the year (fifth career) and her third game this season with at least five goals.

ESU travels to Slippery Rock for a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. The Rock is 4-6 (2-3) going into a 7 p.m. game at IUP on Wednesday night.