Box Score

ERIE - Olivia Keirn scored three goals, including the go-ahead and insurance goals in the final nine minutes, as No. 5-ranked Mercyhurst survived No. 20 East Stroudsburg University's upset bid with a 10-7 win in PSAC women's lacrosse on Sunday.

ESU (11-3, 6-3) pulled even at 7-7 on the first career goal by senior defender Samantha Hosford with 9:29 remaining, before Keirn scored the go-ahead goal with 8:17 left and added another with 3:29 remaining.

Freshman midfielder Taylor Jefferis scored two goals and senior attack Kaitlynn Wiltraut, Hosford and sophomore midfielder Chessie Rahmer all had a goal and an assist for the Warriors.

Keirn and Grace Lawson scored three goals for Mercyhurst (12-1, 8-0), Janelle Williams had two goals and Emily Gebhardt added four assists.

Redshirt junior midfielder Jamie Zimmer and sophomore midfielder Alicia Stratten also scored for the Warriors.

Mercyhurst had advantages of 27-22 in shots and 12-7 in draw controls. Both teams had 12 turnovers.

The Lakers led 6-4 at halftime, running out to a 4-1 lead before goals by Stratten and Wiltraut in an 18-second stretch at the nine-minute mark. Mercyhurst answered with a pair of goals, and Rahmer scored with 44 seconds left to cut the deficit to two goals at intermission.

ESU pulled within 6-5 on a goal by Zimmer 53 seconds into the second half, and tied it on a goal by Jefferis, assisted by Hosford, with 14:10 left.

Lawson put Mercyhurst ahead 7-6 as Lawson scored from Gebhardt with 11:29 remaining.

Redshirt senior goalkeeper Jessica Maxwell had 11 saves for ESU, and Gabby Gravino had 10 saves for Mercyhurst.

ESU hosts Kutztown on Tuesday at 4 p.m. The Warriors' 11 wins are tied for the school record with teams in 2000 (11-5), 2008 (11-7) and 2010 (11-7).