Box Score

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Senior attack Lauren Green had three goals and two assists, senior midfielder Emily Fitzsimmons had two goals and two assists and sophomore Emma Rufolo scored a key late goal and posted five caused turnovers and six ground balls as East Stroudsburg University moved to 4-0 with an 11-9 win at Coker in non-conference women's lacrosse on Tuesday afternoon.

Sophomore attack Taylor Jefferis had two goals and one assist and Rufolo, junior midfielder Alicia Stratten, sophomore attack Brooke Fritz and freshman midfielder Hana Cicerelle also scored for ESU (4-0), which won 12-6 at Mount Olive in North Carolina in the first game of its southern trip on Sunday.

The Warriors trailed 6-4 at halftime but scored the first five goals of the second half to surge in front, similar to their 6-0 finish in Sunday's win at Mount Olive.

ESU started strong, leading 3-1 eight minutes in, before Coker (5-2) scored five of the next six goals to lead at intermission.

Jefferis scored on an assist from Fitzsimmons 1:20 into the second half, Green scored the second of her three goals 2:58 into the half and Jefferis gave ESU the lead for good just over eight minutes into the period.

Goals by Cicerelle and Stratten made it 9-6 at the 10:29 mark, but Coker scored the next two goals to pull within 9-8 with 5:41 remaining.

Rufolo scored her goal with 2:04 left for a 10-8 cushion. Coker got that goal back, but Green finished the scoring with 59 seconds remaining.

Freshman goalkeeper Tatyana Petteway made eight saves, playing the final 36:34, for the Warriors. Freshman Michelle Dyck started and made three saves.

The Warriors held a 40-21 advantage in shots, including 26-10 in the first half, but Coker scored on six of its 10 attempts.

Haley McCusker had four goals and one assist and Faith Kent had two goals and three assists on pace Coker.

Green had her 12th career game with at least three goals and doubled her season goal total entering the contest. The Warriors have five players with at least six goals - junior midfielder Chessie Rahmer (9), Fritz (8), Rufolo (7), Fitzsimmons (7) and Green (6) - through the first four games.

ESU led 23-17 in ground balls and 20-16 in turnovers led by Rufolo's five caused turnover, six ground ball effort. Junior midfielder Chessie Rahmer added three ground balls and Stratten had six of ESU's 10 draw controls.

The Warriors are slated to open their PSAC schedule on Saturday against Millersville.