Box Score

EDINBORO - Sophomore midfielder Emma Rufolo scored the first three goals of the second half to help East Stroudsburg University pull away as the Warriors used a big second half to post a 15-6 win at Edinboro in PSAC women's lacrosse on Friday afternoon at Sox-Harrison Stadium.

Rufolo (3 goals) and junior midfielder Chessie Rahmer (3 goals, 1 assist) were the top scorers for ESU (8-2, 4-1), which won its third straight game and followed up a 10-7 win at No. 16-ranked Lock Haven on Tuesday.

The Warriors finish a three-game week away from campus on Saturday at No. 18 Seton Hill, which was 6-4 (4-2) going into a late Friday afternoon home game vs. Bloomsburg.

Sophomore midfielder TJ Jefferis had two goals and three assists, senior attack Lauren Green posted two goals and two assists and freshman midfielder Hana Cicerelle scored two of ESU's first three goals.

Senior midfielder Emily Fitzsimmons (1 goal, 1 assist), junior midfielder Alicia Stratten (goal) and freshman midfielder Rylie Toomey (goal) also got on the scoresheet for the Warriors.

Freshman goalkeeper Tatyana Petteway, who had 14 saves in Tuesday's win at Lock Haven, made seven saves for the Warriors.

Emily Peters scored four of her team's six goals and Paige Skinner made 13 saves for Edinboro (1-9, 0-6).

The Fighting Scots led 3-2 just under 10 minutes into the contest before a four-goal run gave ESU some breathing room. Peters scored two of the last three goals of the half to get Edinboro within 7-5 at intermission.

Rufolo's three-goal outburst, in a span of three minutes, 33 seconds, pushed the Warriors lead to 10-5 with 22:56 remaining.

Peters scored Edinboro's only goal of the second half with 21:38 remaining, and ESU scored the last five to win going away - Jefferis from Green, Stratten from Jefferis, Fitzsimmons, Green and Green again from Jefferis.

The Warriors doubled up the shot margin, 34-17, and held a 29-18 advantage in turnovers.

Cicerelle and Fitzsimmons both had three caused turnovers, and Cicerelle grabbed a team-high four ground balls. Fitzsimmons, Rufolo, Stratten and Petteway had three each.

Edinboro had a 13-10 edge in draw controls, with Stratten posting a team-high four for the Warriors.

Rahmer had her fourth hat trick of the season, matching her total from her first two seasons, and extended her team lead to 22 goals.

Green leads ESU with 31 points (17 goals, 14 assists) through the first 10 games, followed by Rahmer with 30 (22 g, 8a), Jefferis with 29 (16g, 13a) and Rufolo with 25 (19g, 6a).