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EAST STROUDSBURG – Sophomore Krista Mitarotonda tallied four second-half goals and junior goalkeeper Tatyana Petteway made 15 saves as the ninth-ranked East Stroudsburg women's lacrosse team defeated Seton Hill 13-9 on Saturday in the teams' PSAC opener.
 
ESU (4-2, 1-0) found itself locked in an early battle against the Griffins as the Warriors rallied from three first-half deficits before taking an 8-6 lead into halftime. Seton Hill (2-4, 0-1) held a 14-6 advantage in draw controls and outshot the Warriors 30-29 in the contest.
 
Mitarotonda finished with five goals for ESU to increase her season total to 27, while the Warriors had three other players tally a pair of goals. Junior Hana Cicerelle, senior TJ Jefferis, and senior Emms Rufolo all added two goals and one assist for ESU, while sophomore Shannon Dent and freshman Madison Bagatta added a goal each.
 
Keagan Pontious paced Seton Hill with three goals on seven shots, while Mackenzie Kilduff and Jaclyn Frank added a pair of goals for the Griffins. Taylor Fox-Trudel notched a game-high three assists to go along with one goal.
 
Frank opened the scoring for the Griffins less than a minute into the contest as she took a feed from Fox-Trudel to beat Petteway and make it 1-0. ESU responded with a pair of goals to take a 2-1 advantage as Mitarotonda added her first of the contest at the 26:02 mark of the first half.
 
The Warriors rallied after falling-behind 5-4 with 10:49 left in the half as Jefferis netted the first of two consecutive goals to put ESU back on top 6-5. Jefferis scored unassisted at the 6:46 mark to give ESU momentum as the Warriors eventually increased their lead to 8-5 with just under two minutes left to play. Pontious would end the four-goal run for the Warriors with 52 seconds remaining as her goal trimmed the deficit to 8-6.
 
ESU opened the second half with five consecutive goals, including three-straight from Mitarotonda that increased the Warriors' advantage to 13-6 with 14:35 left in the contest. Seton Hill looked to rally with time winding down in the half as Katelyn Cressman scored the first of three Griffins goals in the final 11:30. Kilduff netted both of Seton Hill's goals to close the contest as her tally with 51 ticks left on the clock trimmed the deficit to 13-9.
 
Petteway (4-2) recorded eight saves in the second half to help preserve ESU's victory against the Griffins. She notched 15 saves after tallying a season-high 16 last week in a win over nationally-ranked LIU Post.
 
The Warriors hit the road for a pair of PSAC contests against Millersville and Edinboro before returning home to host West Chester and Slippery Rock at Whitenight Field.