INDIANA, Pa. - Freshman Chantal Jimenez scored four goals in the game's first 19 minutes, helping the IUP women's lacrosse team jump out to a big early lead en route to a 17-12 victory over Gannon Saturday afternoon at Miller Stadium. 

Jimenez was one of seven Crimson Hawks to score a goal as they used balanced scoring to improve to 4-4 overall and 4-3 in PSAC West play. Gannon fell to 1-7 overall and 0-6 in the division.

Who stood out
Fr. Chantal Jimenez scored five goals, had 10 draw controls, two ground balls, and caused two turnovers.
Sr. Kayte Zeiler scored five goals, had three draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover.
Soph. Jordan Kulp scored seven points on two goals and five assists.
Fr. Sarah Reustle scored three points on a goal and two assists, had seven draw controls and two ground balls. 
Fr. Hannah Sharkey grabbed seven ground balls and caused six turnovers. 
Sr. Shannon Reape had four ground balls and four caused turnovers.

How it happened
The Crimson Hawks jumped to a big early lead, scoring the game's first eight goals with Jimenez netting four. Zeiler and Kulp each added a pair of first half goals as IUP went into the break with a 10-3 lead.

The IUP defense was tough from the start, forcing Gannon into 17 first half turnovers and allowing the Golden Knights just six clears in 11 chances. 

Gannon did try to gain some second half momentum, scoring consecutive goals three times in the first 16 minutes to cut IUP's lead to 14-9. The Hawks responded with three straight scores, with Zeiler, Reustle, and Emily Elliott putting the game out of reach at 17-9 with four minutes to play.

Kelly Macnamara, a natural attacker, earned the win in her first career start at goalie. She finished with three saves.

Up next
These two teams meet again Thursday in Erie in a game that was originally scheduled for March 23.

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