INDIANA, Pa. - Leah Hunter and Sarah Reustle combined for nine goals to lead the IUP women's lacrosse team to a 15-9 victory over visiting Lock Haven at Miller Stadium on Wednesday.

The win ended a two-game losing streak for the Crimson Hawks as they got back in the win column and improved to 9-4 overall and 6-2 in divisional play. Lock Haven fell to 7-5 and 4-4. 

Who stood out
Leah Hunter: 5 goals, 2 assists, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
Sarah Reustle: 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 draw controls, 2 ground balls
Katie Hibinger: 3 goals
Rylie Wilson : 7 draw controls
Sami Shutt: 3 caused turnovers

How it happened
The Crimson Hawks dominated early, scoring four of the first five goals to take a 4-1 lead with eight minutes left in the first quarter. Leah Hunter had IUP's first two goals, scoring just 13 seconds apart. Hunter scored once more and IUP held a slim 5-3 lead after 15 minutes.

The Hawks went up big in the second, using a 6-0 run to go on top 10-3 midway through the quarter. Hunter and Reustle each scored twice on the run. 

With IUP on top 10-5 coming out of halftime, Katie Hibinger and Reustle scored 51 seconds apart to give the Hawks a 12-5 lead. Lock Haven closed the gap to 13-9 early in the fourth but the Hawks kept the Bald Eagles off the scoreboard for the final 11 minutes to get the win.

Up next
The Crimson Hawks head to Erie on Saturday to play Gannon. 

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