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#13 Penn State 6, #18 Delaware 5
March 21, 2001

Penn State Scores Game-Winner with 4:10 Left to Play

Megan Fortunato Scored Two Goals For Delaware

STATE COLLEGE, PA -- Freshman Katie Jeschke scored the game-winning goal with 4:10 left to play to lift No. 13 ranked Penn State to a 6-5 non-league women's lacrosse victory over No. 18 University of Delaware Wednesday afternoon.

The game was moved inside to Holuba Hall due to heavy rains in the area.

The Nittany Lions evened their record to 3-3 with their second straight victory as Carey Bush scored two goals to lead the way.

The Blue Hens, who got a game-high two goals from Megan Fortunato, had a two-game win streak snapped to fall to 3-2 and suffered through an off-day offensively after scoring 27 goals in the last two outings.

The Hens continued to struggle in State College as they fell to 0-11 all-time at Penn State. The Hens had defeated Penn State 15-7 last season at Ohio State.

The game was tied four times, including a 2-2 deadlock at halftime and a 3-3 tie with 21:13 left to play when Delaware's Katrina Metz scored.

But Penn State followed with two straight goals in a five-minute stretch to take a 5-3 lead. Delaware rallied to tie the score as Corinne Shuck scored with 6:52 left and Fortunato tied the score at 5-5 with a goal with 5:20 remaining.

Penn State scored the game winner just 70 seconds later as Jeschke took a feed from Colleen O'Hara and scored past UD goalkeeper Laurie Tortorelli (eight saves).

Delaware returns to action Saturday when it travels to No. 7 ranked James Madison for a non-league game.

AGATE:

Delaware.......2........3...........5
Penn State......2........4...........6

Scoring (Goals-Assists):

Delaware - Megan Fortunato, 2-0; Kate O'Connell, 1-1; Katrina Metz, 1-0; Corinne Shuck, 1-0; Penn State - Carey Bush, 2-0; Colleen O'Hara, 1-1; Katie Heuisler, 1-0; Katie Jeschke, 1-0; Molly Ford, 1-0

Shots: Delaware - 19, Penn State - 20; Saves: Delaware - 8 (Laurie Tortorelli), Penn State - 8 (Megan Ames); Groundballs: Delaware - 14, Penn State - 30; Draw Controls: Delaware - 7, Penn State - 6; Caused Turnovers: Delaware - 15, Penn State - 11; Attendance: 169.

 

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