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EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University field hockey team was held scoreless Saturday, as East Stroudsburg defeated SRU 2-0 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover match. Slippery Rock, which was playing the second of four consecutive road games, record fell to 3-9 overall on the season.
East Stroudsburg (4-7) outshot The Rock 18-7 and also held an 11-3 edge in penalty corners. Sophomore Allison Banks paced the Slippery Rock offense with two shots on goal. Junior
Grace Bathurst and sophomore
Meghan McKinney also tallied shots on goal for Slippery Rock. Freshman goalie
Courtney Lee stopped four shots in 70 minutes of play.
Gabrielle Seibert got ESU out to a 1-0 lead 20:06 into the first half when she scored off of an assist from Brielle Kessel. The 1-0 score lasted well into the second half before Lauren Ventrella added an insurance goal for ESU at 57:32 en route to the 2-0 win.
Slippery Rock will look to break its two-game losing streak 7 p.m. Wednesday at Indiana (Pa.) in a PSAC-West showdown. Slippery Rock is 2-2 in the PSAC-West this season.
