Philadelphia, Pa. - The Holy Family University women's lacrosse team dropped a non-conference contest to nationally ranked No. 9 West Chester University by the score of 19-9 on Tuesday afternoon at Tiger Field.

Score: West Chester 19, Holy Family 9
Records: Holy Family (0-5, 0-0 CACC) | West Chester (3-0, 0-0 PSAC)
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Tiger Field)

Leading Scorers
Holy Family: Nicole Braungart (Medford, N.J./Bishop Eustace) - 3 points (3G)
West Chester: Erin Eckert - 7 points (7G)

How We Got Here
Senior Nicole Braungart (Medford, N.J./Bishop Eustace) scored the first two goals of the game to give Holy Family an early 2-0 lead by the 26:18 mark.  West Chester followed with back-to-back goals in a :26 second span to tie the game.  Holy Family responded two minutes later with an unassisted goal from senior Erin Harmer (Philadelphia, Pa./Nazareth Academy) to recapture the lead at 3-2.

However, West Chester rallied for four straight goals over the next six minutes to lead 6-3 by the midway points of the half.  Senior Paige Settar (Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) halted the West Chester surge with a goal at the 8:56 mark to cut the lead down to two scores.

The Golden Rams once again rallied for three straight goals all by senior Erin Eckert before Braunagart tallied her third goal of the game for the Tigers to make the score 9-5.

From there, West Chester followed with 10 straight goals that began at the 4:34 of the first half and ended at the 17:36 mark of the second half.  Holy Family ended its drought when freshman Vanessa Pagliei (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) found the back of the net with 13:22 on the clock.  The Tigers scored the final four goals of the game.

Inside the Box Score
Holy Family: Braungart led the Tigers with three goals on the afternoon, while both Settar and Harmer tallied a pair of goals each…. Settar also finished with three ground balls and caused two turnovers… Junior Ursula Coyle (Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower) came away with four ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers, while junior Kacie Booth (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade) finished with four ground balls and one caused turnover… Senior goalkeeper Grace Deckert (Jarrettsville, Md./Fallston) tied her season-high with 14 saves in net after facing 36 shots by West Chester.

West Chester: Eckert led all scorers with seven goals as West Chester had five different players score multiple goals in the victory… Junior Ashley Pyle finished with five points on a pair of goals and three assists…Senior Hannah Cowan and junior Kristen Vath each added three goals… Sophomore goalkeeper Paige Mitros made five saves in net and picked up her third victory of the season.

All-Time Series
Today's game marked the third-ever meeting between Holy Family and West Chester.  The victory pushed the Golden Rams record to 3-0 against the Tigers.

Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Sunday, March 13 as the Tigers travel to face Molloy College in a non-conference contest.  Game time is slated for 12 p.m. in Rockville Centre, N.Y.

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