For the second time in a week, Seton Hill took on West Chester in a women's lacrosse playoff contest. Last Friday, the teams played in the PSAC Tournament semifinals, won by the Rams 17-8. This time, the stakes were even higher, as the teams faced off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Unfortunately, the Griffins faced a similar result, as West Chester knocked off SHU 19-10 to advance to the next round against the Regional host, East Stroudsburg. Seton Hill's tremendous season, which saw them win their second consecutive PSAC West title in a row, comes to an end with a record of 14-5.

West Chester struck first with a goal at the 12:29 mark of the first period. Seton Hill drew even a few minutes later on a goal by Carleigh Sutfin, but that was answered by three Ram goals in under three minutes. Seton Hill did notch two of the final three goals of the period, starting with a Megan Bunker score with two minutes left. Following a WCU tally, Jaclyn Frank scored with five seconds on the clock and SHU trailed 5-3 after the first period.

The teams alternated goals in the second quarter. West Chester scored first, but Piper Conlan scored her first of the day with 9:25 left. The Rams scored less than a minute later but the Griffins struck back with a goal by Alaina TeSelle with 5:31 left. The Rams would get the final score of the quarter and carried an 8-5 lead into halftime.

West Chester looked like they might pull away in the third, scoring the first three goals of the period. Seton Hill managed to get two back though, with Conlan scoring off an assist from Sutfin and Ella Wroblewski posting her first goal of the game to make it a four-goal spread. The Rams would tally another goal late in the quarter and had a 12-7 lead going into the final period.

The Rams would pull away for good in the final quarter, outscoring the Griffins 7-3. Frank, TeSelle and Annabelle Taylor would notch goals in the final quarter for Seton Hill, but West Chester would go on to the win and a trip to the second round of the tournament.

Three different player scored two goals for Seton Hill, including Conlan, Frank and TeSelle. Sutfin posted two points as well with a goal and assist, while Bunker scored once and won 10 draw controls. On defense, Dalanie Tompkins forced a team-high three turnovers and in goal, Kyleigh Hessian made 11 saves and scooped a team-leading six ground balls.