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athletic updates Hana Cicerelle and Tatyana Petteway
Women’s Lacrosse reaches NCAA DII Semifinals for 2nd time in three seasons The Warriors, under head coach Xeni Barakos-Yoder ’11, won its secondever Atlantic Region championship and finished No. 4 in the IWLCA DII poll, its highest ranking in program history. ESU avenged three losses earlier in the season to defeat West Chester, 13-9, on May 16 at Eiler-Martin Stadium to add the 2021 regional title to its 2018 crown. The Warriors advanced to the NCAA DII Final Four in Salem, Va., falling to Queens (N.C.), 17-14, to finish with a 12-4 record. Graduate students Hana Cicerelle ’20 and Tatyana Petteway ’20 rewrote the ESU record book throughout their final seasons. Cicerelle became ESU’s all-time points leader (270 points) and ranks second in both goals (180) and assists (90). Petteway is ESU’s all-time saves leader (764), ranking sixth all-time in Division II in the category. She also became the all-time DII goalkeeper minutes played leader. Freshman Emily Mitarotonda posted one of the best debut seasons in school history, ranking second among freshmen (to her sister, Krista) in both goals (48) and points (60). She led ESU with six goals in the NCAA semifinals. Petteway earned IWLCA All-America honors for the third time in her career, and was joined by Cicerelle and Mitarotonda on the All-America team. Also named to the IWLCA All-Atlantic Region team were seniors Kayleigh Pokrivka (1st team), Kristen Andreychak (1st team) and Gianna LeDuc (2nd team). Barakos-Yoder has led the Warriors to a 75-22 record in six seasons, guiding ESU to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments (the first in program history), along with two regional titles and the 2017 PSAC championship.
ESU Lacrosse team members at Eiler-Martin Stadium.
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ESU Lacrosse at NCAA Semifinals held in Salem, Va.
