The host Devils scored five straight goals around the half-time break to seize control of the game and emerge with the 16-11 win.

Eastern, the 2008 PAC Champions, jumped to a 2-0 advantage on goals from Katie Choquette and Kristin Brownett, but the Eagles were unable to pull away. Erin Fries gave Eastern their final lead of the day when she converted a free position shot to put the Eagles up 5-4 with just under ten minutes to play in the first half.

The Devils began their decisive run on a free position shot from Lindsey Parent. By the end of the contest, FDU converted six of their fifteen free position attempts into goals. Fries' free position goal was the Eagles' only eight meter goal of the evening. FDU scored twice more before the half for a 7-5 lead going to the break. FDU held a 28-13 advantage in shots in the opening half, and they forced Kim Campbell to make ten of her 16 saves before te break.

FDU scored twice in the opening minutes of the second half before Fries connected on her second of the day to stem the tide. The Devils stretched their lead to 14-7 with another quick burst of goals. The Eagles responded with four straight tallies to cut  the FDU advantage to 14-11before the hosts converted another pair of free position goals for the final margin.

Fries finished the day with four goals, and Choquette and Basch each finished with two goals and an assist. Brownett scored a pair of goals. Eastern Head Coach Camrin Azzarano was pleased with some aspects of her team's play against the defending MAC Champions. She said, "we struggled to get into the offense a bit, but when we were able to get our offense going, we created good chances and scored some very nice goals. We need to adjust a little better to the way things are being called in the arc, but I think we can build off this." 

The Eagles (2-3 1-2) have played each of last year's finalists on the road to start the year, and will return home to take on Misericordia this Saturday at noon. 

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