Lakewood, NJ- The #2 seeded Philadelphia University lacrosse team (10-7, 8-2 CACC) won the inaugural Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Lacrosse Championship 11-9, knocking off the #1 seeded Georgian Court University Lions (15-3, 10-0 CACC) on Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Rams had not previously beaten GCU in their two meetings this season.

Junior midfielder Kathleen Maurer (Rochester NY/ Our Lady of Mercy) scored the game-winner at 7:38 remaining in the second half, and rookie midfielder Caribeth Shappell (Lancaster, PA/ Cocalico) added an insurance goal at 4:44 as the Lady Rams held on for the championship victory.

Shappell was named CACC Tournament 'MVP' for her efforts, while teammates sophomore midfielders Michelle O'Hanlon (Springfield, PA/ Springfield) and Danielle Coffaro (Webster, NY/ Webster Schroeder) along with freshman attacker Taylor Peltzer (Holland, PA/ Archbishop Wood) earned All-Tournament honors.

For the contest, both Peltzer and Maurer had three goals, while Coffaro and O'Hanlon added one apiece.

The Lady Ram's Championship win was the first for the program as well as first-year head coach George Chis-Luca. 

Click here for pictures from the Championship game.