Two different Penn State women's lacrosse teams came to play over spring break.

In a 7-6 loss at Vanderbilt (2-0, 2-0 ALC) on Mar. 2, the No. 13 Nittany Lions (1-1, 0-1 ALC) took much more for granted much than they did in their 11-10 victory on Mar. 8 at No. 12 James Madison (1-2).

Lions' coach Suzanne Isidor said her team knew it was better than the Commodores and assumed too many things would come to them. Against James Madison, Isidor said her team concentrated on creating plays.

"We had to play every possession hard and earn everything we got," Isidor said. "We did it."

Isidor added that Penn State was better at finishing on scoring opportunities and posted a better shooting percentage against the Dukes than against the Commodores.

Against Vanderbilt, the Lions had many scoring opportunities, especially in the first half, but Isidor said her team didn't score as much as they would have liked.

Jeschke and Kristen Wood gave the Lions an early 2-0 lead, as they scored 8:06 and 16:05 into the game, respectively. Penn State took a 4-3 lead into halftime as Jeschke scored her second goal of the contest and attacker Katie Donahue netted a goal.

Even with her two tallies, Isidor said Jeschke did not have her best game. "Her shots weren't falling as well as they usually do," Isidor said.

In the first 10 minutes of the second half, the Commodores put three shots past Lions goalie Lee Tortorelli to take a 6-4 lead.

Penn State midfielder Kristen Burke tallied twice to knot the game at six, but the Commodores scored late in the game to secure the victory.

Against James Madison, the Lions won in dramatic come-from-behind fashion. Midfielder Jamie Donahue tied the game at 10 with 1:47 to play and attacker Molly Ford put home the game-winning goal with just 26 seconds left in regulation.

To set up Ford's goal, Donahue controlled the draw at the center of the field. Jeschke carried the ball at the eight-meter mark and made a pass to a cutting Ford, who beat the Dukes goalie Amy Altig.

"She (Ford) did a nice job of placing the shot around the goalkeeper," Isidor said.

In all, attacker Colleen O'Hara had a hat trick and an assist and Jeschke added four goals and two assists in the Lions' victory.

"(Jeschke) played a great game against James Madison," Isidor said. "She came up with some great goals."

Before Donahue and Ford scored, Dukes midfielder Lisa Staedt scored two of her four goals on the day to bring the score from 9-8 Penn State to 10-9 James Madison. The lead went back and forth during the match, which had eight ties in all.

Just as it did against Vanderbilt, Penn State took an early 2-0 lead against the Dukes. Starting was not a strength for the Lions last season, when their opponents outscored Penn State in the first half 108-90.

Isidor said it was a positive sign that they got off two good starts in their first two games.

"It's one of our goals, score the first goal, get some momentum," she said. "It's something we want to keep up."