Release courtesy of Sports Information Intern, Vin Rinella
SCRANTON, Pa. -- The University of Scranton women's lacrosse team (11-2, 6-0 Landmark) earned their seventh straight victory after defeating Elizabethtown (4-7, 1-3 Landmark) by a score of 17-3 at Weiss Field in Scranton.
On the day, the Royals honored the team's 13 seniors for their contributions and dedication to the program. Five different seniors were responsible for scoring ten of the seventeen total goals for the home team.
Junior Grace Lane (Long Beach, N.Y. / Sacred Heart Academy) got the scoring started for the Royals with her 39th goal of the season at the 9:49 mark of the first quarter. Fellow junior Catherine McGlynn (Medford, N.J. / Shawnee) followed suit three minutes later and the rout was on for the Royals, who scored five more times in the quarter and led this game 7-1 going to the second.
The trio of seniors in Tara Kotten (New City, N.Y. / Clarkstown South), Kayleigh Stalter (Lynbrook, N.Y. / Lynbrook), and McKenna Moore (Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan) each added a goal in the second quarter, sending the Royals to halftime with a commanding 10-1 lead.
To begin the third, two goals from freshman Eileen Hewitt (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown East) and another goal from Lane extended the Royals lead to 13-1 as they ran away with this one. Scranton would score four more goals before the end of the game, earning their sixth Landmark Conference win in a row and remaining perfect in conference play.
Kotten led the Royals with her career-high three goals in the game, while Moore scored twice and notched two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Senior Nicolina Mauro (South Hempstead, N.Y. / South Side) led the team in both ground balls with seven and caused turnovers with three. In goal, junior Lauren Boldis (Merrick, N.Y. / Sanford H. Calhoun) made four saves in the win.
The University of Scranton women's lacrosse team is back in action this Wednesday against Wilkes University at Weiss Field in Scranton with the start time set for 4:30 pm.
--ROYALS--
