TOWSON, MD – The University of Scranton women's lacrosse team soundly defeated Goucher College, 17-5, on Saturday afternoon in Towson, MD. 

The Basics 

• Final Score: Scranton – 17, Goucher – 5 

• Records: Scranton (5-5, 2-0 Landmark), Goucher (5-5, 0-2 Landmark) 

How it Happened 

• Sophomore Jillian Lopez opened the scoring for Scranton with a goal just 33 seconds into the game to put the Royals ahead 1-0. 

• While Goucher responded at the 12:45 mark, graduate student Erin Reich scored a goal for Scranton eight seconds later that put the Royals back in front 2-1 and started a run of nine goals to end the quarter. 

• Sophomore Eileen Hewitt scored the Royals third goal of the game four seconds after Reich, and then graduate student Devyn Tanajewski, Hewitt, and sophomore Becca Patterson scored one goal each within a five-minute period to go ahead 7-1. 

• At the 4:26 mark, junior Delaney Wozniak scored her first goal of the game. Then, freshman Natalie Paul joined the scoring barrage with her first career goal at the 2:40 mark and senior Shannon DiDominica took a feed from Wozniak and scored the Royals' 10th goal of the quarter with 52 seconds left in the first. 

• With a 10-1 lead to begin the second, senior Molly McCarren scored a goal 12 seconds into the period, and classmate Catherine McGlynn tallied her first goal of the game at the 9:25 mark to go up 12-1. 

• Junior Jessica McCabe grabbed a pass from Shannon DiDominica and scored the 13th goal for the game for Scranton, although Goucher responded with its second goal with just 32 seconds left in the half. 

• Scranton scored three goals in the third quarter, each by a freshman for their first career goals. Amelia Price tallied her first goal at the 6:08 mark, Grace Hoeger took a pass from junior Meghan Theofield and scored her's at the 4:16 mark, and then Madeline Kaplan scored at the 1:43 mark to make it 16-2 Royals. 

• Goucher responded by scoring three straight goals to cut the Scranton lead to 16-5. 

• With just 1:01 to go in the game, Theofield connected with freshman Lourdes Zacarese who scored her first career goal, becoming the fifth different Royal to score their first career goal in the 17-5 victory. 

Top Performers 

• Lopez scored two goals and had one assist. 

• Hewitt tallied two goals. 

• Theofield recorded a career-high two assists. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Scranton out shot Goucher 28 to 12. 

• The Gophers won 13 draw controls while the Royals won 11. 

• Both teams tallied one caused turnover each. 

Up Next 

• The Royals are back in action with another Landmark Conference contest on Wednesday against Lycoming College with action set to begin at 4:00 p.m. at Weiss Field in Scranton, Pa.