ELIZABETHTOWN, PA – The University of Scranton women's lacrosse team took down the Elizabethtown Blue Jays 16-3 on Saturday afternoon in Elizabethtown.

The Basics

• Final Score: Scranton – 16, Elizabethtown – 3
• Records: Scranton (9-5, 6-0 Landmark), Elizabethtown (8-5, 3-3 Landmark)

How it Happened

• Senior Grace Lane started the scoring for Scranton with a free-position goal at the 9:12 mark of the first quarter.
• Just 20 seconds later, graduate student Erin Reich found sophomore Eileen Hewitt who buried the shot through contact to make it 2-0 Scranton.
• Sophomore Jillian Lopez added to the lead when she found the back of the net, scoring Scranton's third goal of the game on a jump shot in traffic less than a minute after Hewitt scored.
• The Royals scored another goal, this time in transition, at the 6:04 mark to make it 4-0. First, freshman Grace DiDominica cleared for Scranton and found Lane who quickly dished to graduate student Erin Reich who scored her first of the game.
• Scranton scored again 51 seconds later when Lane passed to a cutting graduate student Devyn Tanajewski and she found the back of the net to extend the lead to 5-0.
• With 4:01 left in the first quarter, Reich scored her third goal of the afternoon, assisted again by Lane, to put Scranton ahead 6-0. Then Reich connected with Hewitt who scored her second of the game and put Scranton ahead by seven.
• Lane made it 8-0 with her second goal of the game on a free position shot just 28 seconds into the second quarter.
• At the 10:49 mark of the second period, Lopez bounced a shot past the ETown goalie for her second goal of the game.
• Junior Jessica McCabe joined the scoring barrage with 5:40 to go in the first half, wrapping around the crease and bouncing the shot in for the Royals' 10^th goal of the game. Senior Molly McCarren scored her first goal of the afternoon with 2:10 left to go in the quarter, driving to goal from the top of the key and finding the back of the net, making it 11-0 Scranton.
• The Royals finished the quarter with their 12^th goal of the half as Grace DiDominica connected with senior Catherine McGlynn who placed the shot into the top corner for her first goal of the contest.
• Reich opened the third quarter with a goal 58 seconds into the period, but ETown responded with its first goal of the game less than a minute later to cut the Royals' lead to 13-1. 
• The Blue Jays added their second goal of the game at the 7:21 mark to make it 13-2 Scranton, and they scored again at the 13:15 mark of the fourth quarter.
• McCabe scored her second of the game at the 10:34 mark to give Scranton a 14-3 edge. Then senior Shannon DiDominica drove to the net and scored her first goal of the game to make it 15-3.
• With 5:54 left to go in the game, freshman Grace Hoeger scored on a free-position goal to make it 16-3 Scranton.

Top Performers

• Reich tallied five points on three goals and two assists.
• Lane recorded three assists with two goals, three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Hewitt scored twice and tallied one ground ball and two caused turnovers.

Inside the Box Score

• Scranton outshot ETown 44 to 13.
• The Royals won 12 draw controls while the Blue Jays won nine.
• Scranton tallied 13 caused turnovers and ETown had nine.

Up Next

• The Royals are back in action with a Landmark Conference matchup on Wednesday against Wilkes University, with action set to begin at 7:00 PM in Elizabethtown, Pa.