The No. 15 University of Scranton women's lacrosse rolled past Lycoming College, 24-6, on Wednesday evening in Williamsport, Pa.
The Basics
- Final Score: No. 15 Scranton – 24, Lycoming – 6
- Records: No. 15 Scranton (6-4, 2-0 Landmark); Lycoming (3-6, 0-2 Landmark)
How it Happened
- Lycoming's Riley Block opened the scoring 2:35 into the contest, giving the Warriors a 1-0 advantage.
- Less than a minute later, Natalie Paul found Jillian Lopez for the equalizer, knotting the score at 1-1.
- With 8:27 remaining in the first quarter, Grace DiDominica finished a feed from Jessica McCabe to put Scranton in front, 2-1.
- Lopez added her second goal of the game off a pass from DiDominica with 7:37 left in the period, and DiDominica followed with a goal of her own 35 seconds later to stretch the lead to 4-1.
- Allyson Flynn finished a pass from Jessica McCabe to give the Royals a 5-1 lead, and free position goals from Lylah Wilhelm and Flynn pushed Scranton's advantage to six with 2:21 remaining in the quarter.
- The Warriors closed the first quarter with a free-position goal and opened the second with a man-up tally, cutting Scranton's lead to 7-3.
- The Royals answered with six consecutive goals to take a 13-3 advantage into halftime. During the run, Lopez scored twice, while Alexandra Back, Jessica McCabe, and Riley Miller each recorded their first goals of the game. Nora Ryan finished the half with a free-position goal to send Scranton into the break ahead 13-3.
- DiDominica and Lopez each scored to open the third quarter before Lycoming snapped Scranton's streak of 15 straight goals with its fourth at the 11:00 mark.
- The Royals responded with four unanswered goals over the next nine minutes, as DiDominica, Colleen Mullin, Natalie Paul, and Becca Paterson all found the back of the net to extend the lead to 19-4. The Warriors added a goal with 22 seconds remaining in the quarter, making it 19-5 heading into the fourth.
- Delaney Wozniak started the fourth quarter with her first goal of the evening, and 1:15 later Riley Miller found the back of the net again. Wozniak struck once more at the 11:44 mark to extend the lead to 22-5.
- Riley Block recorded her fourth goal of the night for Lycoming with 4:39 remaining, but Scranton closed out the scoring with goals from Addison McKiernan and Grace Hoeger to secure the 24-6 victory.
Top Performers
- DiDominica tallied career-highs with six points, four goals, and two assists.
- Lopez scored a game-high five goals with four draw controls. Lopez now has 191 career draw controls, moving into sole possession of second place on the program's all-time draw control list.
- Miller scored two goals – the first multi-goal game of her career.
- Hewitt recorded two assists and a career-high 11 draw controls.
- Lylah Wilhelm scored one goal with one assist and added a career-best seven draw controls.
Inside the Box Score
- Scranton out shot Lycoming 50-12.
- The Royals won 24 draw controls, while the Warriors won eight.
- Scranton tallied 10 caused turnovers and Lycoming recorded five.
Up Next
- The Royals are back in action Saturday against Elizabethtown College, with the opening draw set for 1 PM at Weiss Field in Scranton. The Royals are set to honor their five seniors before the opening draw.