The No. 14 University of Scranton women's lacrosse cruised past Juniata College, 22-3, at Weiss Field on Wednesday evening, improving to 8-4 on the season and 4-0 in Landmark Conference play.

The Basics

• Final Score: No. 14 Scranton – 22, Juniata – 3
• Records: No. 14 Scranton (8-4, 4-0 Landmark); Juniata (2-8, 1-3 Landmark)

How it Happened

• Scranton's Eileen Hewitt opened the scoring just 1:22 into the contest, giving the Royals a 1-0 advantage.
• Less than three minutes later, Grace DiDominica scored to make it 2-0, and under a minute after that, Alexandra Back finished a pass from DiDominica to extend Scranton's lead to 3-0.
• With 10:06 remaining in the first quarter, Juniata's Devyn Mauger put the Eagles on the board, cutting the lead to 3-1.
• Jessica McCabe answered with 9:05 left in the period, finishing a pass from Hewitt to stretch the lead to 4-1.
• Jillian Lopez scored her first goal off a pass from Hewitt, then added another 32 seconds later off a feed from Riley Miller to give the Royals a 6-1 advantage.
• DiDominica added her second goal off a feed from Lopez with 5:40 left in the period to extend the Royals lead to 7-1.
• Juniata scored again with 5:25 remaining, but Scranton closed the period on a five goal run. Hewitt scored twice, Lopez added one, and Colleen Mullin scored two goals during the stretch.
• Scranton scored the only four goals of the second period. Becca Paterson scored with 9:51 left, Jane Burrows finished a pass from Allyson Flynn, and Flynn followed with a pair of goals to finish out the half with Scranton leading 16-2.
• The Royals opened the third quarter with three straight goals. Lopez found the back of the net off a feed from McCabe 2:10 seconds into the period, Hewitt followed with a goal off a pass from Lylah Wilhelm at the 11:01 mark, and Delaney Wozniak scored to make it a 19-2 Royals lead with 9:08 left in the period.
• With 2:47 left in the third quarter, Juniata's Ella McGlaughlin scored, making it a 19-3 heading into the fourth period.
• The Royals scored all three goals in the fourth period. Addison McKiernan started the scoring with 10:46 left in the game, Sophia Feli followed 1:10 later off a pass from Wozniak, and Madeline Kaplan finished a feed from Meghan Theofield to secure the 22-3 victory.

• Lopez and Hewitt each scored a game-high four goals. Lopez added an assist, five points, and four draw controls.
• Hewitt also recorded three assists and three draw controls.
• Lylah Wilhelm tied her career-high with seven draw controls.
• Flynn added two goals and two assists.

Inside the Box Score

• Scranton out shot Juniata 48-13.
• The Royals won 18 draw controls, while the Eagles won nine.
• Scranton tallied 20 caused turnovers and Juniata recorded eight.

Up Next

• The Royals are back in action Wednesday against Moravian University, with the opening draw set for 6 PM at Weiss Field in Scranton.