The University of Scranton women's lacrosse team defeated Catholic University, 10-4, on Saturday afternoon at Carlini Field in Washington, D.C.

The Basics 

• Final Score: Scranton – 10, Catholic – 4 
• Records: Scranton (10-4, 6-0 Landmark); Catholic (7-6, 5-1 Landmark) 

• Scranton came out strong, scoring the first nine goals of the game, including four in the opening quarter. Grace DiDominica took a pass from Eileen Hewitt and found the back of the net just 1:41 into the game to give Scranton a 1-0 lead. 
• With 7:14 remaining in the first quarter, Hewitt set up Alexandra Back for a player-up goal to make it 2-0. Just 1:14 later, Back returned the favor, assisting on DiDominica's second goal of the period. 
• Scranton closed the quarter with an Allyson Flynn free-position goal at the 2:52 mark, extending the lead to 4-0 heading into the second. 
• The Royals opened the second period with five straight goals. Hewitt needed only 30 seconds to score and push the advantage to 5-0. Jillian Lopez added two goals four minutes apart to stretch the lead to 7-0 with 10:30 left in the half. 
• Becca Paterson converted a free-position attempt with 10:02 remaining in the second, and Hewitt scored her second of the quarter four minutes later to give Scranton a 9-0 cushion. 
• Catholic got on the board with 1:15 left in the half against Eva Guerino, who recorded four saves in the opening two quarters, as Scranton carried a 9-1 lead into halftime. 
• The Royals struck first in the third period at the 10:39 mark when DiDominica assisted Lopez on her third goal of the game. 
• Catholic held Scranton to just one goal in the second half, but Guerino and the Royals defense were just as strong, surrendering only three goals after the break and four total. Behind their dominant first half, the Royals secured a 10-4 victory over Catholic. 

• Eva Guerino tallied nine saves on 13 shots faced. 
• Eileen Hewitt recorded two goals, three assists, seven draw controls and two ground balls. 
• Jillian Lopez scored three goals and added three caused turnovers and three ground balls. 
• Grace DiDominica scored three points on two goals and one assist. 

Inside the Box Score 

• Scranton out shot Catholic 33-26. 
• The Royals won 10 draw controls, while the Cardinals won six. 
• Both teams recorded six caused turnovers. 

• The Royals are back in action Wednesday evening against Wilkes University, with action set to begin at 4 PM at Weiss Field in Scranton.