WINCHESTER, Va. - The SU women's lacrosse team turned in its largest margin of victory in history Saturday afternoon as the Hornets opened USA South Conference play with a 32-1 victory over visiting Ferrum College.

Shenandoah (3-1, 1-0 USA South) led 17-1 at the half as the it poured in 11 straight goals to start the contest. The 31-goal margin surpasses a 27-goal bulge in a 29-2 victory at Averett on March 27, 2004.

After the first 3:35 of Saturday's game passed without a tally, SU scored 11 times in the next 11:54 to put the game out of reach. Ferrum (0-2, 0-1) broke the string with unassisted goal by Jennifer Phillips at the 9:06 mark.

The Hornets answered right back after Phillips' goal with an unassisted goal by Melissa Bryant, and then preceded to score five more times before the first half ended. The final goal, by sophomore Joia Davis, came with nine seconds left.

Shenandoah had eight different women score goals; sophomore Erika Bradd led this group with a third best in school history eight goals. She also had two assists for an even 10 points on the afternoon.

Bryant added five, as did Lauren Prentice while Kelly Matagiese and Davis each had four. Lauren Carpinello, Courtney Beard and Joanna Eure rounded out the scoring with three, two and one, respectively.

SU outshot the Lady Panthers 49-7, including 18-1 in the second half. SU also held a 28-8 advantage in groundballs and won 17 of 20 draw controls.

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Shenandoah is on the road on Monday in a non-conference game at Marymount University. Game time is 4:00.