SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The women's lacrosse team earned its sixth straight victory with an 19-8 non-league win over Bridgewater (Mass.) State Tuesday morning at the Puerto Rico Clasico.
 
The Hornets (6-0) jumped on the Bears (1-3) for 11 first half goals before coasting home to the 11-goal victory.

IN BRIEF

Leading 3-2 after BSC tallied a pair of goals midway through the first, Shenandoah reeled off an 8-0 run to finish the first half and seize total control of the contest.
 
Alyson Bittinger and Anna Baxter, who co-led the Hornets with four goals each, both scored twice during this run.
 
Bridgewater State tallied the initial three goals of the second half to cut the deficit to 11-5, but Shenandoah again had an answer.
 
An 8-1 run over the next 15 minutes extended the SU lead out to 13 goals and secured the victory.
 
The Hornets nearly doubled up the Bears in shots, 34-18, had a 17-10 advantage in groundballs and won 16 of 27 draws.

QUOTABLE

"Today was a good game and a good chance to get outside of our regional opponents and see someone new," head coach Lindsey Lutz said. "Everyone was able to get involved and a lot of people stepped up to get a quality win."

SU BY THE NUMBERS

Goals: Anna Baxter 4, Alyson Bittinger 4, Emma Stiffler 2, Kathleen Donovan 2, Natalie Nichols 2, Megan Egan, Cassie Arndt, Jordyn Miller, Kaitlyn Morris, Alexandra Simonson
Assists: Nikki Zerna 3, Egan 2, Baxter, Nichols, Stiffler, Macy Tignor, Madison Re
Saves: Ashley MacFarlane 2 (30:00, 2 GA), Lauren Standish 2 (30:00, 6 GA)

UP NEXT

The Hornets complete play in Puerto Rico with an 8 a.m. game Wednesday morning versus Wheaton (Mass.).

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