WASHINGTON, Pa. – A career-high four points from Jenna Jaworski (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) led the Washington & Jefferson field hockey team to a 4-0 Empire 8 Conference win over Nazareth on Saturday, Sept. 23.
 
The Presidents improve to 4-3 overall with a 3-0 mark in E8 play while the Golden Flyers fall to 1-7 overall and 0-2 in conference action.
 
The first W&J goal came in the 14th minute when Rachel Buyan (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison) finished off a backhand shot off the inside of the left post after receiving a pass from Jaworski inside the box.
 
Leading 1-0 in the second half, Jaworski and Alana Boyd (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) had a two-on-one advantage in the 56th minute. After a series of passes between the two, Boyd fired a shot which found room between the keeper's legs for her third goal of the campaign. Eight minutes later, Jaworski capped her career high day with an unassisted goal after gathering a loose ball in the box and scoring to the keeper's left.
 
Ashley Overton (Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Forge) provided the final W&J tally less than two minutes later with her third goal of the season. Buyan found Overton on a pass in the middle of the box after gathering a rebounded shot herself.
 
Jaworski's goal was her second of this season to go along with her first career multi-assist game while her four points in the game were the second most by a player this season. Her goal was one of three shots on net and one of five total shots in the game.
 
Buyan's goal was her sixth of the year, extending her team-leading mark, as she also tallied five shots and three on target. Claire Shaak (Myerstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) totaled a team-high seven shots in the contest and put three on goal. Overton finished with five shots (four on goal) while Boyd and Rachel Fromm (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) each shot four times.
 
Karlie Baran (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty) was not required to make a save to record her third consecutive shutout and fourth overall this season as the W&J defense surrendered just two total shots all game. Baran now has 12 career shutouts and an active scoreless streak of 218:36.
 
As a team, the Presidents totaled 31 shots against the Golden Flyers and were able to put 18 on target while holding a 12-3 advantage in penalty corners.
 
The Presidents will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 1, when they host St. Mary's College of Maryland in a 12:00 p.m. nonconference battle.