WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson women's lacrosse team cruised to a 20-1 Ohio River Lacrosse Conference win against Waynesburg on Wednesday night, April 25, to tie the program record for largest win.
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The win improves the Presidents to 12-3 overall and 9-1 in conference games.
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The 20 goals scored by W&J marks the most in a game this season and the most since May 5, 2017, in a 20-3 win over Hanover in the ORLC Semifinals. In addition, the 19-goal victory tied the program record for largest win, a feat W&J has now accomplished four times, all against Waynesburg.
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W&J used 11 first half goals to build an 11-0 halftime lead before outscoring the Yellow Jackets, 9-1, in the second half. The Presidents' scoring streak reached 12 before Waynesburg scored its first goal in the second half.
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Caroline Kallos (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin) led the way for the W&J offense with her second career 10-point game as the senior midfielder scored six goals and assisted on four more. Kallos also scooped up a career-high 13 ground balls, her second game of the season with at least 10, to go along with four caused turnovers and six draw controls.
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Alexis Miller (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) tallied season highs in goals (6) and points (8) to aid the offense in addition to three ground balls and five draw controls.
Sierra Meyer (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) and
Katelyn White (Linthicum, Md./North County) rounded out the multi-goal scorers with two scores each, Meyer's third two-goal game of the season and White's second.
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Sofiya Bobrovnikova (Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast),
Jenna Allen (Sanford, Fla./Seminole),
Kayla Boulas (North Branford, Conn./North Branford) and
Graycen Vitale (Gibsonia, Pa./Mars Area) all totaled two points on a goal and an assist to round out the scoring.
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Boulas, Miller, Meyer and Bobrovnikova each scooped up three or more ground balls while Bobrovnikova tied Kallos for the game high in caused turnovers (4).
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Sara Maute (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J Roberts) needed to make just two saves in the contest in recording her fifth game of the season with less than two goals allowed.
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The Presidents outshot Waynesburg (39-4), put more shots on goal than the Yellow Jackets (29-3) and won the turnovers battle (22-13) in the win.
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W&J will close the 2018 regular season with a road game at ORLC foe Mount St. Joseph on Saturday, April 28, at 1:00 p.m.
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