GROVE CITY, Pa. -- A balanced team effort guided the Washington & Jefferson College women's lacrosse team to a 20-9 road victory over host Grove City College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game at Robert E. Thorn Field in Mercer County.
The victory is the 12th straight for the Presidents. W&J concludes the regular season at 9-0 in PAC play and holds a 13-3 overall record.
Eight Presidents scored and four Presidents netted hat tricks in the victory Saturday. Leading the way with a seven-point effort was
Sarah Labovitz (Great Falls, Va./The Bullis School), who continued to make her case as one of the top players in the conference. Labovitz finished with four goals, three assists, nine draw controls, four ground balls and two caused turnovers. With the seven-point day Labovitz becomes the seventh President in program history to reach 200 points.
Caleigh Bogats (Oakdale, Pa./Chartiers Valley) registered a season-high six points. The freshman tallied three goals and a season-best three assists in the victory.
Mya Bolinda (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) filled the stat sheet with a season-best four goals, two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Sofia Jenkins (Hughesville, Md./The Calverton School) posted four goals, an assist, four draw controls, four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Ella Phillips (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) paced the defensive efforts with four ground balls and four caused turnovers. Phillips becomes the 14th President in program history to reach 100 ground balls.
Sam Casile (New Kensington, Pa./Plum) finished with three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Kaitlyn Brown (Charlotte Hall, Md./La Plata) made four saves to improve her record to 13-3 this season.
Madison Nazigian put together a strong effort for the Wolverines, as she finished with seven goals and nine draw controls in a losing effort.
W&J built a 5-2 lead after the first quarter before pushing the advantage to 11-7 at halftime. The Presidents put the game away with a 4-2 spurt in the third and inflicting the mercy clock by scoring all five goals in the fourth.
The Presidents held advantages in shots (32-21), clears (21-18), draw controls (20-13) and caused turnovers (16-10).
W&J holds the top seed in the PAC Tournament next week. The six-team tournament opens with a pair of games Tuesday. The Presidents await their semifinal opponent, which will be determined in Tuesday's quarterfinal round. The semifinal game will take place Thursday, May 4 at Alexandre Stadium with a 7 p.m. start time.
