Box Score
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Sophomore Lizzie Kolln scored a career-high five goals and Corinne Sommi tallied four assists in leading the Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team to a 17-4 rout of Eastern on Saturday, March 1 at Clothier Field.

The game started off competitive, as Eastern got on the scoreboard first at the 28:35 mark on a Sara Blaylock shot that found the back of the net before Kolln answered with a free position shot less than two minutes later to knot the score. After Blaylock found the back of the net for a free position goal with 12:02 on the clock, Swarthmore scored five consecutive goals in a span of 5:19 to break loose. Five different players scored during the stretch, which was capped by a Caroline Murphy strike that made it 10-3 in favor of the Garnet.

Swarthmore, which led 10-4 at the break, continued to utilize a balanced attack and netted seven unanswered goals in the second half to complete the rout. Sommi and Kölln found the back of the net twice, while junior Elizabeth Bachman, senior Emma Sipperly and freshman Briana Narzikul also scored during the run.

Kolln and Sommi paced the Garnet with six points apiece. Kölln added an assist along with her career-high five goals, while Sommi had a team-leading four helpers and two goals. In addition to notching a hat trick, Murphy scooped up four ground balls and won three draw controls.

Swarthmore held a commanding 16-7 draw control advantage and an 11-6 advantage in ground balls. The Garnet also outshot the Eagles by a 34-16 margin.

Senior Michelle Ammerman picked up the win between the pipes for Swarthmore by making three saves in the first half. Connie Bowen, a sophomore, stopped all six shots she faced on target in the second frame. Cortney Andres, who turned away five shots and allowed 10 goals in the opening stanza, was tagged with the loss for Eastern.

Swarthmore (1-0) will return to action on Thursday, March 6 when it hosts Alvernia at 7 p.m.