Box Score
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Sophomore
Lizzie Kolln recorded a career-high seven points to lead the Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team to a 20-2 rout of Becker in South Carolina on Thursday, March 13. The Garnet concluded the week undefeated through five games for the first time since 2009.
Swarthmore once again used a balanced attack to break loose by having five different players score the team's first five goals in the opening four minutes of play. After Becker's Christina Boucher tied the game at 1-1 with 28:34 on the clock, sophomore
Elizabeth Upton finished a pass from junior
Elizabeth Bachman to begin a 4-0 run and put the Garnet up for good.
Beginning with a Kolln strike at the 18:07 mark of the first half, Swarthmore ended the game by scoring 15 unanswered goals. Kolln, Upton and senior
Lucy Whitacre each concluded the contest with four goals apiece, while Whitacre capped the scoring with an unassisted tally at the 2:36 mark.
The Garnet dominated in every phase of the game, outshooting the Hawks by a count of 35-8 and scooping up 20 ground balls to the Hawks' one. Led by freshman
Briana Narzikul's eight, the Garnet also had a commanding 21-3 advantage in draw controls.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Connie Bowen, who played the second frame, kept the opposing team off the scoreboard throughout a half for the second straight outing and third time this season. Upton and Bachman each set career highs for scoring with five and three points, respectively.
Swarthmore (5-0) will look to continue its hot start when it hosts Widener for a 320 Challenge battle on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m.