Box Score

READING, Pa. – Senior Sara Lentricchia and freshman Kathryn Restrepo each recorded four goals and five points to lead the Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team to a convincing 17-4 victory over Alvernia on Tuesday, March 17 at Schlager Memorial Field.
 
Swarthmore (2-2) scored the first four goals and 11 of the 12 in the game and never looked back. After Julie Sutton netted the first goal for the hosts on a free position shot at the 16:57 mark, junior Lizzie Kolln set up senior Elyse Tierney for one of her four goals just 44 seconds later to ignite a seven-goal outburst for the Garnet. A Restrepo rocket on a free position made it 13-2 at the recess.
 
In the second half, juniors Tazmin Bailiff-Curtis, Antonia Violante, Nathalie Perry-Freer and Christine McGinn anchored a Garnet defensive effort that only yielded one goal over the final 30 minutes. Senior Elizabeth Bachman gave Swarthmore a 10-goal cushion at 23:20 by finishing a pass from Kolln to open the scoring after the break before Lentricchia capped the scoring with a strike at the 7:07 mark. Sutton ended a goal-scoring drought that lasted nearly 34 minutes by converting a free position shot to seal the final outcome.
 
Junior Connie Bowen picked up the victory for Swarthmore by making seven saves, including five in the second half, while Alvernia's Colleen Reilly was charged with the loss after turning away four shots in just over 33 minutes of action. Swarthmore outshot Alvernia 28-18 and had a 13-9 advantage in draw controls, while Alvernia (1-2) finished with a 13-12 edge in ground balls.
 
Swarthmore visits Eastern on Thursday, March 19 at 4 p.m.