ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Visiting Washington College got a career-best and game-high six goals from sophomore attacker
Tobin Chambers (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck), and tallied 10 unanswered goals during the first and second quarters and led by as many as 11 goals on its way to a 15-10 win over host Muhlenberg on Saturday afternoon at Scotty Wood Stadium in Centennial Conference women's lacrosse action. The Shorewomen improved to 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the conference, while the Mules are 8-3 overall and 1-3 in Centennial play.
Washington College 15 Muhlenberg 10
How It Happened
- Muhlenberg scored the opening goal just 11 seconds in on an unassisted score by
Samantha Eynon.
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Ellie Morrall would answer 70 seconds later to tie it at 1-1 and would put the Shorewomen ahead for good with 9:48 to go in the first half, 2-1, on a pair of free position scores as she scored the first two of the 10 straight goals and had three during the run.
- Chambers pushed the lead to 3-1 with 6:00 to go in the first quarter on the first of her four goals during the 10-0 run on a feed from
Morgan Sutherland.
- Morrall scored the last goal of the opening quarter with 1:02 left for her third of the game and the spurt to give the Shorewomen a 5-1 lead after one.
- Chambers capped the 10-0 barrage with 9:03 left on a pass from
Mia Salvatierra for her third of the quarter to make it 10-1 just 54 seconds after Sutherland chalked up a score from
Anna Wilson.
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Ava Milia ended the run for the Mules with 6:12 to go on an unassisted goal to trim the lead to 10-2.
- Sutherland scored from Morrall with three ticks left in the second to give WC a 12-3 lead into halftime.
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Abby Laubach gave WC its biggest lead of the day with 5:40 to go on an unassisted score to make it 14-3. The goal was the team's 500th all-time goal against the Mules.
- Washington would lead 14-4 after three stanzas
- The Mules outscored the Shorewomen 6-1 in the fourth to provide the final margin.
For The Shorewomen (6-5, 2-2 CC)
- Scoring: Chambers (career-highs of six goals, game-best, and six points to tie for contest-best), Sutherland (two goals and game-best four assists for six points to tie for personal-high and game-best in points), Morrall (four goals and five points), Laubach (three goals and four points)
- In Goal:
Sydney Wingate (45:00, six saves, four goals),
Emily Markley (15:00, two saves, six goals)
- Morrall (five draw controls) and Wilson (two caused turnovers)
- The Shorewomen outshot the hosts 28-25, won 21 of the game's 30 draw controls and had six caused turnovers.
- WC went 11-for-13 in clears, went 4-for-7 in free position shots and picked up nine ground balls.
For Muhlenberg (8-3, 1-3 CC)
- Scoring: Eynon (team-best four goals),
Nicole Steiner (three goals), Milia,
Emily Gaffney and
Jillian Kubikowski (goal and assist)
- In Goal:
Ellison Ervin (15:00, zero saves, five goals),
Meaghan Haughney (45:00, seven saves, 10 goals)
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Emily Vaughan (five draw controls and contest-best four caused turnovers)
- The Mules went 11-for-12 in clears and had two fewer turnovers than WC, 17-15.
- Muhlenberg went 3-for-8 in free position chances, totaled 18 ground balls and recorded 11 caused turnovers.
Notes
- The Shorewomen have won six straight and 11 of the past 12 versus the Mules as they lead the all-time series 25-11.
- Washington's 25 wins over Muhlenberg ties it with Bryn Mawr for most wins over one opponent. WC leads the all-time series with Bryn Mawr 25-3 and travel to Bryn Mawr on April 19.
- Washington has now scored 501 all-time goals against Muhlenberg, the most of any goals against one opponent.
- Chambers' prior high in goals was three last April 27 versus Swarthmore and her prior high in points was three which she had done on two occasions.
- Sutherland tallied her second six-point performance in the last four games as she had four goals and two helpers for six points in the 15-9 win over Ursinus on March 25.
Up Next
4/15 v. #10 Franklin & Marshall – 1:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)