Box Score Despite playing their second game in less than 24 hours, Colorado College's senior captains were determined to make sure the Tigers prevailed on Saturday.
 
Madeline Scherer struck for a career-high six goals, while defender Sheridan Gribbon caused four turnovers and grabbed five ground balls to lead CC to a 17-7 victory over Morrisville State College at Stewart Field.
 
After a slow start by the Tigers offensively, Scherer put them ahead 3-2 with a free-position goal midway through the first half. Fellow senior Iris Rayburn came off the bench to notch back-to-back tallies in a span of 44 seconds, and Maddie Pitkin capped a 4-0 run with the first of her two tallies with 8:56 remaining. 
 
Shelby Wood, who became Morrisville State's career points leader with the first marker of the game, answered with two of her three goals to cut MSC's deficit to 6-4, but Leigh Nicholl and Sadie Cole found the cage during the final 3:14 to give Colorado College an 8-4 lead after 30 minutes.
 
Two more tallies by Scherer stretched the Tigers' advantage to 10-4, and after Paige Biviano got one back for the Mustangs, CC struck for seven consecutive goals to build a 17-5 cushion with 10:17 to play.
 
Rayburn tied her career high with three goals, while Pitkin and Sadie Cole each added a pair. Elise Burchard and Colleen Orr recorded two assists apiece. 
 
Colorado College launched 35 shots, compared to only 17 for Morrisville State. The Tigers also finished with a 25-17 advantage in ground balls.
 
Goaltender Martha Smith steered aside five shots for CC, which improved to 7-3.
 
Morrisville State's Cailin Dunphy stopped eight shots before giving way to Meagan Mack with 14:33 remaining.
 
Colorado College wraps up its six-game home stand with a pair of contests on Saturday. The Tigers play host to the University of Puget Sound at 11 a.m. and Rockhurst University at 4 p.m.