Box Score Eva King scored four goals and
Allie Thuet and
Nikki Blair each added three to lead No. 24 Colorado College to a 17-7 victory over Worcester State University Tuesday afternoon at Stewart Field.
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Worcester State's Madison Brennan scored the first goal of the game just 1:06 into the contest, but the Tigers (4-0) rattled off 11 consecutive goals over the next 20 minutes.
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King got the Tigers on the board at the 1:15 mark, then
Ellie Meyer scored just over a minute later and King put home two more and the Tigers led 4-1 a little more than six minutes in.
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Nikki Blair made it 5-1 at the 8:32 mark, then Thuet scored three of the Tigers' next five goals and Blair notched her second of the game to make it 11-1 with 8:43 remaining in the first half.
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Bella Beattie and
Avery Bell scored in the final 90 seconds of the half to give CC a commanding 13-2 lead at halftime.
Alena Stern made four saves in the first half before giving way to
Sarah Stamp for the final 30 minutes.
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King notched her fourth of the game to put CC ahead 15-3 with 19:52 left in the game and
Laura Hoy scored the first goal of her career with 6:32 remaining.
Lauren Pejza's fourth goal of the season closed the scoring for the Tigers with 3:22 left on the clock. Stamp made three saves in the second half.
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Brennan and Kelly Austin each scored three goals for Worcester State (1-1), while Chloe O'Brien had six saves for the Lancers.
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Colorado College held a 26-22 advantage in shots and collected 23 round balls, compared to 20 for Worcester State.
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The Tigers return to action on Friday, March 15, against Illinois Wesleyan University at 3 p.m.
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