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Tobin Lonergan produced three goals and an assist during the first half as the Colorado College women's lacrosse team raced to a 10-goal lead in the first half and cruised to a 17-10 victory over Baldwin Wallace University on Friday afternoon at Washburn Field.
Lonergan, a first-year attacker, improved her team-leading totals 18 goals, five assists and 23 points as the Tigers posted their third-consecutive victory.
Caroline Shay struck for three goals, while
Kelsey Shankle recorded the first two goals and assists of her career, all in the
first half.
CC led 6-0 before Deanna Loukas put the Yellow Jackets on the board with the first of her game-high five goals.
The Tigers led 9-2 after Shankle scored for the first time, and following another from Loukas, they closed out the first half on a 5-1 run to take extend their lead to 14-4.
Four consecutive goals pulled Baldwin Wallace to within seven goals, but that was as close as it would get.
Colorado College won 22 of 29 draw controls and finished with a 21-18 edge in ground balls.
The Tigers also launched 37 total shots, compared to 22 for Baldwin Wallace.
Natalie Slade did no face a shot during the first eight minutes in goal and left the game with a 4-0 lead.
Avery Newton played the final 51:34 and made three saves.
Ashleigh Hildreth stopped nine shots for the Yellow Jackets.
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Colorado College Standouts
Hayley Heinecken recorded four ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Devon Ortman produced five draw controls and a pair of ground balls.
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Baldwin Wallace Standouts
Maddie Ray scored twice and added an assist for the Yellow Jackets
Taylor Beretich finished with five ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers..
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Notes
Colorado College improved to 4-2.
Baldwin Wallace slipped to 1-4.
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Next for the Tigers
Colorado College puts its three-game winning streak on the line against Roger Williams University on Monday, March 14, at 5 p.m. on Washburn Field.
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