Junior attackwoman Holly Baker scored a game-high six goals, including five in the first half, to lead the visiting Swarthmore College women's lacrosse team to a 16-5 Centennial Conference victory over Washington College Tuesday afternoon.
Baker scored the first two goals of the game, just :47 apart, and also scored the first goal of the second half. She finished with two assists as well.
With the loss, the Shorewomen drop to 0-3 overall, and 0-2 in the Centennial Conference. Swarthmore improves to 2-0 overall, and 1-0 in the conference.
The Garnet was ahead, 11-0, before the Shorewomen scored their first goal at the 2:10 mark of the opening half. Besides Baker's five first-half goals, sophomore attackwoman Alicia Googins scored three of her four goals in the first as Swarthmore took an 11-1 lead at the intermission.
For Washington, junior midfielder Erin Gillin was the lone goal-scorer in the first half.
Swarthmore outscored the hosts in the second half by just one goal, 5-4. The Shorewomen could not catch up, however. Senior attackwoman Betsy Rosenbaum scored two of the Garnet's five second-half goals.
For Washington in the second, junior attackwoman Kim Hardesty scored back-to-back goals, with just 1:13 separating the two. She also notched an assist, on the final goal of the game, by sophomore midfielder Christyl Arrabal with 4:50 remaining.
Junior attackwoman Katie Warwick also scored for the Shorewomen in the second half.
Overall for Washington, Hardesty finished with two goals and one assist. Warwick, Gillin, and Arrabal scored one goal apiece.
Only four Swarthmore players scored points. Baker ended with six goals and two assists. Rosenbaum added four goals and two assists. Googins also had four goals, while freshman attackwoman Erika Williams tallied twice.
The Garnet outshot Washington, 30-17, and had a 44-24 advantage on ground balls. The Shorewomen led Swarthmore in draw controls, however, 13-10.
Washington sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Moore made six saves, while Swarthmore sophomore goalie Jane Kendall stopped 12 shots.
Washington is on the road for two straight games, beginning with a Centennial Conference match-up at Franklin & Marshall, Thursday at 4 p.m. The Shorewomen will make the trip to Allentown, PA, to take on Muhlenberg in another conference contest, Saturday at 1 p.m. Washington returns home to host Centennial rival Western Maryland, next Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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