UTICA, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly women's lacrosse team dominated Wells College from start to finish on Tuesday to earn their first win of the season, cruising to a 15-2 victory at Wildcat Field. SUNY Poly scored five in the first and five in the second to jump out to a 10-0 lead and rode that lead to the finish. The Wildcats are now 1-1 this season.

The Wildcats were led by a duo of five-goal scorers in Kaitlin Kopcza and Molly Burdick. Abigail Rosaschi added three goals, while Madison Bastien and Emma Draper chipped in one goal each.

Wells struggled to get anything going on the offensive end, as Clara Lima's two goals were the only bright spot for the visitors. Lydia Thomas led the team with nine shots, but was unable to find the back of the net on the six she put on goal.

Defensively, the Wildcats held the Express to just two goals on 15 shots, thanks in large part to the efforts of goalie Jayden Brown, who made nine saves in the winning effort. Wells goalie, on the other hand, struggled to contain SUNY Poly's attack, allowing 15 goals on 24 shots on goal.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Molly Burdick had a game-high eight points on five goals and three assists for SUNY Poly. Burdick also had a game0high seven draw controls, a groundball, and a pair of caused turnovers.
• Kaitlin Kopcza scored five goals for the Wildcats on six shots taken. She had a team-high three caused turnovers and three draw controls.  
• Abigail Rosaschi scored three times for SUNY Poly. She also had a groundball.
• Emma Draper and Madison Bastien also contributed to SUNY Poly's scoring, each netting a goal and dishing out an assist.
• Jayden Brown earned her first career win in goal for the Wildcats. She made nine saves on 11 shots faced.
• Wells struggled to find the back of the net, with only Clara Lima scoring for the team. She was responsible for both of Wells' goals.
• Lydia Thomas had nine shots and six shots on goal, as well as four ground balls and four draw controls for the Express.
• Lauren Spiegel played a full game in goal for Wells, making nine saves despite letting in 15 goals.
• SUNY Poly dominated on shots, taking 32 compared to Wells' 15, and also had a higher shot-on-goal percentage.
• Wells committed more turnovers than SUNY Poly, with 24 compared to SUNY Poly's 18.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will travel to Russell Sage on Wednesday, March 8th for a non-conference matchup against the Gators. The game is scheduled for a 5:30 PM start in Albany, N.Y.

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