WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The Messiah women's lacrosse earned their first victory of the 2019 season with a 21-4 victory over the Lycoming Warriors on Tuesday afternoon. The Falcons scored 11 goals in the opening half to build a 10-goal lead at 11-1 heading into the break. Messiah never looked back scoring 10 more times after the half en route to the conference victory.
 
Amanda Wadsworth led the Falcons with four goals while adding two assists for six total points, leading all scorers. Abigail Evans and Katelyn Pearson each notched hat tricks with three tallies apiece. Between the pipes, Amber Orner collected a half dozen saves.
 
Messiah is next in action on Saturday when they host the No. 7 York College Spartans at 1:00 p.m.

Stellar Start
The Falcons used a strong effort from start to finish to claim their first victory of the season, but it was a commanding start to the game that quickly put the contest out of reach. Messiah scored the first seven goals of the game before Lycoming got on the board with just under eight and a half minutes remaining in the half.
 
During the opening stretch, Wadsworth and Bishop scored twice and Joanna King assisted on two tallies to fuel the offense. After Lycoming's Erika Boyer scored with 8:24 left in the half, Messiah ripped off nine-straight goals to take a commanding 16-1 lead with 18:39 remaining in regulation.
 
Running Clock
With the clock running for the entirety of the second-half, Messiah managed to score 10 goals after the break, including the final five of their nine-goal streak. The Falcons tallied those 10 goals on just 13 shots. Lycoming did manage to take advantage of some more opportunities after the break with Kelly McGinniss striking for three goals in the final 18 minutes of play.
 
Scoring in Bunches
Tuesday's game featured nine different goal scorers for the Falcons. Amanda Wadsworth led the pack with four goals to up her season total to eight. Katelyn Pearson and Abigail Evans each connected for three goals while Mckenna Edwards, Abby Howard, Jamie Bishop, Annika Johnsen, and Abbi Munson each scored a pair of goals.
 
Gabi Griffith scored a goal and added an assist while Joanna King collected three assists for the second-straight game.
 
Strong Ride
The Falcons turned in their best effort of the season on the ride, allowing just four of nine Lycoming clear attempts to convert. Defender Katie Stottlemyer was part of the strong ride for the Falcons, causing three turnovers to lead the Falcons. MaddiGrace Wood picked up a team-high three groundballs to lead a dozen Falcons with multiple groundballs.
 
Messiah went 14-16 on clear attempts with a 9-10 mark in the first half.
 
What's Up Next
Messiah continues their difficult opening stretch of games with a meeting against No. 7 York College (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons will host the Spartans at 1:00 p.m.