Erie, Pa. - The Millersville University women's lacrosse team scored seven of the first eight goals and never looked back, eventually defeating Gannon by the score of 18-8 on Saturday morning.

The Marauders (9-6, 7-3 PSAC) have now tied the program record for the most conference wins in a season, while the Golden Knights (2-12, 0-10 PSAC) have now lost 11-straight games.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• Genevieve Speights scored the first goal of the game less than one minute after the clock started and Sarah Leverentz doubled the Millersville lead less than three minutes later. Gannon cut the deficit to one, but then the Marauders rattled off five-straight goals to take a 7-1 lead. Millersville scored four more goals in the half and allowed just three more to the Golden Knights to take an 11-4 lead into halftime. 
• The two teams exchanged goals back-and-forth to start the second half, but another five-goal run by Millersville gave it an insurmountable 18-6 lead. Erin Rotondo scored two goals for Gannon down the stretch, but it was far too little too late as the Marauders ran away with the victory.

COACH CINDY WILSON QUOTES
• "It was a great team effort today. Everyone played their role and contributed to executing our game plan."
• "We had a number of different players contribute on offense. They really kept their heads up and looked for opportunities to set each other up and worked for each other on attack."
• "All three of our goalies played well in cage today. Kelly and Bryana did an excellent job of coming off the bench and anchoring the defensive unit."

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
• Sara Burney totaled a career high seven points with two goals and five assists, while Genevieve Speights tied a season high with four goals off of four shots. Emily Jacobsen tied a career high with three goals off of three shots and Sarah Leverentz, Grace Cobaugh and Gillian Zimmerman all scored two goals off of two shots. 
• Speights, Jacobsen and Zimmerman all won a team-high three draw controls, with Jacobsen setting a new career high. Zimmerman and Cobaugh each caused a team-high two turnovers, while Leverentz collected a team-high three ground balls. 
• Shannon Davis, Bryana Weston-Wyatt and Kelly Layton all split time in net, with the trio combining for 14 saves. 

NOTES
• Millersville had an advantage in shots (38-26), shots on goal (32-22), clears (18-15), draw controls (16-12) and turned the ball over 13 times compared to the Golden Knights' 15 turnovers, while Gannon held an edge in ground balls (16-10). The two teams were even in saves (14) and free-position shots (6).
• The Marauders have now won four-straight games against the Golden Knights.
• Millersville's 18 goals tied a season high. 

UP NEXT
• The Marauders will next travel to No. 7 West Chester on Wednesday, April 24 for a 4 p.m. match up.