MILLERSVILLE, Pa - Despite the rain, Millersville women's lacrosse took control of their home opener early and won 19-6 over Holy Family to improve to 2-0 on the season.

The team put the game out of reach immediately. The Marauders scored nine goals while holding the Tigers to only two goals in the first quarter. To add to the unreachable lead Millersville scored six more goals to Holy Family's one in the second. 

The Marauders were selfless on offense as they had 12 different goal scorers on the field. Ella Linthicum recorded a hat trick and a career-high four assists. Behind Linthicum, five Marauders netted a pair of goals and six players scored one goal. Jodylynn Cadden made her Marauder debut and earned her first collegiate goal against Holy Family with 10 seconds to spare in the first quarter. Shannon Meder also recorded her first collegiate goal as a Marauder.

The Marauders did their job on defense as Morgan Scott played in the first three quarters making six saves with four goals against. Lara Kruck earned her first minutes of the season as she played the last quarter. She faced three shots, saved one and had two goals against.

As a collective, the 'Ville out shot Holy Family 33-20, forced 23 turnovers, went 14 for 18 on successful clears, and racked up a team total of 24 ground balls.
 

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH KAITLYN HAFDELL:

• Thoughts on the team's performance: "It was great! All our middies and attackers got a statistic today with a goal, assist, turnover, and or ground ball. I think we did amazing on defense with our high pressure slowing down the ball. Overall, this was a team win, there was no point where we were relying on one or two people. The whole roster was the reason we contributed to this win."
• Offense having 12 different goal scorers: "It is amazing and it shows the depth of our talent on this team. It also shows how unselfish our offense is that we are not just driving all the time to the net, we are looking for the assist and or trying to set up a teammate."
• Winning home opener: "It feels really good, I do wish we had better weather. We had a great crowd come out and support us and it helped kick off the season that much more. Plus it is fun to show our family and friends the hard work we have put in."
• Thoughts against IUP: "IUP is definitely going to be a tougher opponent than who we have been playing recently. It will come down to us continuing to play at the level we are at and focusing on the little things. We will focus on scouting our opponent and what they will be bringing to the game on Saturday." 

UP NEXT: 

• The Marauders will host IUP on Saturday, March 9 at 1 p.m.