The Virginia Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team (2-1) defeated non-conference opponent Southern Virginia 19-5.
Reese Morgenthaler led the team with six goals, three draw controls, two ground balls, and caused three turnovers.
Gianna Delevan tallied four goals, and one assist on six shots.
Creelyn Bastinelli recorded three goals, one assist, with three draw controls, and caused one turnover.
Melissa Dolt notched her second win of the season in net, she played all 60 minutes, allowed five goals, and had three saves.
Virginia Wesleyan wasted no time setting the tone, erupting for seven first-quarter goals. Following a yellow card assessed to Southern Virginia at the 11:17 mark,
Creelyn Bastinelli capitalized on the man-up opportunity, finishing a feed from
Gianna Delevan at 9:58 to open the scoring.
Reese Morgenthaler struck just over a minute later off a draw control, and after another Southern Virginia card,
Daphne Myers converted another man-up chance off an assist from
Kenna Duplechin to make it 3-0.
Delevan added an unassisted goal midway through the frame, and Morgenthaler followed with a free-position finish at 5:41. Bastinelli notched her second of the quarter at 4:07, and in the closing seconds
Maddisen Selvage buried a pass from Bastinelli with 13 ticks left, giving the Marlins a commanding 7-0 lead after one.
Southern Virginia found the net twice in the second quarter, but the Marlins continued to answer. Delevan scored unassisted at 6:29, and Morgenthaler added back-to-back goals at 3:15 and 1:26 to push the advantage to 10-1 before halftime.
Virginia Wesleyan opened the third quarter with another draw control win and turned it into Delevan's third goal of the day at 12:47. After a Southern Virginia free-position goal,
Naomi Schneider responded quickly with an unassisted strike at 10:02. Delevan converted a man-up opportunity at 8:30, and Morgenthaler capped the quarter's scoring for VWU with her fifth goal at 4:25, sending the Marlins into the final period ahead 14-4.
The Marlins continued their offensive surge in the fourth. Selvage scored off an assist from Schneider at 14:41, and Morgenthaler added her sixth of the contest at 11:08. With Southern Virginia serving a yellow card,
Vivian Spillman found the back of the cage on a man-up goal from Duplechin at 10:25. Bastinelli recorded her third goal of the afternoon at 6:47, and after a Southern Virginia score,
Jasmine Gorney closed the game's scoring with an unassisted goal at 3:36 to seal the 19-5 victory.
