Cardinals Defeat Pioneers

Cardinals Defeat Pioneers

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The St. John Fisher College women's lacrosse team jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back, earning a 16-5 win over visiting Utica College on Sunday's Senior Day. With the win, the Cardinals move to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in the Empire 8 Conference, and have enjoyed four straight wins. The Pioneers fall to 8-5 and 3-3, respectively.

Jordan Johnson and Samantha Barton accounted for four of the first five unanswered goals that occured in the first 5:30 minutes of the game.

The Pioneers recorded their first notch of the day with 20:31 remaining in the opening half. Soon after, Kaitlyn Agedal scored her first goal of the day to push Fisher's lead to 6-1. Utica squeezed in another goal halfway through the first half before Fisher went on another run, scoring four unanswered goals with 8:34 remaining. At halftime, Fisher led 10-3.

Fisher added another four-goal run in the second half to secure the win.

Barton led the Cardinals with four goals, while Johnson and Agedal finished with three goals apiece. Johnson also added a team-high three assists. Six other Cardinals added a notch -- Sierra Badger, Cori Holbrook, Chrissy Cook, Lindsey Shoales, Danielle Falck and Morgan Young.

Nicole Hart earned the win in net, making five saves in 47:03. Jenn Crater recorded four saves in the remaining 12:57.

The Cardinals return to action at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when they host Houghton College for their final home, regular season contest.