Lacrosse pulls away for 21-6 victory

Bridgewater College outscored Sweet Briar 13-2 in the second half Wednesday to take a 21-6 victory in ODAC lacrosse action.

The Eagles led by just one goal, 4-3, with eight minutes left in the first half, but outscored the visitors 4-1 during the remainder of the half to lead 8-4 at the break.

Leslie Crawford scored twice and Erin Cartwright and Mary Robinson each added one goal to lead the Eagles to halftime lead.

The Eagles scored the first four goals of the second half to open up a comfortable 12-4 lead and were not threatened the rest of the way.

Crawford scored six goals to lead the BC attack. Robinson, Cartwright and Sarah Bursey scored four goals each while Cartwright also added seven assists. Noelle Najjar scored two goals and Megan Back added a goal and two assists to complete the BC scoring.

Bridgewater goalkeeper Colleen Schwind recorded 16 saves to lead the BC defense.

The Eagles improved to 5-6 overall and 1-3 in the ODAC.