Score: St. John Fisher College 19, Elmira College 2
Records: Fisher (13-1, 5-0 Empire 8), Elmira (4-5, 1-3 Empire 8)
Location: Growney Stadium - Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY -- The Elmira College women's lacrosse team had its three-game win streak snapped by No. 17 St. John Fisher College on Saturday by a final score of 19-2.

The nationally-ranked Cardinals opened the game with runs of 5-0 and 7-0, sandwiched around EC's lone first-half score, coming off of the stick of senior Moorea Spoljaric '16 at the 17:01 mark. Hayley Baker '19 netted the opening tally of the second half, making it a 12-2 Fisher advantage, but EC was held scoreless for the remaining 24:50.

Turning Point
The No.17-ranked Cardinals simply overwhelmed the Soaring Eagles all afternoon, en route to a perfect 5-0 start inside E8 play this season. Elmira was held to season lows in draw controls (5), shots (7), and ground balls (12). Meanwhile, Fisher won 18 draw controls and fired 39 shots, the most given up by EC to an opponent this season in both categories.

Inside the Box

• St. John Fisher finished with significant advantages in nearly every category, including shots (39-to-7), ground balls (24-to-12), and draw controls (18-to-5).
• Spoljaric and Baker each scored once for Elmira.
• Spoljaric won a game-high four draw controls.
• Sarah Hughson '18 and Ali Barber '16 registered two caused turnovers apiece.
• Lindsay Wargo '17 was forced to weather the storm between the pipes for Elmira, stopping a season-high 13 shots.
• A dozen different players scored for Fisher, paced by Jordan Johnson with two goals and three assists for five points, and four points each from McKenzie LeVan and Cassie Knowlton.
• Molly Maguire started in goal for SJFC, making one save in the first half to earn the win.

News and Notes

• Elmira's win streak was halted at three games, as the Soaring Eagles fell to 4-5 overall and 1-3 inside the Empire 8.
• Fisher is now 13-1 overall and 5-0 in league play.
• Spoljaric extended her goal-scoring streak to 26 consecutive games.
• Spoljaric moved into seventh-place all-time with 121 career draw controls.
• Baker has scored at least one goal in three straight contests.
• Wargo's 13 saves are a season high and the loss is her first of the year between the pipes.
• Now with 209 saves in her career, Wargo is one of only six goalies in EC program history to record 200-plus stops.

Up Next
The Elmira women have a quick turnaround, as the Soaring Eagles will head north to battle SUNY Canton in non-conference action on Sunday, April 17th, at 1:00 p.m.