Score: St. John Fisher College 20, Elmira College 2
Records: St. John Fisher (11-4, 5-3 Empire 8), Elmira (4-10, 1-6 Empire 8)
Location: Campus Field -- Elmira, N.Y.

ELMIRA, N.Y. -- The Elmira College women's lacrosse team was defeated 20-2 by the visiting Cardinals of St. John Fisher College on Wednesday afternoon in the 2017 regular-season home finale at Campus Field.

The Cardinals took a commanding lead in the first half, as they netted the game's first nine goals, five of which came in a span of less than two minutes beginning at the 25:09 mark. After losing the game's initial draw attempt, St. John Fisher collected the next four draws, which allowed them to reel off goals on five consecutive possessions.

The Purple and Gold snapped a scoreless drought that lasted nearly 24 minutes on a Hayley Baker '19 tally, which cut the Cardinal lead to 9-1. The sophomore attacker from Braintree, Massachusetts, was also responsible for Elmira's second goal, recorded at the 17:44 mark in the second half.

Between the pipes, goalie Lindsay Wargo '17 registered the seventh game of her senior campaign with double-digit saves. She made seven of her 11 stops in the second half, while also securing a team-high-tying three ground balls. Following Wednesday's contest, the fourth-year netminder has accumulated 127 stops on the season, sixth-most on the single-season program leaderboard. With one game remaining in her collegiate career, Wargo stands just three saves shy of setting Elmira's all-time record, which is currently held Malorie Stockwell '07 (381).

Turning Point
Elmira and St. John Fisher used the opening minutes of the game to size up the opposition, but a yellow card assessed to Baker for a dangerous follow-through just 4:19 into the contest appeared to be break the Cardinals needed to open the floodgates. Fisher tallied its first goal of the afternoon 32 seconds later with the extra attacker, which sparked a spurt of five goals in a span of 1:46 that gave the Cards a lead they never relinquished.

Inside the Box Score

• Elmira was outshot by St. John Fisher, 36-to-10.
• The Cardinals had more ground balls (27-to-13) and more draw controls (16-to-7).
• Baker scored two goals on three shots for the Soaring Eagles.
• Kelcey Crawford '18 led the team with two caused turnovers and gathered a team-high-tying three ground balls.
• Wargo made 11 saves in 60 minutes of work in goal.
• Jordan Johnson led all point scorers with seven (3g, 4a).
• Fisher's Claire Bollin scored a game-high four goals.
• Goalie Morgan Hayes made five saves and earned the win for the Cardinals.

News and Notes

• Prior to today's game, both Elmira and St. John Fisher wore special black t-shirts for warm-up as part of EC's Team Molly Game.
• Elmira is now 4-10 overall and 1-6 against Empire 8 opponents.
• Baker scored multiple goals in a game for the seventh time this season.
• Wargo moved just two saves away from tying Elmira's all-time record for saves in a career.
• Wargo's 127 saves in 2017 are the sixth-most by a Soaring Eagle in a season.

Up Next
The Soaring Eagles will conclude the 2017 regular season on Saturday, April 29, in an Empire 8 contest against Houghton College in Houghton, New York, at 3:00 p.m.