The fourteenth ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team jumped out to a quick lead and cruised to a 17-5 victory over Randolph-Macon College on Wednesday at the Battleground. UMW improves to 2-1 on the season.

The Eagles quickly surged ahead, scoring six goals in the first seven minutes. Freshman Kayla Sarazin got the Eagles on the board at 28:20, and Morgan Shorts followed at 27:48. The Eagles tallied again 40 seconds later on a goal from Shorts, on a Sarazin assist, and again from Kennedy King at 26:44.

Shorts followed at 25:26 on a Samantha Stachowiak assist, and Sarazin scored again at 23:00, and oonce more at 22:37 to up the advantage to 7-0. Stachowiak followed at 18:11 on an assist from Shorts, and King followed at 14:27.

Rebecca Pullen joined the act at 12:34 on a Paige Haskins assist, and Leanne Larkin added another with 3:26 before intermission. Erin Steinberg capped the first half scoring at 1:01 on an assist from Clare Madden to push the margin to 12-0.

In the second half, the Yellow Jackets scored twice in the opening minutes, but Pullen scored a pair of goals at 22:30 and 16:23 to build the Eagle lead to 14-2. After a pair of RMC goals, King scored with 9:30 left. Pullen netted another with 3:13 remaining. The Yellow Jackets scored with 1:44 left, and Steinberg added another with 12 seconds left to cap the scoring.

The Eagles led in shots, 29-12, and ground balls, 13-10. Reilly Miller had three saves and Summer Allen added one in goal for the Eagles.

Mary Washington will return to action on Saturday when they host #7 Franklin & Marshall College at noon.