The University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team rolled out to a big lead, and defeated Marietta College, 19-2, on Wednesday afternoon at the Battleground. The Eagles improve to 3-4 on the season.

The Eagles stormed ahead in the first quarter with eight goals. Sophomore Sadie Laughlin opened the scoring on an Ava Windham assist at 10:33, and senior Kimber Konen added another at 8:31 on an Abigail Fisher assist. WIndham followed with a pair of goals, at 8:07 and 5:51, the latter assisted by Fisher. Junior Anna Dube followed with a score at 4:45 on a Fisher assist, and Laughlin, Windham, and Molly Ryan Gates closed the quarter with unassisted goals.

In the second, freshman Olivia Griffin scored a pair of goals, sandwiched by another from senior Maura Schroeder, and freshman Anna Currey added another at 8:21. Senior Ashley Firesheets scored with 6:17 left, and UMW carried a 13-0 lead at halftime.

The Eagles started the third quarter with three straight, as Ady Caton scored before a pair from sophomore Gracie Fugelberg. After Marietta scored midway through the third, Summerlin Gates scored to give UMW a 17-1 lead entering the fourth. Caton and Laughlin added goals in the final 15.

UMW led in shots, 28-7. Eagle goalkeepers Cece Van Blenis (0 saves), Adrianna Hernandez (2) and Lila White combined to gain the win.

The Eagles will host Haverford College on Saturday at noon.