HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 28, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team held Elmira College to just two shots over the final 30 minutes as they knocked off the Soaring Eagles 16-4 in Empire 8 conference action on Saturday.
 
Stevens (6-1, 3-0 E8) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead behind goals from junior Erika Wilcox, freshman Victoria Alvarez and sophomore Kathleen Kalbian. For Alvarez, it was the first goal of her career. Elmira (0-6, 0-3 E8) got on the board with 17:19 remaining as freshman Marisa Carr put home an unassisted tally. The Ducks then went on a 5-0 spurt over a seven minute span with Wilcox potting two more goals. Elmira went into the halftime break on a 3-1 run behind a pair of goals from senior Ashton Hogan to cut the deficit to four.
 
The second half was all Ducks, as they got goals six different players including seniors Holly Good and Andrea Dragoni. The defense forced the Soaring Eagles into 14 second half turnovers while also limiting them to a single draw control over the final 30.
 
Stevens led in every statistical category, holding a 45-11 advantage in shots and a 17-5 edge in draw controls. Kalbian recorded five points on a team nine shots while leading the team with four draw controls. Senior Amanda Ingersoll led the way with six ground balls and two caused turnovers while sophomore Madison Annitto forced four turnovers on the defensive end. Junior Catie Shelton made three saves in the opening half for the Ducks.
 
Hogan led the Soaring Eagles with four shots on goal and three draw controls while sophomore Lindsay Wargo made 14 saves in goal.
 
Stevens is back in action on Wednesday as they take on in-state rival Rowan University at DeBaun at 7 p.m.

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