Clearwater, Fla. – The No.17 Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team opened their two-game Spring Break trip to Florida with a strong performance over two-time reigning Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth finalist Stevenson in a 12-5 win on Tuesday.

How It Happened
The Ducks wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Maddie Hogan scored off a feed from Abby O'Brien less than 30 seconds off the opening draw. Kailyn Vautour and Stevenson's Regan Torbert made three combined saves (two from Vautour, including a free-position shot) over the following 9+ minutes before Hogan made it 2-0 with five minutes left in the quarter.

The Mustangs scored late in the first quarter, but Alina Friz answered with back-to-back goals less than a minute apart early in the second, putting Stevens (3-3) up 4-1. O'Brien took just 11 seconds to answer a Mustangs goal around the 10:30 mark and Stefanie Sellitto took less than 90 seconds to answer another around the 3:00 mark as the Ducks carried a 6-3 lead to halftime. Both Sellitto (four) and Lindsay Esposito (three) finished the half with more draw controls than the Mustangs as a team (two).

After a scoreless three minutes to start the second half, Elise Hensley scored on a free-position shot, then Alison Murray scored on a feed from Sellitto 10 seconds later, extending the lead to five in the blink of an eye. Another free-position goal, this time from Sellitto, and Friz's third of the day late in the period pushed the margin out to 10-3 after three.

Sammy Renda – off a feed from Hogan and Alina Friz – off a feed from Maillie Colin both scored in the fourth quarter as the Ducks put the finishing touches on the win.

Inside the Box Score

• Friz notched her third 4+ goal game of the year and now has 18 for the season, three more than she scored all of last season
• Sellitto finished with two goals, two assists, and nine draw controls, more than double Stevenson's team total (four)
• Hogan finished with two goals, an assist, and a team-high three caused turnovers
• Lauren Sullivan and Maddie Sullivan (making just her second appearance of the season) each had two caused turnovers
• Renda's goal was her first of the year and Colin's assist was her first point as a Duck

Up Next
The Ducks wrap their Florida trip with an 11:00 AM start tomorrow against SUNY Geneseo.

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