CHESTER, Pa. (Apr. 8, 2015) – Swarthmore proved to be too much for the Widener women's lacrosse team, taking the contest 15-4 at Edith R. Dixon Field on Wednesday night.

The Garnet (7-4) opened the scoring just 1:44 into the match-up on an Elyse Tierney goal.  Two minutes and 48 seconds later, junior midfielder Meghan Garvey (Avon Grove, Pa.) knotted the game at 1-1 on an unassisted effort.  Swarthmore notched the next two goals before freshman midfielder Kelsey Powell (Washington Twp., N.J.) brought Widener (5-5) back within one score at 3-2.

The visitors once again traded two goals for the Pride's one taking a 5-3 lead, but then the Garnet totaled three-straight before Garvey sent home her second unassisted tally with one tick left on the clock in the half.  Swarthmore held an 8-4 advantage heading into the intermission.

Swarthmore turned it up a notch in the second half, keeping the blue and gold off the board while rattling off seven goals to clinch the 15-4 victory.

Tierney led all scorers with five goals, while Garvey's two led the Pride.

Connie Bowen earned the win in the cage, turning aside 12 shots.  Senior Megan Dunn (Oxford, Pa.) registered 10 saves in the loss.

The Garnet held a 32-22 advantage on shots, including a 25-16 edge in shots on goal.  They won 12 draws to the Pride's nine, and scooped up 20 groundballs with the home squad grabbing 13.

Next up for the Pride is a Commonwealth contest at the Edith R. Dixon Field on Saturday, Apr. 11.  They will play host to Lycoming for a 1 p.m. match-up.