CHESTER, Pa. – Women's Lacrosse earns their first conference win over Alvernia as the defense steps up while Clark Trowbridge marks 100^th career goal.
 
The 15-5 win moves the Pride to 5-7 in the regular season and 1-1 in the MAC Commonwealth.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Trowbridge scores a hat trick with four shots on target.
• Chloe Mingioni adds a season high six goals with an assist.
• On defense Claire Lynch would lead with a pair of caused turnovers and four draw controls.
• Regan Polacek and Madison Warlow each made three saves.
• The Pride took 34 shots to the Golden Wolves 14, go a perfect 16-of-16 in clears, and go 4-of-10 in free-position shots.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pride would start out hot with a Lynch draw control followed by a Mingioni unassisted goal. Trowbridge won her first draw control and Mingioni found another unassisted goal shortly later. The Pride defense would block the first Golden Wolves shot and Polacek made a free-position shot save. Jessica Mantz caused a turnover, snagged a ground ball, and went to net for a goal to make the score 3-0 at 8:40. Mingioni saw a man-up goal before Trowbridge scored her second of the game. Jordyn Edwards caused a turnover on the opposite side while Alyssa Ruggiero followed suit. Mingioni found the back of the cage once again to end the quarter up six.
• Trowbridge would see a goal right as the quarter started with a Ruggiero assist. Polacek made another free-position shot save. Trowbridge notched her 100^th career goal at 3:40 with a Mantz assist. Lynch saw another caused turnover and would earn a free-position goal. Edwards would score the final two points of the half to head into half up 11-2.
• Warlow would head into the cage out of half. Trowbridge caused a turnover before shots wouldn't go from Mingioni and Rylie Christy. Warlow made a free-position shot save. Lucia Visalli forced a turnover and transitioned to a man-down goal for her second of the season. Visalli won a draw control and Mingioni saw her 20^th goal of the season to make the score 13-2. Visalli found another caused turnover as the quarter expired.
• Jarliah Ferko won the first draw control five minutes into the final 15. Mingioni and Warlow would hold the defense with a save and caused turnover. Christy would score two the end the game with a 15-5 win.

UP NEXT
Widener will head to 5-7 (1-1 MAC Commonwealth) Albright Lions on Wednesday, Apr. 9. First draw in Reading, Pa. is scheduled for 6 p.m.