CHESTER, Pa. – Widener Women's Lacrosse rolls Immaculata as Jessica Mantz led with five goals.
 
The 18-5 win moves the Pride to 2-2 for the regular season.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Jessica Mantz scores a career high five goals on eight shots.
• Alyssa Ruggiero and Avery Farina score four each.
• Alex Krohn would hold three assists.
• Defensively, Mantz would hold four caused turnovers and five draw controls.
• Madison Warlow and Sydney Proper would hold a save each.
• The Pride outshot the Mighty Macs 47-10, go a perfect 17-of-17 in saves, and win 11 draw controls.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pride struck quickly with Ruggiero putting a one on the scoreboard with 12:24 left. The Mighty Macs would answer before Kasey Thornton forced a turnover to give Mantz her first goal of the game with 9:06 left. Mantz would win a draw control to give Gianna Scaliti a goal from Krohn for her third of the season with 4:41 left. Lucia Visalli capitalized on a Mighty Macs' yellow card to score her third of the season. Rachel Rothstein forced a turnover alongside Ava Leporati. Mantz put in her second to end the period up 5-2.
   
• Scaliti forced a turnover quickly score as the second period began. Shots would fly before the Pride found themselves on defense. A free position Mighty Macs goal at 8:47 would make the score 6-3 Pride. Olivia Blades forced a turnover to give Ruggiero a ground ball and goal with 7:44 remaining in the half. Farina's forced turnover gave her a free position goal for her second of the game at 4:06. Rothstein ended the half with a forced turnover as the Pride led 8-5.
   
• A halftime talk gave the Pride a boost as they came out blazing with Mantz scoring quickly. Thornton would take a shot before Farina put in one for a hat trick. Jarliah Ferko won the preceding draw control before Ruggiero scored to force a Mighty Macs timeout. The Pride continued to roll as Mantz score back-to-back goals and Farina put in two of her own. The Pride defense held their own as Thornton forced a turnover out of a draw control. A last ditch shot from Ruggiero would score as the Pride led 16-5 heading into the final 15.
   
• The fourth quarter opened with three shots before Leporati found the back of the cage. Rylie Christy would force a turnover on a clear attempt to give Grace Fescoe her first collegiate goal with 8:12 left. Proper would make a free position shot save with 6:39 left as the scoring would slow. Forced turnovers amounted with Rothstein, Ferko, and Scaliti picking up the final defensive stats. The Pride ended with a final of 18-5 after 10 unanswered.

UP NEXT
Widener heads back to Dixon Field on Saturday, March 7 against the 0-2 (0-0 Atlantic East) Neumann Knights. Game time is set for 1 p.m.