by LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville women’s lacrosse opened its home schedule with a bang as they routed Mercer 20-2 on Saturday afternoon.
The victory improves the Cardinals’ record to 1-3, while the Bears fall to 0-3.
“Today was a great way to wrap up a great week of practice,” said head coach Scott Teeter. “They came out ready to play and they played hard for 60 minutes.”
Louisville jumped out early as Caroline Blalock found the back of the net on an assist from Kirsten Parker just 58 seconds into the game.
Tessa Chad then followed with back-to-back goals before Blalock scored again to give Louisville a 4-0 lead with 24:39 to go in the first half.
The Cardinals scored 10 more times in the first half and goalkeeper Rachel Florek kept a clean sheet as they went into the locker room at half with 14-0 lead.
Mercer scored their first goal of the game seven minutes into the second half. Louisville then scored six straight goals to build a 20-1 lead before winning 20-2.
The 18-goal margin marked the biggest win for UofL since they won 23-2 at Cincinnati on April 6, 2014.
Chad and Shayla Scanlan (Seneca Nation) led the way for the Cardinals with five goals each, while Blalock added a hat trick of her own. Ally Halland Alex McNicholas scored two goals each, while Brenna Shanahan, Kayla Marshall and Hannah Morris also found the back of the net.
