DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre women's lacrosse capped the regular season and celebrated Senior Day in high-scoring, well-balanced fashion Sunday, routing visiting Mt. St. Joseph 20-2 at South Turf Field.
 
Every non-goalie on the roster scored in the victory, including the first collegiate goals in the careers of Sarah Ali and Ellie Jury, and the first of the season for Katy Haering and Bre Olson.
 
Centre closed the regular season with a 12-3 overall record, sending the Lions to 3-7.
 
Prior to the game, Centre celebrated the careers of Olson, Mary Allen and Hannah Hardy.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
- Mary Katherine Hardy's goal less than a minute in began the onslaught, as Marina Burke, Amelia Tomasulo and McKenna Hulette would all hit the back of the net before the Lions were able to respond.
- Centre's first eight shots all found their mark, in fact, with Abby Whitford, Allen and Hardy joining Tomasulo to quickly build the lead up to 8-1.
- The Colonels had a running clock before the end of the first have, with another defender – Haering – getting in on the offensive action with her first score of the season.
- Olson's goal in the early stages of the second half marked her first since her freshman season, and she assisted Ali for the rookie's first collegiate goal.
- Three of Centre's usual defenders – Clare Heaney, Haering and Jury – capped the scoring to complete the rout.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Hannah Hardy celebrated her senior day with a hat trick and two assists for a game-high five points.
- Whitford set a personal best with four assists, and Heaney and Allen each had five ground balls to lead the team.
- Lola Duff recorded five saves while facing just eight total shots.
- Centre went 10 of 11 on clear attempts and claimed 14 of 24 draw controls.
 
UP NEXT
The Colonels enter the Southern Athletic Association Tournament as the 3-seed, facing 6-seed Oglethorpe this Friday, April 19, at Sewanee.