GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Albright women's lacrosse team used a complete performance on both sides of the ball to pick up a dominant 13-2 win over Arcadia in MAC Commonwealth play on Wednesday afternoon.
 
With the win, the Lions have won their program record sixth-straight game to improve to 7-2 overall and 1-0 in MAC Commonwealth play. Meanwhile, the Knights fall to 0-8 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Terae Mason got things started with a big save on a free position shot in the first minute of the game to keep the game scoreless. The Lions then used a long offensive possession which resulted in the first goal of the game as senior Sophie Bass scored her first of the game off a pass from freshman Taylor Filmer at the 25:38-mark. Freshman Ashleigh Tortorice extended the Lions lead to 2-0 at the 21:57-mark after junior Kelly Baumann found her in front. Following a 10-minute scoreless drought from both teams, freshman Lauren China found the back of the net to make it 3-0 Lions at the 11:44-mark. The Lions would then begin to pull away as they scored three goals within a 1:21 span to take a 6-0 lead at the 6:05-mark. Taylor Filmer started the scoring at the 7:26-mark before Baumann followed with an unassisted goal following a draw control win. Bass would complete the burst with her second goal of the game. Taylor Filmer added her second goal of the game at the 3:59-mark, and would be followed with two goals in the final 1:43 to make it 9-0 at halftime. Freshman Abbie Moist tallied the first of the final two goals before Baumann followed with her second goal of the game with 11 seconds left.
 
China quickly scored two goals in the first 1:46 to make it 11-0 before the Knights broke up the shutout with their first goal just two minutes after. Bass added her third goal of the game at the 20:13-mark before China scored her fourth goal of the game at the 19:07-mark following a pass from Baumann to make it 13-1. The Lions defense continued to dominate the Knights as they allowed their fewest amount of goals since they yielded just one against Alvernia last season. Albright caused 15 turnovers against Arcadia with eight coming in the first half.
 
The Lions held a 29-17 shot advantage for the game and a 23-9 advantage in shots on goal. Albright held a slight 19-16 advantage in ground balls, and a 10-7 advantage in ground balls. China led the Lions with a game-high four goals, while Baumann tallied six points behind four assists and two goals. Baumann also won five draw controls and tied the single-season caused turnover record after notching three. Bass tallied four points behind three goals and one assist, while Taylor Filmer added three points behind two goals and one assist. Mason made six saves and allowed just one goal in 45:02 to earn the win, while freshman Nicole Elliott played the final 14:58 and made one save. Knights goalkeeper Veandra Selby suffered the loss after making 10 saves in the full game action.
 
Albright will return to action on Saturday, March 30^th as they will host crosstown rival Alvernia at 12 p.m. in MAC Commonwealth Play.