GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Today the Calvin women's lacrosse team picked up its second MIAA win of the season when it dominated the Brits of Albion 19-10. With tonight's win Calvin moves to 8-5 overall and 2-1 in MIAA play while Albion falls to 0-3 in the MIAA and 2-9 overall.
 
The Knights got things rolling early in the first quarter when sophomore Delaney Johnson (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake), senior Morgan Bethard (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt), and junior Megan Gibbs (Perrysburg, Oh./Perrysburg) all scored within the first five minutes of play. Albion tried to fight back with two goals of its own before Calvin closed out the first quarter on a 4-0 scoring run as senior duo Jacey Smith (Watertown, Wis./Watertown) and Audrey Booher (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian) got in on the scoring action.
 
Calvin continued to show its offensive fire power in the second quarter as it outscored the Brits 7-2 to take a commanding 14-4 lead at the half. The Knights outshot Albion 26-9 in the first half while also forcing the Brits into making thirteen turnovers.
 
The running clock rule came into effect early on in the second half causing it to be a lower scoring affair for the Knights. Albion outscored Calvin 4-2 in the third quarter before the Knights punched back and outscored Albion 3-2 in the fourth quarter to pick up the 19-10 win. 
 
Calvin finished the game with a 39-15 shot advantage over Albion while also only allowing the Brits to complete fourteen of their twenty-two clear attempts. The Knights caused fifteen turnovers with junior Alex Petrusha (Milford, Mich./Milford) leading the way with three and won the draw control battle twenty to ten with junior Jessica Eenigenburg (Norton Shores, Mich./Western Michigan Christian) recording a team high six.
 
Smith finished the evening with four goals and Johnson chipped in three. Booher, Bethard, and Gibbs each had two while freshman Kendall Hoving (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville), sophomore Naomi Winiarski (Naperville, Mich./Neuqua Valley), Eenigenburg, sophomore Corinne Plumb (St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy), and senior Anneliese Hanson (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) all got in on the goal scoring action in the second half. In goal, junior Hannah Rizzo (Waterville, Ohio/Anthony Wayne) recorded two saves while freshman Katie Dixon (Fishers, Ind./Hudsonville) also saw some time in the net in the second half.
 
With the Knights win tonight they enter a three-way tie for second place in the MIAA standings with Hope and Saint Mary's while Adrian holds a half-game lead on top.

COACHES COMMENTS: "The team played well today," said head coach Blake Boehm. "They honed in on the foundational attributes of our game that we've identified as defining characteristics of our game, and worked diligently to execute to their best of their abilities. I'm proud of the energy we brought tonight and how they celebrate each other's successes."
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, April 11th when they welcome Kalamazoo College to Zuidema Field for a 1 PM matchup.