BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The No. 10 College at Brockport women's lacrosse team posted a strong win on Wednesday to open their home season, downing the Rochester Institute of Technology, 13-6.
 
The Golden Eagles improve to 2-0 on the year while the Tigers start their season at 0-1.
 
Head coach Steve Wagner's squad got things rolling right away with four straight goals, with Andrea Zlinsky, Meg LeGro, Heather Conkling, and Hannah Cullen netting early scores for the 4-0 lead at the 21:30 minute mark.
 
The Green and Gold saw the Tigers sneak in a score, but had the answer with a Cullen score at the 18:21 mark, for the 5-1 edge. Again, RIT worked in a goal, but the Green and Gold notched a score, this one from the stick of Samantha Dooling.
 
After the final RIT goal of the half at the 9:43 mark, Brockport scored two straight to close the half, from Taylor Thomas and Cullen, with Cullen netting her third of the day for the 8-3 lead at the break.
 
A Brockport penalty didn't slow down the Golden Eagles, as Cullen notched a goal when the Green and Gold were a woman-down just five minutes into the half. Brockport saw the Tigers net a goal, but Jillian Babinsky buried a free position attempt to take a 10-4 lead.
 
RIT snuck in a goal at the 16-minute mark, but Brockport scored two as an answer, with two Thomas goals with just over five minutes to play.  The scores kept coming, as Babinsky beat the defenders to bury a goal for the 13-6 lead, as the Green and Gold would hold on for the victory.
 
On the day, Cullen led the way with four goals and three ground balls, while Thomas earned a hat-trick and also had an assist. The Green and Gold were also strong on the defensive end, where Cassandra Minerd picked up three caused turnovers, two ground balls and two draw control wins. Lauren Mancini also picked up two CT's, while Dooling added three ground balls.
 
Three keepers saw time in goal for the Golden Eagles, with Sarah Brown getting the start and the win in over 35 minutes of play. Caitlin Cavallaro saw her first minutes in goal for Brockport, where she made two saves in over 16 minutes of action. Sara Shaddock also saw time in goal, with over eight minutes.
 
On the day, the Green and Gold outworked their counterparts in several categories, including shots (33-16), shots on goal (24-11), ground balls (17-11) and draw controls (11-10). Brockport also went 17-for-18 on clears, while forcing 19 Tiger turnovers.
 
The Golden Eagles will be back in action on March 8, when they take on Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y.
 
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