BoxscoreMEADVILLE, Pa. - Jensen Paterson hit the 50-point mark for the season with six goals and one assist to lead Allegheny over Wittenberg 17-9 in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) women's lacrosse action on Saturday.
Paterson scored all six goals in just over 30 minutes, bringing her total to a team-best 40 goals and helping the Gators (5-6, 2-2 NCAC) post their fifth straight win over the Tigers (5-3, 1-1 NCAC). Kiah Voyer-Colbath netted a season-high five goals, while Rachel Coons made six saves for the win.
Wittenberg's Jordan Beauchamp and Maggie Amorello each tallied a hat trick in the loss.
In a close first half where the score was tied five times in the opening 20 minutes, Allegheny used a 7-0 run over the next 11 minutes of play to break a 5-all tie and take a commanding lead at 12-5. Christina Zanic put the Gators ahead for good with a free-position goal at the 9:07 mark.
Paterson, who netted four straight goals after Voyer-Colbath got Allegheny on the board, recorded her fifth on an unassisted tally to make it 7-5 and force Wittenberg to call a timeout.
After the break, Voyer-Colbath sandwiched two goals between a Meg Grossman goal for a 10-5 lead at halftime. The first goal of the second half belonged to Paterson on an 8-meter shot, before Grossman caused a Tiger turnover at midfield and took the ball all the way to the cage for a 12-5 lead.
Beauchamp stopped the bleeding at the 24:06 mark with a free-position goal. Colbath struck again, this time getting two goals between Zanic's second of the day off a pass from Paterson at 15-6.
Wittenberg did not let the Gators take a double-digit lead, scoring three goals in the final 18:32.
Zanic finished with a hat trick and Paterson added eight draw controls to her stat line.
Allegheny's defense only allowed 19 shots on goal, while the offense fired off 36 on the day. The Gators went 4-for-7 from the 8-meter mark and 13-for-15 on clear attempts.
Allegheny returns to action on Monday at Norte Dame (Ohio), marking the first of three straight road contests for the Gators. Game time is 7 p.m.