MARIETTA, Ga. ---- Six Life University women's lacrosse team players recorded three or more goals as the team found the net early and often in a dominant 28-2 victory at home this evening against Brenau University.
 
NOTES
• Life U keeps racking up wins, moving to 5-0 with the victory, while the Golden Tigers fall to 0-2.
 
STANDOUT PERFORMERS 
• Maria Arvizu seemed to be an unstoppable force on the night in all phases of the game, leading all players with six goals on only seven attempted shots, six ground balls, and 10 draw controls, while also chipping in three assists and a caused turnover.
• Brianna Freeman put together another very strong offensive effort, posting four goals and three assists to go with a ground ball and two draw controls.
• Kelly Beshaw posted a similar outing to Freeman, finding four goals (on only five shots) and three assists as well as two ground balls recovered.
• Peyton Sanders also posted four goals, collecting two ground balls and causing two turnovers.
• Tina Ricci led all players in points awarded by making three goals and a career-high seven assists. The senior also grabbed two ground balls and draw controls to go with her three caused turnovers.
• Lacy Legaspi has a strong outing with three goals and an assists as well as five ground balls and two draw controls.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
• Life U started things off with a flurry of goals, posting a 6-0 start in the first five minutes of play. Five more goals as the clock drew near to and then past the 20 minute remaining mark of the first half, saw the Running Eagles push the game to a running clock. Two-straight goals by Brenau seemed to create some momentum for their team, but Life U responded with seven straight goals to take any and all wind out of the Golden Tigers' sails, taking an 18-2 lead into the half.
• The Running Eagles picked things up from where they had left off in the second half, recording six more goals over the first 10 minutes. Arvizu controlled five of the last eight draws as the team went on to post four more goals over the rest of the game for the 28-2 win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Running Eagles took a 46 to nine advantage in shots with 37 of their shots being on goal as opposed to Brenau's five.
• Life U was nearly perfect on the night clearing the ball, going 13-for-14, while causing the Golden Tigers to only convert 7-for-13.
• Brenau committed 20 turnovers in the game as Life U finished with 12.
• Life U picked up 29 ground balls compared to the 13 from Brenau. Life U also led the Golden Tigers in draw controls during the game at 23-8.
• The lone category where TN Wesleyan led was saves, recording nine to Life U's three.
 
UP NEXT
• The women's lacrosse team hits the road for a pair of games in Kentucky this weekend, starting with a Mid-South Conference contest at No. 7 Georgetown College Friday, February 26 at 5 PM.