ST. PAUL, MN - The Benedictine University women's lacrosse team scored a road win in Minnesota to take down the University of Northwestern in the conference opener.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 14, Northwestern 6

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine scored the first six goals of the game to set the tone
• Emma Redfern set up Kaylee Garcia less than two minutes after the opening draw
• Four different individuals scored during the six-goal spurt, with Redfern capping the run at the 12:27 mark of the first half
• Benedictine led 8-4 at the half and that was as close as Northwestern came
• Benedictine sealed the win by tallying four of the final five goals as three different individuals struck
• The win marked the first in the career for head coach Hannah Sopeth

STAT LEADERS
• Benedictine held a 28-26 edge in shots with 20 on goal and won 14 draws
• Margaret Pinkston stopped 10 shots in goal and caused four turnovers
• Garcia scored five goals to lead Benedictine, totaling seven shots to go with three groundballs and seven draws
• Redfern scored three times and added two assists
• Victoria House logged a pair of goals

UP NEXT
Benedictine (1-1, 1-0 MWLC) opens the home schedule on Wednesday against Elmhurst