GAMBIER, Ohio – The #11/#12 Roanoke College women's lacrosse team opened their season in dominant fashion with a commanding 19-10 road win over Kenyon on Saturday. 
 
Game Information 
#11/#12 Roanoke 19, Kenyon 10 
Records: Roanoke (1-0), Kenyon (1-1) 
Location: Gambier, Ohio 

How It Happened 

• The Maroons started the season in a hurry, scoring three goals in the first five minutes of play. After allowing one, RC tallied another hat trick before the period ended at 6-2. 

• It was much of the same in the second quarter as the defensive continued to lock it down and the offense kept rolling. Roanoke outscored Kenyon 5-1 in the second to bring the score to 11-3 before the half. 

• The squads exchanged goals for the first ten minutes of the third before RC ended the quarter on a 4-0 to increase their advantage to 17-6. 

• Even though Kenyon had a 4-2 scoring advantage in the fourth it wasn't enough to surpass the lead the Maroons had built, making the final score 19-10. 

Notes and Notables 

• Grace Koutouzis picked up right where she left off last season, leading the team with seven points on five goals and two assists. 

• Maddie McDonald and Zoe Blair were right behind Koutouzis with four points each. McDonald tallied four goals and Blair had three goals and an assist.

• Raegan Becker also tallied a hat trick on the afternoon, the second of her career. 

• Sarah Brisson (1 g, 2 a), Tracey Benzing (3 a), Addison Widmer (2 g), and Sydney Harrison (1g) rounded out the points talliers for RC. 

• Harrison also racked up a team high three ground balls and had five draw controls. 

• Jordan Wheeler topped the squad in draw controls with nine, a new career high for the sophomore. 

• McDonald tallied the second highest draw control total of her career with seven in the game. 

• Sophomore Kendall Todd put together a solid day in her first career start. She tallied eight saves and two ground balls in cage for the Maroons. 

• Roanoke led in shots, 30-23, and draw controls, 21-11, while Kenyon had the advantage in ground balls 14-10. 

Up Next 
Roanoke continues their road stint with a trip to St. Mary's College of Maryland next Saturday (Mar. 1) for a 12:00 pm matchup. It will be their first of six contests this season against teams that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament.