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LATROBE, Pa. (April 14) - The Saint Vincent women's lacrosse team earned a decisive 19-9 victory over Thiel College in Ohio River Lacrosse Conference action. 

Saint Vincent scored the first seven goals of the contest before eventually taking a 14-4 lead at halftime. Senior Katie Uhring got things started with a goal off an assist from Sarah Wallerstedt, giving SVC the early lead two minutes in. After Helena Shoplik made it 2-0 SVC, the Bearcats got a goal each from freshmen Latrobe products Naomi Schwaiger and Julianne Rosa, pushing the Bearcats advantage to 4-0.

Bearcats' leading scorer Maggie Nelson then scored the next two goals before senior Bridget Synan scored unassisted for her first score of the season. Thiel finally got on the board, tallying back-to-back goals to cut the SVC edge to 7-2 with 14:35 left in the half. 

SVC would then rattle off the next seven goals to take a commanding 14-2 lead. Nelson and Shoplik each scored two goals during the run. Thiel tallied the final two goals of the first half, making the score 14-4 Saint Vincent after 30 minutes. 

Nelson added two goals in the second half, while sophomore Katie Stallings, junior Anita Onufer and freshman Calsey Holshue tallied a goal each over the final 30 minutes. 

A total of 10 different Bearcats scored in the victory. Nelson led the way with eight points (six goals, two assists), helping her move into a tie for the most goals this season among ORLC players (49). Wallerstedt added six assists, while Shoplik chipped in three goals and two assists. Schwaiger and Synan logged two scores to help the offense. Uhring had a team-best four groundballs for the defense.

Saint Vincent improves to 5-1 in the ORLC and 5-8 overall. Thiel dropped to 0-6 in the league and 0-10 overall. 

The Bearcats travel to co-conference leader Washington & Jefferson on Saturday, April 16. Start time is slated for 1 p.m.