SWEET BRIAR, Va. — Senior K. Mullins scored a pair of goals on Thursday afternoon as the Vixens dropped a 21-3 decision at the Sweet Briar Lacrosse Field to the visiting Southern Virginia Knights.

Southern Virginia (4-0) notched the opening two goals less than two minutes into play when Lauren Thatcher assisted on goals from Chloe Mitchell and Hannah King.

Thatcher and King hooked up on the third goal with King scoring the second of her five goals before Alissa Johnson scored the eventual game-winner with 25:23 remaining in the opening half. 

The Vixens' (1-3) first goal came 10 minutes into the first half when senior Victoria Lawson (Shipman, Va.) assisted sophomore Kaylah Bailey's (Virginia Beach, Va.) opening tally for Sweet Briar.

Mullins (Richmond, Va.) scored unassisted with 18:05 left in the first half, before scoring a second goal with 13 left on the clock. Mullins' second goal came from a free-position attempt and took the scoreline to 10-3 in the Knights' favor.

Southern Virginia would score the next 11 goals to leave the 21-3 road victory.

Mullins and junior goalkeeper Sydney Campbell (Amherst, Va.) led the Vixens with four ground balls each, while first-year Maddie Schulman (Houston, Texas) caused a team-high four caused turnovers.

Bailey led Sweet Briar with three draw controls.

Campbell made five saves in goal for the Vixens.

King led all scorers for the Knights with five goals. 

Sweet Briar heads out on the road Saturday for a 2 p.m. scheduled first draw against the Montreat Cavaliers in Montreat, N.C.