SWEET BRIAR, Va. – Sweet Briar lacrosse (2-2, 0-0 CSAC) earned a decisive 17-4 victory over Hollins (0-2, 0-0 ODAC) this afternoon at Thayer Field.
 
Sweet Briar got on the board early in the first quarter with three-straight goals from three different players. Junior Zerah Chase (Virginia Beach, Va.), senior Sarah Schindler (Charlotte, N.C.) and sophomore Sarah Southard (Culpeper, Va.) all helped the Vixens take the 3-0 lead.
 
With the score at 3-1, first-year Valen Foster (Bushwood, Md.) found Southard for the man-up goal to close out the quarter.
 
It was all Vixens in the second quarter with six uninterrupted goals for the 10-1 lead. Senior Ingrid Stacia (Richmond, Va.) would contribute one goal to the Vixen's total for her first in a Sweet Briar uniform.
 
In the third quarter of play, junior Kaylah Bailey (Virginia Beach, Va.) responded to Hollins' man-up goal with her second of the game off a pass from Chase. Less than two minutes later, Chase assisted again, this time on a goal from Southard.
 
After Hollins brought the score to 12-3, Sweet Briar went on a four-goal scoring run which saw goals from Foster, Bailey and Chase, as well as another first career goal, this one from sophomore Erica Smith (Tunkhannock, Pa.).
 
Despite a late push from Hollins with time winding down, the Vixens would find the back of the net last and come away with the 17-4 victory.
 
Highlights

• Chase led the team with four goals while Bailey, Southard and Foster each registered three.
• Both Southard and Chase tallied five helpers.
• Sophomore Jamison Tarver (Kingwood, Texas) earned five caused turnovers for the second-straight game.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Kat Navarro (Carlsbad, Calif.) made three saves in the victory.

What's Next
The Vixens will head to Eastern Mennonite for action on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m.