PHILADELPHIA – The Thomas Jefferson University women's lacrosse team (2-3, 1-0 CACC) outscored Holy Family, 12-2, in the second half to pull away to a 19-4 victory in the conference opener on Tuesday.
 
GAMEPLAY
The Rams jumped on the Tigers early with a 4-0 first quarter. Erin Avanzato netted two goals during the period and Ellie Lefton set up a pair. The two sides traded goals in the second period and the score was 6-2 with under six minutes remaining. Audrey Strock scored at the 5:44 mark and Jefferson took a 7-2 advantage into halftime.
 
The Rams got off to a torrid start in the third, potting the first four goals of the quarter, including three in the opening five minutes. Lefton assisted on all four markers, with three of them coming from Carina Raymond, as Jefferson opened up a nine-goal lead (11-2) with 6:35 on the clock. Both teams scored twice in the last five and change and the score was 13-4 entering the final period. The fourth saw the Rams dominate once again, beating the Tigers 6-0 in the quarter with six different goal-scorers.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Ellie Lefton: 2 goals, 8 assists, 4 ground balls
- Carina Raymond: 6 goals
- Erin Avanzato: 4 goals, 1 assist, 10 draw controls, 2 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
- Madison Caffrey: 4 goals, 2 draw controls
- Faith Hardy: 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
- Julia McLaughlin: 3 caused turnovers, 1 ground ball
 
NOTES
- Erin Avanzato recorded her 100^th career draw control.
- Ellie Lefton's 10 points were the most by a Jefferson player since Sarah von Lange had 11 on April 1, 2019 and her eight assists were the highest since Kathryn Avanzato's 11 on April 14, 2018.
- The Rams controlled a season-high 19 draws.
 
UP NEXT
Jefferson hosts Nyack on Saturday, March 26 at 1 p.m.