HILLBURN, N.Y. – The Thomas Jefferson University women's lacrosse team (10-5, 8-1 CACC) locked up a first-round bye in the CACC Tournament with a 16-10 victory at Dominican (N.Y.) in the regular season finale on Saturday night.
 
GAMEPLAY
The Chargers got out to a 2-1 lead with 10:23 left in the opening quarter. The Rams then went off for seven straight goals to go ahead 8-2 with 4:14 to go in the second period. Erin Avanzato sparked Jefferson with four goals during the run. The Rams took a 9-3 advantage into halftime.
 
In the third, Jefferson kept Dominican from going on a run to get back in the game as the two squads each tallied two goals in the frame. The Rams entered the fourth with an 11-5 lead. Madison Caffrey put Jefferson ahead by seven (12-5) before the Chargers netted four of the next five to cut the deficit to four (13-9) with 3:42 to play. However, the Rams put the game away with three of the last four markers.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Audrey Strock: 5 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls
- Erin Avanzato: 4 goals, 1 assist, 12 draw controls, 1 ground ball, 1 caused turnover
- Madison Caffrey: 4 goals, 3 draw controls, 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers
- Kanha Stockford: 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 ground balls, 1 caused turnover
- Kelsey Kaplowitz: 8 saves, 1 ground ball
 
NOTES
- The Rams controlled the draws by a 20-9 count.
- Jefferson outshot Dominican, 14-5, in the second quarter as the Rams built their six-goal advantage.
 
UP NEXT
Jefferson is the second seed in the conference tournament and receives a bye to the semifinals where the Rams will face either Dominican or Post on Friday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m. on the campus of Georgian Court.