CHICAGO – The University of Chicago women's lacrosse team maintained its offensive hot streak with a 20-4 home victory against Carroll University on Wednesday night.

The No. 17-ranked Maroons improved to 13-2 overall and 5-0 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW). The Pioneers fell to 12-3 on the season and 4-1 in CCIW contests.

UChicago extended their streak of scoring at least 20 goals to five-straight games, with an average winning margin of 19.4.

It took the Maroons about 11 minutes of game time to warm up into their offense on a cold evening in Chicago. But once they found their groove, the hosts rattled off nine unanswered goals in just over seven minutes of game time. By the time the run ended, UChicago was staked to a 10-0 lead and cruised from that point on. The home side closed strong as well, tallying seven of the last eight goals in the contest.

UChicago's full ride on clears made things difficult for Carroll, who went 13-for-22 on clear attempts. Meanwhile, the Maroons were a clean 18 of 19 in those scenarios.

In the final stats, UChicago held advantages in shots (30-19), draw controls (17-10), ground balls (28-20) and turnovers (20-24).

The balanced offense was led by Lulu Hardy's four goals and three assists. Camille Kuwana put up three goals and two assists while adding two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Jane Chen had a similar stat line with two goals, two assists, two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Zoe Torok put up a trio of goals while Charlotte Semlies added two tallies of her own. Evelina Swigart contributed in multiple areas with two goals, one assist, two ground balls and four draw controls.

On defense, six different players chalked up two caused turnovers. Jill Hooey led the ground ball category with four.

Goalkeeper Rachel Keefe (12-2 record) played the first three quarters, totaling nine saves with three goals allowed. Her third save of the game was the 200th of her career. Keefe was particularly good on free positions as Carroll went 0-for-7. Emily Feigen played the fourth quarter between the pipes.

NEXT GAME:

• Saturday, April 29 @ 1:00 PM – UChicago at North Central College