The women’s lacrosse team dominated the opening minutes against St. Vincent College Saturday, March 27 at the Carl Dale Field, scoring eight unanswered goals that led them to a 20-4 rout.

Scots’ Nina Dine ’11 and Becca Worthington ’10 both scored just seconds into the game, and the lead was padded to 4-0 with goals by Amy Denny ’10 and Madison Carey ’12 moments later.† Dine, Worthington and Clare Nelson-Johnson ’13 each added goals to set the score 7-0, and Worthington added one more for a hat trick (8-0) with 18 minutes left in the first half.

Megan Kelly eventually scored for the Bearcats off an assist by Megan Fisher, but the Scots quickly responded.† Defender Britta Harman ’10 and Carey scored within 12 seconds of each other to push the Scots’ lead to 13-1 to end the first half.

The Scots’ momentum slowed in the second half, but they still scored six goals, including pairs by Carey and Katie Smart ’11.† Eliza Cady ’12 had her first career goal on a free position shot with 17 seconds left in the game.† In the net, Shawna Ferris ’13 made one save and allowed two goals in the first half, and Jennifer Forsyth ’13 saved 10 during the second half.

Worthington led Wooster’s scoring with five tallies, while Carey had four goals and an assist.† Smart also recorded two goals and two assists.

The following Thursday, April 1, the Scots traveled to Meadville, Pa., where they faced their first North Coast Athletic Conference competition in Allegheny College (3-4, 1-1 NCAC).

Wooster trailed 11-8 with two minutes left on the clock in regulation when the Scots scored three goals to head into overtime, and then came back with a hat trick by Worthington to beat the Gators 14-11.

In the final minutes of regulation, Smart and Carey scored to put the Scots within one (11-10), and Worthington made the final shot to push the teams into overtime.† Wooster dominated the overtime period with three goals by Worthington, who finished the game with seven goals, her career high and one less than the school record.

Following Worthington’s lead, Dine had two goals and three assists, while Carey had two goals and one assist.† Smart and Emily Johnson ’12 each tallied one goal for the day.† Ferris made eight saves in the goal for Wooster.

The Scots marked their second NCAC win against Denison University last Saturday in a close match that ended 10-9 at Carl Dale Memorial Field.† Wooster’s defender’s made a considerable impact, along with a four-goal run over seven minutes in the second half were key in the Scots victory over the Big Red.

Trailing by one at the half (6-5), the Scots rallied with three quick goals in the early minutes of the second half with goals by Denny, Emily Meyer ’11 and Jess Cleveland ’10, who also recorded an assist.† Minutes later Nelson-Johnson recorded one more for Wooster on a free position shot after a few minutes of defensive play.

Denison responded strongly with three goals to bring them within one of Wooster (10-9), and as Wooster tried to let the clock run out Ferris and Harman both dominated defensively to deny Denison’s attempts at the net.

Wooster showed its depth and scoring abilities with 16 players recording points that game.† Nelson-Johnson, Cleveland and Denny all had two goals for the day.† Defensively, Ferris had 11 saves and Harman had five ground balls and five caused turnovers.

The Scots continued their winning ways, improving to 3-0 in the NCAC with a 14-9 win over Ohio Wesleyan University.

After Ohio Wesleyan evened the score at four. Wooster exploded with five unanswered goals before the halftime break, taking a 9-4 lead into the intermission. The offensive flourish continued into the third, with the Scots increasing their lead to 12-4.

Nelson-Johnson lead the way for Wooster notching a career-high five goals in the win. Dine put four in the net while Worthington scored two and added three assists.

The Scots will take their winning streak on the road this weekend with two games away from home.