HARROGATE, Tenn. -- The 14th-ranked Queens Royals (7-4, 4-0 SAC) opened by ripping off 15 unanswered goals and cruised to a 20-1 win, which was cut 10 minutes short due to field conditions that were deemed unsafe, over the Lady Railsplitters (0-7, 0-6 SAC) in South Atlantic Conference action on Saturday at the LMU Lacrosse Complex.
 
The Royals scored six times before the first 10 minutes of regulation had passed, and the lead ballooned to 10-0 on Megan Wagner's fourth goal of the match with 17 minutes still remaining in the first frame. Queen would score five more times over the ensuing 10-minute stretch before letting off the gas in the last seven minutes of the half. Queens carried a 15-0 lead into the break.
 
Autumn Beddington (Newburgh, Ind.) accounted for the Lady Railsplitters' only goal of the match, scoring off of a free position opportunity at the 26:16 mark of the second stanza.
 
Maggie Master and Wagner both scored two more times, with a Kelly Dowd goal wedged in the middle, to push the Royals' lead to 20-1 by the 10:31 mark. It was at that point that the officials and coaches decided to call the game due to poor field conditions, as the wet LMU Lacrosse Complex field had transitioned into a soupy mess.
 
Queens outshot the Lady Railsplitters 40-6, won 15 of the 22 draw controls and scooped up a 34-22 ground ball edge. The Royals went 10-for-10 on clears, while Lincoln Memorial was 5-for-17 in that department.
 
Shannon Novak (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) was under siege all afternoon, making 11 saves and allowing 20 goals in her 49:41 in net.
 
Bre'Asia James (Vero Beach, Fla.) led the Lady Railsplitters with four shots and six ground balls, but saw her point streak end at six games. Novak added five ground balls.
 
The Lady Railsplitters wrap up their three-game home stand on Tuesday, welcoming Pikeville to the LMU Lacrosse Complex for a 3 p.m. nonconference match.