WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The LMU women's lacrosse team fell to 0-1 in the South Atlantic Conference and 3-2 overall as fifteenth-ranked Queens used a quick start to coast to the 21-3 win Saturday afternoon.

The Royals (2-6, 1-0 SAC) outscored LMU 13-3 in the first half and held the Lady Railsplitters scoreless in the second. They were led by four goals from Katie Wardle and Sydney Lear, while Ally Blood and Allison Conn each chipped in three goals. Blood also notched three assists for the game. Goalies Chase Brokaw and Sara Mitrecic split time in the cage, with each grabbing two saves each.

Casey Kelly, Amara Moss and Kennedy Buechner scored LMU's goals. Autumn Beddington had LMU's lone assist. Goalie Shannon Novak had eight saves and Micayla Starnes had five.

Queens scored less than a minute into the game to take the early lead. Moss answered back with a free position goal at the 28:35 mark to tie the game. The Royals would then score four unanswered goals over the next eight minutes before Beddington found Buechner open just outside the eight meter fan and Buechner's shot was good. Queens would then tack on eight more goals before Kelly found the back of the net with 44 seconds left in the half to cut the score to 13-3 at the intermission.

The Royals would then tack on eight goals in the second half while hold LMU scoreless to cruise to the 21-3 win.

Quick Hits
- Queens has been nationally ranked each time LMU has played them. In 2015 and 2016 they were ranked 14th and last season they were ninth.

- Kelly, Moss and Buechner are the only three LMU players to score in every game this season.

- Moss has scored in the last 10 games LMU has played since she returned after missing five games due to injury last season. She has scored in 29 of the 30 games in which she has played.

Up Next
LMU travels to Mars Hill Wednesday for their first-ever meeting with the Lions. This is the first season that Mars Hill has fielded a women's lacrosse team. First draw is set for 5 p.m.