PHILADELPHIA – Five goals from Lauren Figura and a six-point day from Stephanie Kelly helped carry the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse team to a 20-2 rout of St. Bonaventure at Sweeney Field on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The last time these teams met, the Hawks used a run at the start of the second half to pull away from the Bonnies after a tight first half.  There would be no such drama on Friday as the Hawks opened a 2-0 lead on goals by Figura and Emma O'Neill in the opening seven minutes.

• St. Bonaventure (2-8 overall, 0-6 Atlantic 10) would get one back to cut the deficit in half, but that would be it for the half as O'Neill and Julia Pash scored 15 seconds apart to kick off a 14-0 run that would last deep into the second half.

• Saint Joseph's (8-5 overall, 5-1 Atlantic 10) put the game away early, as Figura scored four times and O'Neill secured her own hat trick in the first half, while Kelly tallied three of her assists over a six-and-a-half minute span.

• it was more of the same in the second half, as eight different Hawks found the back of the net in the final stanza.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Kelly's six points give her 211 for her career, moving her into second place on the program's all-time points list ahead of former teammate Rebecca Lane '19.  Shannon Feite '97 tallied 243 points to set the program record.

• Figura's five-spot moved her into third place in the Atlantic 10 in goals scored; Kelly leads the league in goals, assists, and points.

• Amber Weedon made the start between the pipes for SJU, stopping two of the three shots she faced in the first half.  Melissa Semkiw made six saves in relief after entering the game at halftime.  Savannah Clarke started for the Bonnies; she and Hayley McIntyre combined for 11 saves on the day.

• The Hawks enjoyed a 33-14 advantage in total shots, including a 31-10 margin in shots on goal.

• Pash secured eight draw controls, while Sophia Kolkka scooped up three ground balls to lead the squad.

• Lily Niemkiewicz tallied her first collegiate goal on Friday.

UP NEXT
The Hawks are idle until Friday, April 23, when they visit Duquesne.