BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - The Allegheny women's lacrosse team picked up a 19-5 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) win on the road at Geneva Wednesday (April 22).
 
The Gators got on the board in the opening minute as Erin Lowthert (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) scored off an assist by Aubrey Carion (Pittsburgh, Pa./Kiski Area). The Golden Tornadoes scored the next two goals before Kendall Cox (Silver Spring, Md./Albert Einstein) tied it back up on an unassisted goal. Lowthert's second tally of the game, this time on a free-position, put the Gators back in front minutes later. The Gators continued to roll as Lowthert assisted a Cox goal before reaching a hat trick on a tally assisted by Caroline Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty). After Geneva ended the Allegheny run, Lowthert scored her fourth goal of the frame, assisted by Cox. Smith, assisted by Cox, and Carion rounded out scoring for the period as Allegheny led 8-3 heading into the second.
 
Allegheny added four goals in the second while holding Geneva off the board. Carion, Smith, Lowthert and Maddie Krieger (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) all found the back of the net while Brooklyn Harrison (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford) added an assist.
 
In the third quarter, the Gators outpaced the Golden Tornadoes 5-2. Carion and Smith both found the back of the net twice while assisting on a goal. Lowthert also scored in the frame as the Gators led 17-5 entering the fourth.
 
In the final quarter, Olivia Savage (Meadville, Pa./Meadville Area) scored a pair of goals, with one assisted by Cox, as the Gators wrapped up the conference win.
 
Inside the Box

• Lowthert led the team with six goals and an assist while also tallying seven groundballs, six caused turnovers and three draw controls.
• Carion finished with six points on four goals and two assists. 
• Smith also had four goals and two assists while adding five draw controls and three groundballs.
• Cox had two goals and two assists.
• Savage had a pair of goals.
• Krieger scored once with three groundballs while Harrison had an assist and four groundballs.
• Duchess Jackson (Washington, D.C/National Cathedral School) and Maya Bloom (Pittsburgh, Pa./Winchester Thurston) each had three groundballs.
• Ella Ashton (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) and Emma Foley (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) split time in net, each making five stops. 

News and Notes

• Allegheny is now 2-0 all-time against Geneva.
• Krieger scored her first collegiate goal.
• Lowthert had a career-high six caused turnovers. 
• Cox recorded her 100th career point.

Up Next
The Gators conclude their regular season on the road at Bethany Saturday (April 25).