ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Union College women's lacrosse team outscored Bard College 6-2 in both of the first two quarters and cruised the rest of the way for a 18-5 victory in Liberty League action on Wednesday night at Ferrari Field.
 
Fourteen different players scored in a well-rounded offensive effort that saw no Garnet Charger score more than twice. In total, 16 players recorded at least one point for Union (5-2, 1-2 Liberty League), led by sophomore Maddy Schiller (two goals and two assists) and first-year Teagan Steele (one goal, three assists) with four points apiece.
 
Defensively, Steele and sophomore Hannah Compa caused a team-best three turnovers each, while junior Christina Guanci grabbed a team-leading six ground balls. Junior Sydney Widlitz and first-year Sierra Harris combined to make six saves in goal as well.
 
The visitors scored three goals in 95 seconds to take a three-goal lead less than three minutes into the contest on tallies by Compa, junior Maddie Doyle and sophomore Gillian Joseph. After goals by first-year Stella Del Papa and junior Lana Mickelson increased the lead to five, there was a flurry of goals in the final minute as Bard (0-9, 0-3 Liberty League) scored a pair before Schiller beat the buzzer to make it a 6-2 score after one period.
 
Six different players scored for Union in a 6-2 second stanza, with Steele, Schiller and sophomore Maddie Greco chipping in a team-best two points apiece over the 15 minutes.
 
Sophomores Cecilia Sinopoli and Bella Juliano scored for the Garnet Chargers in a low-scoring third quarter, and the visitors followed with four unanswered tallies in the fourth to close out the scoring. First-year Hannah Jordan started the frame with her first collegiate tally and senior Sarah Murphy closed out the scoring with her first of the year in her season debut.
 
Union finished the game with a 38-14 edge in shots and corralled 42 ground balls while causing 17 of Bard's 28 turnovers.
 
Union will be back in action on Saturday with a noon matchup against #16 Ithaca College at Frank Bailey Field at Bertagna-Class of 1985 Stadium.