DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's lacrosse team put on a dominating performance in its inaugural game on Saturday, running away with a 20-6 victory over Chowan. The win moves ERAU to 1-0 while the Hawks drop to 0-1.
 
Gillian Greenberg netted a match-best six goals on the day, while McKenzie Jackson recorded a match-leading 10 points with five goals and five assists. Jackson also tied Carson Toney for the most turnovers caused with three, while Toney led the Blue and Gold with four draw controls. Mya Watson was also a force offensively, scoring five goals and adding a pair of assists. In goal, Mary Kreider got the win, stopping three shots and allowing three goals in the first half, while Skylar Mossop notched a pair of saves while allowing three goals in the second half.
 
As a team, ERAU outshot Chowan 39-20 and outpaced the Hawks by a wide margin in shots on goal, 30-11. The Eagles were also a solid 15-of-18 on clears and controlled 16 of the 26 draws.
 
The Blue and Gold wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Watson recorded the first goal of the game and in program history just 3:06 into the contest. Less than a minute later Greenberg scored the first of her six goals, and before 10 minutes had elapsed, Jackson was on the scoresheet as well, giving the Eagles a 3-0 lead. Just past the halfway point of the first half, Chowan scored its second goal, cutting the lead to 5-2, but ERAU responded with five more goals in the next five minutes of play, including a pair from Jackson, to take a commanding 10-2 lead with just over 10 minutes to play until halftime. Greenberg added a pair late and Amanda Dargie scored with 13 seconds left in the half to put the Eagles up 13-3 at the break.
 
After Jackson scored her fourth goal 3:11 into the second half, CU answered with a pair of goals to make it a 14-5 game. Embry-Riddle would only allow one more goal over of the game's final 20 minutes, while tacking on six goals of their own, including two from Watson, as ERAU sailed to a 20-6 win.
 
The Blue and Gold hit the road next weekend for a pair of games in South Carolina, beginning with a Friday game (Feb. 16) at Coker, followed by a Sunday contest (Feb. 18) at Newberry.