RADFORD, Va. – The Jacksonville University women's lacrosse team was back in action Sunday hot off the heels of their overtime thriller Saturday as they concluded their trip to Virginia with a matchup against Radford University. The Dolphins (5-0) used a big offensive performance in the first half to take a lead they would hold until the end of the game, defeating the Highlanders (0-8) 16-5.

"It's tough to play back-to-back games and our victory today was a true team effort," said head coach Mindy McCord. "Many players took the field today and we had the opportunity to develop our depth. Our GK's had another great effort and it was great to see Jenna Peed score her first collegiate goal and Tara Haas make her first collegiate start. Today was a day of many firsts, Julia (Kolderman) and Madeline (Cloyd) both picked up their first goals of the season and Grace (Hobson) had her first hat trick."

"Molly (Brock) strung together another remarkable day dominating the draw and leading statistically with Sarah (Elms) and Jenny (Kinsey). We haven't seen our best lacrosse yet but we have established our identity. A special congratulations and milestone for our honorary team captain Nick Hamel today on his 100th team victory!"
 
Jacksonville set an aggressive tone on offense early in the game, taking five free position shots in the first five minutes of action. The last of those found the back of the net for the first goal of the game, courtesy of Jenny Kinsey. Grace Hobson scored with 23:42 on the clock for her first of the day and extending her scoring streak to three games.
 
Kinsey scored again at 21:18, this time with the Dolphins playing shorthanded on a pass from Hobson to make it 3-0 in the first nine minutes of action. Madeline Cloyd scored her first goal of the season minutes later on another free position attempt to make it 4-0 JU.
 
Kinsey recorded a hat trick in the first half just moments later following a draw control win by Molly Brock and a pass from Alyssa Arnold to make it a 5-0 game. Hobson notched her second goal of the game with 15:13 to go in the period from in the circle, one more by way of Arnold.
 
Radford scored their first goal of the game with 12:10 in the first half before Brock converted a free position try to push the lead back to six at 7-1. Jenna Peed scored the first goal of her JU career with 10:15 on the clock on a pass from Kinsey to make it an 8-2 game. Brock scored once more at 8:11 to make it 9-2 with her second goal of the day.
 
Radford scored a man-up goal at 6:03 to get back within six at 9-3 but the Dolphins scored twice in the final 1:49 on goals from Hobson and Sarah Elms to take an 11-3 lead into the intermission.
 
Coming out in the second half, play resumed with nearly six minutes of scoreless action until Radford scored on a free position try to once more get within seven at 11-4. JU wouldn't score their first goal of the second half until the 18:12 mark, when Julia Kolderman scored from the circle for her first goal of the season. The Highlanders scored their final goal of the afternoon about two minutes later to make it a 12-5 contest.
 
Mackenzie Boyle scored for Jacksonville with 9:54 on the clock on a pass from Hobson to make it 13-5 before Brock scored her third goal of the afternoon on a pass from Kinsey to lead by nine. Elms scored her second goal of the game with 5:31 to push the lead to 15-5, but the Dolphins weren't done on the offensive end yet, as Brianna Samuels scored with 26 seconds left in regulation to cap a dominant 16-5 win.
 
Three different players finished the day with hat tricks for the Dolphins in the persons of Brock, Hobson and Kinsey. Brock also picked up three ground balls and had nine draw controls in the contest. Hobson also added two assists and picked up three ground balls, while Kinsey had two assists and two ground balls of her own. Both Arnold and Elms had two assists in the game, with the latter picking up five ground balls and causing three turnovers. Addy Tysdal and Dayna Martinetto each had four saves in goal as they split time between the pipes.
 
As a team, Jacksonville outshot Radford 31-20, with a 27-13 edge in shots on goal. JU won the ground ball battle 28-25 and controlled 14 of 22 draws in the game. The Dolphins also had nine assists on 16 goals.
 
The Dolphins will have some time off before they return to action April 3 at D.B. Milne Field, when they welcome Stetson to town for a 1 PM contest to begin ASUN Conference play.