CONWAY, S.C. --- The Jacksonville women's lacrosse team dominated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Thursday afternoon, 22-10. With the win, JU clinched a spot in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.

The Dolphins exploded on offense once again, scoring 20 goals in back-to-back games for the first time since 2023.

The Jacksonville attack was led by junior attacker Ainsley Scruggs, who scored a career-high six goals. She wasn't the only Dolphin to set new personal bests, though. Sophomore midfielder Allyx Berry scored a career-high four goals and finished with a career best six points.

Eleven different players found the score sheet, and eight different players finished with multiple points.

Jacksonville raced out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back. Senior attacker Madison Plitt got on the board first, before the dynamic duo of junior Olivia Johnson and sophomore Maeve Brennan took over. 

Johnson found Brennan for a pair of goals, then sophomore midfielder Ruby Lynch got on the board. Berry found her groove soon after, scoring her of the night before assisting a pair of Scruggs finishes.

In the dying seconds of the first quarter, sophomore midfielder Jessica Giller got on the board for the third-straight game to give Jacksonville an 8-2 lead after one. 

Coastal Carolina scored first in the second, and minutes later the hosts went woman-up. However, the Dolphins weren't swayed. Freshman attacker Shae Hagans raced by her defender and slotted home her 30th goal of the season despite the player-disadvantage. 

Hagans' short-handed effort sparked a 5-0 run, with three more Scruggs goals and another Berry bomb pushing the JU lead to 13-3. Sophomore attacker Maddie Herman assisted Berry's third of the night before spinning past her defender for a goal of her own to take a 15-4 lead into halftime. 

Berry, Scruggs and Johnson all scored to open the second half, blowing the lead up to 18-4. The Chanticleers added a few goals to the board before sophomore midfielder Gabby Hendricks scored her third goal of the season and make the score 19-7 with a quarter to play.

The Dolphins closed the fourth quarter with three more goals: Hagans burying her second of the day, Brennan completing her hat-trick and junior attacker Brigid Manning getting her 10th of the season.

Coastal Carolina added a handful of late goals, but Jacksonville held on for a comfortable win on the Surf Turf. 

Game Notes

• Jacksonville scored its most goals in a game since a 24-7 win over Stetson in 2023.
• Junior midfielder Abby Moran finished with 15 draw controls, her third time collecting 15-plus DCs in a game this season.
• Brennan has scored hat-tricks in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. 

Head Coach Tara Singleton
"Our energy was off the charts today. Every player's impact was felt in this win and I can't wait for more with our group!"

Up Next
Jacksonville will close the regular season next Saturday as it hosts the Liberty Flames. Opening draw is set for 11:00 a.m. at Rock Stadium. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.