BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- The Bridgewater College women's lacrosse team saw four different players finish with hat tricks as the Eagles rolled to a 22-10 win against Averett at the Jopson Athletic Complex on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Bridgewater 22, Averett 10
Records: Bridgewater 8-4, 3-0 ODAC; Averett 7-2, 2-2 ODAC

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ashley Venit netted the first goal of the game less than 30 seconds in as she found a pass from Madeline Magill and beat the AU goalie. Lauren Roberts and Kaity Petersheim each scored with Roberts recording a second goal with over 10 minutes still to go in the fourth as the Eagles took a 4-0 lead. Faith Bowlin finally got the Cougars on the board but Faith Bartos and Aunnie Hacker connected to regain a four-goal edge. Roberts completed a first-quarter hat trick before Hacker got her first goal of the game to set the score at 7-1. Elizabeth Peasley cut into the lead with 10 seconds to go in the first as BC led 7-2 after 15 minutes.
• Jenna Entsminger started a terrific offensive day with her first goal at the 13:57 mark of the second quarter in a man-up situation. Peasley followed with a goal, but Entsminger scored again, also man-up, to make the score 9-3 with 9:21 to go in the half. Peasley scored her third goal of the half but Caris Cianelli gave the Eagles' their 10th goal of the game and a 10-4 lead. Bowlin got the Cougars within five, but Petersheim added another in the last minute of the half to give the Eagles an 11-5 lead at the break.
• In the third quarter, Bowlin scored once again to try and keep AU in the contest, but consecutive goals from Hacker and Venit -- off an assist from Kaitlyn Clark -- held on to a 13-6 edge. Peasley made history with her fourth goal of the game as she is now tied for the third-most goals in Division III women's lacrosse history. Cianelli left Peasley no time to celebrate as she scored to make it 14-7 and Roberts got a man-up tally to go up by eight. Entsminger notched back-to-back scores less than 30 seconds apart as the Eagles hit a running clock with a 17-7 advantage. Bowlin scored man-down to stop the clock, but Grace Pietro scored off a feed from Hacker to enter the fourth with a 10-goal lead
• Bowlin scored once again to open the final frame, but Magill, Petersheim, Miranda Coleman and Venit all scored consecutive goals as the clock didn't stop for the remainder of the game as the Eagles prevailed 22-10.

GAME STATS

• Leading the way offensively was Venit who tallied her first career hat trick and tagged on three assists for a six-point evening. 
• Roberts and Hacker each had four points as Roberts scored four times and had a helper while Hacker scored two and pitched in three assists as she surpassed 50 assists on her career. 
• Entsminger tallied four goals and Petersheim had three goals and an assist for a four-point night.
• Cianelli, Magill and Bartos all had two points while Pietro, Coleman, Kena Gresham and Clark all had a point as well.
• Roberts surpassed 200 career draw controls with 10 to lead the Eagles, while Pietro snagged three in the win.
• Magill, Julia Mohler, Tavin Krick and Rachael Robinson each picked up three ground balls, while Roberts, Petersheim and Entsminger had two apiece.
• Mohler had a stellar defensive performance as she caused three turnovers to go with those ground balls, while Roberts also had three CTs to add to her impressive scoreline. Eight players had CTs also including Aubrey Beale with one.
• Robinson played all 60 minutes and stopped 14 shots, while Kaylee Joblon made 12 saves in the loss.
• Bridgewater outshot Averett 43-28 and had a 26-17 edge in ground balls. 
• A total of 12 cards were administered during the physical contest. 

UP NEXT
Bridgewater hits the road to face Randolph-Macon on Wednesday, April 12, at 7 pm.