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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Senior women’s lacrosse attacker Megan McIntyre became Lycoming College’s second all-time leading points scorer as the Lady Warriors defeated Wilkes University 20-3 on Wednesday, April 21. McIntyre now has 236 career points (146g, 90a), passing Lycoming Hall of Famer Brenda MacPhail ’01, who had 234 points (170g, 64a).

McIntyre scored her 236th career point midway through the first half on an assist to freshman midfielder Brooke Strausser.

The Lady Warriors (7-7, 6-4) scored early and often in the contest, going up 13-2 at the end of the first half, including a 9-0 run to start the game. Senior midfielder Justine Titko had four points in the first half, coming on a balanced two goals and two assists. Sophomore middie Grace Gargiulo found the back of the goal twice as did Strausser. Sophomore attacker Veronica Clair tallied one goal and one assist in the first half while senior Brianna Robertson put one shot past the Colonels’ netminder.

“We played a solid game from start to finish,” said head coach Erica Brown. “We got to go deep into our bench and lots of people got a lot of touches, getting some goals from people who don’t score that often.”

Clair opened the scoring just 13 seconds into the final 30 minutes, getting the assist from senior Kate Isennock, who scored the second goal of the period to give the Warriors a 15-2 lead. Senior Sammi Jo Bell scored with 24:20 remaining in the game. Lycoming’s final four goals of the tilt came from three different Lady Warriors, with seniorAshley Steel scoring twice and Ashley Collins and Meagan Pittius both scoring once.

“In the first and second half, we had some great saves from our goalie, Libby Stoesz. I am also proud of Megan’s accomplishments, moving into the second all-time spot in the record books.”

Titko finished the game with five goals and one assist, while Clair tallied two goals and one assist. Strausser, Steel and Gargiulo each found the goal twice. Lycoming split time between two goalies, with Brittany Bryan getting the win in her 12 minutes of play and Stoesz playing the remaining 48 minutes, making three saves.

The Lady Warriors return to the Shangraw Athletic Complex on Tuesday, April 27 when they host first-year program Lebanon Valley College, beginning at 4 p.m.