MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The University of Mount Olive women's lacrosse team opened the 2017-18 season with a 20-1 win over Barton College in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday afternoon in Mount Olive, N.C.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Mount Olive 20, Barton 1
Records: Mount Olive (1-0, 1-0 CC), Barton (0-1, 0-1 CC)
Location: Mount Olive, N.C.

How It Happened
Play-by-Play

FIRST HALF

• Mount Olive got on the board first three and a half minutes into the game as Kiara Burke connected with the back of the net to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead.
• UMO scored again two minutes later, 24:26, as Kali Ferguson scored off the Nola Wesche assist.
• Burke scored her second of the game, eight seconds later (24:18), to put the score at 3-0.
• At 23:57 Michaela Ciciarelli scored off the free position attempt to give the Trojans a 4-0 lead as Barton called a timeout.
• Ciciarelli scored her second of the game about a minute later off the pass from Jackie Kaderabek.
• The Trojans scored seven more goals to hold the 12-0 lead at halftime.

SECOND HALF

• The Trojans continued to control the game in the second half adding eight additional goals to take a 20-0 lead. 
• Barton held off the shutout as Jenna Brunclik scored for the Bulldogs with 40 seconds left in the game as they fell to the Trojans 20-1

KEY STATS

• Michaela Ciciarelli, Jackie Kaderabek and Kiara Burke all tallied four goals apiece.
• Freshman Jordan Shughrue recorded a hat trick in her first collegiate appearance on five shots with four on goal.
• Kelly Young put a pair of goals in the net while Kali Ferguson, Casey Gover and Denae Haeussler all connected with the goal once on the day.

UP NEXT
Mount Olive is on the road for the next month as they head to Chowan on February 14. The Trojans and Hawks face off in Murfreesboro, N.C., at 3 p.m. in non-conference action.