BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Capital University women's lacrosse team waltzed to yet another comfortable victory on Saturday afternoon, pushing their record to start the season out to 4-0. The Comets kickstarted their spring trip in the central time zone with an 18-3 win over the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan. 

Today's game marked the second time Capital has ventured to the campus of Illinois Wesleyan as the team won 14-5 during the early part of the 2020 season prior to the COVID-19 cancellation. 

In this afternoon's contest, the trio of Brooke Delara, Luci Kanowsky, and Grace Osborn were once again extremely busy on the offensive end of the game. The three girls combined to score 14 goals and dish out nine assists. Others to find the score sheet included two goals each from Julia Foresi and Skyla Caito. 

On the defensive end of the ball, Molly Searles was dominant in the game, picking up eight ground balls and causing six Titan turnovers. With both totals, she nearly doubled her season tallies in both categories. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Capital got out a little slower than normal start today, scoring just three goals in the first quarter of play. Luci Kanowsky scored twice and Brooke Delara got her first of four in the game during the opening period of play. 

In the second quarter is when the Comets mashed the gas, scoring eight more goals, while keeping Illinois Wesleyan off the scoreboard before halftime. Once again the trio of Delara, Kanowsky, and Osborn carried the bulk of the scoring duties, and Skyla Caito recorded both of her goals today in the second quarter. 

In the third, Osborn and Kanowsky scored again, pushing the lead out to 13-0 before the Titans would finally net one with 8:32 left in the frame. Osborn and Kanowsky then traded goals with IWU, pushing the score to 15-3 at one point. 

Wrapping up the game, Luci Kanowsky scored once and Julia Foresi recorded her first multi-goal game in Capital colors with a pair of strikes in the fourth quarter.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
After recording four goals and six assists in today's game, Brooke Delara now boasts 131 career assists, just two behind Regan Hanood's school record of 133. Delara also collected her 254th career point today, moving past Kara Hines for second all-time in Capital's history. Hines finished her tenure with 248 points. 

Luci Kanowsky continued her great start to the season netting a season-best six goals this afternoon. So far this season, Kanowksy has scored at least four goals in each game. 

Bee Kuehn finished today's game with a season-high eight saves, much to the credit of her defensive unit. Led by the contingent of Molly Searles, Hanna Searles, Kori Barrett, and Maddy Radanof Capital has conceded just 47 shots in four games, with only 37 of those finding the frame. 

THE OPPONENT
Cassandra Jones, Landry Elliott, and Darby Moore each record a goal for the Titans (0-3). Rebecca Rymarcsuk stopped nine shots in the game. 

UP NEXT
The Comets will remain in Illinois for their next contest as they visit Aurora University on Tuesday, March 8th for a 2 p.m. CST start time.