COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Capital University women's lacrosse team met Marietta on the field of Bernlohr Stadium Wednesday night for their second-to-last home game of the regular season. In the end it was all Comets, achieving a running clock before the end of the first quarter and powering past the Pioneers, 20-5. 

Capital moves to 6-4 on the season and 3-1 in the OAC. 

Marietta falls to 7-5, 1-2 in conference play. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Comets came out firing on all cylinders and jumped ahead 3-0 before even a minute had elapsed in the game. Grace Osborn got the party started, taking the opening draw right down the field and putting it in the back of the net. Luci Kanowsky added her two cents – or two goals for that matter – shortly thereafter courtesy of assists by Julia Foresi and Osborn. Skyla Caito scored her third of the season a few minutes later to bring the game to 4-0, followed by Foresi for 5-0. Osborn would have a hand in every goal for the remainder of the quarter, scoring three of her own and dishing two to Andi Henry. With just over 2:30 left in the first quarter, Capital held the 10-goal advantage necessary to keep the clock rolling continuously. The period came to a close at 10-0.

The pace of play grinded to a halt in the second quarter. With a 10-0 lead in hand, the Comets were determined to eat up as much clock as possible. As a side-effect of this, very few shots were taken on the offensive end, the vast majority of which did not make it through. This resulted in an unusual scoreline for the second quarter as each team only scored one goal, Capital's coming via Andi Henry, and CU saw an 11-1 advantage at the half. 

That fire seen at the start reignited in the third quarter with the Purple and White putting in five more before the halfway point. The scores came from Osborn (3), Henry, Kanowsky, and Caito, all unassisted except for Caito's which came from Foresi. Marietta added two to stop the run. Brenna Todd finished the third quarter in style, scoring her first career goal with an assist from Heather Stoner to put the Comets up 17-3.

The final fifteen minutes were mainly a waiting game. With the game firmly in hand, the Comets slowed their pace once again and tried to keep the clock rolling, adding three goals in the process to cancel out the two scored by the other side. These were netted by Capital's typical front three: Osborn, Kanowsky, and Henry. With a few passes around the offensive zone, CU consumed what was left of the clock and claimed their 20-5 victory. 

THE NUMBERS
Capital claimed 24 draw controls in the contest, tied for second-most in program history.

Grace Osborn rose above with eight goals and a career-high-tying four assists, totalling 12 points. She also collected a game-high 11 draw controls and had two ground balls and one caused turnover. 

Luci Kanowsky and Andi Henry both had four goals. Henry grabbed an additional six draw controls and one ground ball. Kanowsky picked up one draw control as well. 

Julia Foresi dished out three assists and scored one goal for a total of four points, along with five draw controls, two caused turnovers, and one ground ball. 

Skyla Caito scored two goals.

Brenna Todd tallied the first goal of her career, also having one caused turnover and one ground ball. 

The remaining ground balls were picked up by Rylee Jarvis (3), Holly Stoner (3), Dylan Smith (1), and Meg Garcia (1). The caused turnover category was rounded out by Jarvis (1), Haleigh McPhillips (1), and a team-effort (1).

IN THE CAGE
Meg Garcia and Emily Serafinchon did their usual split as the last line of defense. Garcia started and nearly kept a clean sheet, totalling six saves and only one goal allowed in her thirty minutes of work. Serafinchon finished things off in the second 30 with two saves. Garcia gets credited with the win, now 4-3. 

UP NEXT
The Comets will close out their home schedule on Saturday, April 15 against Baldwin Wallace. It will be Senior Day with a ceremony taking place prior to the 1:00 p.m. game.