MEMPHIS - The Rhodes College women's lacrosse team racked up 13 goals in the first half as they earned their second Southern Athletic Association win of the season, blowing out Oglethorpe, 18-2.

The Lynx were dominant in every aspect of the match, outshooting the Stormy Petrels 35-9 including a 29-5 advantage in shots on goal. Rhodes was a perfect 11-for-11 in clear attempts while holding Oglethorpe to 11-for-24 in clear attempts. The Lynx forced 26 turnovers and were 15-for-21 in draw controls.

Rhodes scored seven goals in the first 10 minutes as sophomore Maggie Rippeto, senior Morgan Fuller, and sophomore Kendall Cunningham put Rhodes ahead 3-0. Sophomore Erin Gleeson and junior Lindsay Gess made it a 5-0 while Rippeto scored two goals while Cunningham added another one for an 8-0 lead.

Rippeto and Fuller, along with sophomore Olivia Holmes, sophomore Ashley Dill, and freshman Elizabeth Gaudio, put Rhodes ahead 13-0 as the running clock began after the 10 goal lead. The Lynx turn the 13-0 advantage into the break.

Dill and Rippeto pushed the lead to 15-0 before Oglethorpe finally got on the board at the 23:10 mark in the second half. With the bench clearing out, Gaudio, sophomore Ashley Doyle, and freshman Taylor Ansel rounded at the scoring as Rhodes eventually picked up the victory, 18-2.

Rippeto had a huge game with five goals and two assists while Cunningham added two goals and three assists. Dill, Fuller, and Gaudio all had a pair of goals while Fuller, Gess, Holmes, sophomore McKenna Davis, freshman Annika Hedlund, and freshman Casey Glick all had assists. 

Defensively, sophomore Rachel Windmueller and freshman Dylan Craddock each caused two turnovers while nine different Lynx had a caused turnover. Sophomore Katherine Tooley had four groundballs while Craddock, Fuller, and junior Emily Teague each added three. Doyle came away with four draw controls while Hedlund added three.

Juliana Altman had the lone two goals for the Petrels.

Rhodes moves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the SAA. They will return to action at Mason Field on Monday as they go into Spring Break. Beloit will come to town with a 3:00 PM start time scheduled..