HARTFORD, Conn. – Leading by just two at the start of the fourth quarter, the No. 7 ranked Wesleyan women's lacrosse team scored five unanswered to run away from No. 13 Trinity in a 20-13 victory on Wednesday night from Sheppard Field. This marks the sixth straight win for Wesleyan (9-2, 5-2 NESCAC) over the Bantams (9-3, 4-3 NESCAC) who see their four-game win streak snapped.
 
The Cardinal attack was firing on all cylinders, scoring 13 goals in the first half (nine in the second quarter) on their way to a 20-goal effort which is a new team record for highest goal total ever scored against a NESCAC opponent. Four Cardinals finished with hat tricks while eight recorded at least two points.
 
Molly Greer '24 took on a leading role in this one, recording a career-high six points on three goals and three assists. Greer's previous season-high point total was two while this is her first hat trick of the season and the second of her career.
 
Kendall Mittleman '23 matched her season-high with four points, including a season-high three assists, as she became the third Cardinal this season and the 21^st overall to reach the 100-career point mark. In 39 career games played, Mittleman has amassed 48 goals and 53 assists for 101 points.
 
Kiara Tangney '25 had an incredible all-around performance, totaling seven draw controls, two ground balls, one caused turnover and the first hat trick of her career.
 
Both sides played to a 4-4 score at the end of the first quarter, but Abby Wolk '22 did well to record four saves in the opening frame alone. Greer dished out two assists in the quarter while Olivia Lai '23 scored a game-tying goal with six seconds left.
 
An incredible offensive display saw the two sides combine for 14 goals in the second quarter alone, including nine from the Cardinals who took a 13-9 lead into halftime. Most of the damage was done in the final six minutes as the Bantams led 6-5 before Lai scored with 5:54 left in the frame to tie the score at 6 apiece. Then the floodgates opened, with five more unanswered Wesleyan goals following in a span of 4:12. Chessy Greenwald '23 scored twice and assisted on another in the 6-0 Cardinal run as the Bantams had just one possession in that extended Wesleyan scoring run.
 
Following a nine-goal third quarter, Trinity found some answered and held the Cardinals scoreless for the final 13:29 of the third quarter, while the Bantams managed three unanswered goals to lower the deficit to 14-12 heading into the fourth.
 
In the face of a hard-charging Trinity side, the Cardinals finished with gusto, outshooting the Bantams 11-2 and outscoring Trinity 6-1 in the fourth quarter to run away with a convincing final scoreline. Gil Horst '23 scored consecutive goals to build a four-goal Cardinal lead before Greer completed her hat trick to make it 17-12 with 10:13 remaining.
 
Laura Baine '24 and Lai scored to cap a 5-0 scoring run and make it 19-12 Cardinals with 7:10 remaining. Wesleyan then won the ensuing draw control and burned over a minute off the clock as the Bantams ran out of time for a comeback bid.
 
Wesleyan outshot Trinity 35-28 and owned a 21-15 edge in draw controls. Bridget Horst '26 posted a team-leading and season-high eight draw controls as the first-year now has at least five draw control wins in five straight games.
 
Erin Trotta '23 led the defense with three caused turnovers and three ground balls while Reilly Short '23 added two caused turnovers.
 
The Cardinals next head to Tufts for a Top 10 matchup on Saturday against the No. 5 ranked Jumbos at Noon.