[Women's Lacrosse] SAU remains unbeaten with 10-6 win at Missouri Valley

St. Ambrose continued on its early-season roll by taking down Missouri Valley 10-6 Friday afternoon in Marshall, Mo.

In winning their conference opener, the Bees improved to a perfect 5-0 overall and 1-0 in the KCAC.

It was a three-goal spurt to start the second half that sparked St. Ambrose. Leading just 5-4 at the half, the Bees got a pair of goals from Katie Baranski just over five minutes apart to open up a 7-4 lead. Erin Green found Allie Ruggiero for the third straight SAU goal in the half to increase the advantage to 8-4.

Missouri Valley (4-5, 0-1 KCAC) closed to within 8-6, but Ruggiero and Baranski each scored a goal in the final eight minutes to seal the win.

Baranski finished with a team-leading four goals, three of those coming in the second half. Ruggiero scored three times. Green added two goals and Avery Cummins also scored in the win. Green and Sara Goeddel collected assists for the Bees in a game in which they never trailed.

Alexis Schott came up with 11 saves, including eight in the second half, to earn the victory.

The Bees will next hit the road to play at Clarke Wednesday at 4 p.m.