FROSTBURG, Md. – From the opening draw to the final horn, the Frostburg State women's lacrosse team dominated possession of the game and cruised to an 18-4 victory over Southern Virginia, Wednesday afternoon.

Ten different Bobcats found the back of the net, with sophomore Haley Hines leading the charge with a hat trick. Sophomores Taylor Mone and Charlotte Hines each finished with two goals and four assists in the win.

FSU (8-4, 2-2 CAC) buried seven goals in the opening nine minutes to take an early 7-0 lead, but after a Frostburg foul, Southern Virginia's Rainey Whitworth took advantage of a free-position shot to get the Knights (0-11, 0-4 CAC) on the board with 19:03 left to play in the half.

Sophomore Molly Hart had her own free-position goal 6:08 later, but Whitworth again slipped past the Bobcat defense to pick up her second goal with 9:11 to go before halftime.

Frostburg finished the half strong, with Mone having a hand in the final three goals, and the Bobcats led 11-2 at the half.

FSU ran away with the game on a 6-0 run in opening minutes of the second half, with goals from Haley Hines (27:11, 17:41), Charlotte Hines (25:52, 19:47), senior Jessica Norris (24:34) and freshman Samantha Cataldo (20:55), to take a cushy 17-2 lead.

The Knights' Zoe Bradshaw managed to dodge the Bobcat defense and get a third Southern Virginia goal on the board with 15:36 to play, but FSU maintained its pressure throughout the remaining minutes.

Junior Jamie Twardowicz found a helper from senior Ellie Garner with 3:26 to go for the Bobcats' final tally.

Southern Virginia's Whitworth earned her hat trick after finding a pass from Bradshaw in the closing 1:36, but Frostburg came away with the decisive 18-4 victory.

FSU led in almost every statistical category, including shots (31-11), ground balls (16-6), and was a perfect 3-for-3 in free-position shots. The Bobcats were also 8-of-9 in clear attempts and caused 13 of Southern Virginia's 16 turnovers.

Seniors Malory Brunett and Emily Walker added two goals and an assist each, junior Marissa Howk also found the back of the net to round out goal scorers for the Bobcats. Sophomore goalkeeper Dylan Teitelbaum had two saves in the crease.

Whitworth picked up a hat trick and Bradshaw added a goal and an assist for Southern Virginia. Claire Houghtaling won a game-high 10 draws while goalkeeper Cammi Miller picked up five saves in the loss.

The Bobcats take on conference foe Salisbury Saturday night at Bobcat Stadium, with opening draw at 7:00 pm.