Jessica LaPlaca and Neve Ley both scored four goals as they led the St. Lawrence University women's lacrosse team to an 11-6 win against Vassar College in Liberty League play Saturday morning in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

The Saints now move to 3-3 on the season and 1-1 in Liberty League play, and Vassar gets their first loss of the season falling to 6-1 and 1-1 in conference play.

Kelsey Roth found the back of the net twice, and Ava O'Rourke got her first goal of the season, along with an assist. LaPlaca also chipped in two assists as well for six points on the day. Hannah Kelly led the charge on defense with her team high three caused turnovers, and Brigette Gable picked up a team high six ground balls.

In the first quarter of play, the Saints were the first to get on the scoreboard as Ley found the back of the net with 5:29 left to go. Amelia Porter responded by putting in a goal of her own two minutes later to tie the game up at one. St. Lawrence put in two more goals within the last two minutes of the quarter, as Roth and LaPlaca both found the back of the net to give the Saints a 3-1 lead.

The Scarlet and Brown got hot to start off the second, as Ley scored her second goal of the game, which was followed up by O'Rourke and LaPlaca both scoring to extend their lead to five. Vassar cut the lead back down to three after they scored two goals within a minute of each other, but with 29 seconds left in the half, LaPlaca scored her third goal of the game, making it a 7-3 game going into the half.

The Saints outscored Vassar for the third straight quarter, as LaPlaca and Roth scored to increase their lead to six. Reilly Mulcahy cut the lead back down to five with her goal with 5:51 remaining, yet Ley scored once again and increased their lead back to six, as the quarter ended 10-4.

Vassar came out in the fourth with two goals to make a comeback, however Ley scored a free position shot to close the door and secure the win for St. Lawrence, as the game ended 11-6.

"It was a great way to finish off our week on the road," said head coach Tom Ryan. "Vassar has a lot of fire power and our defense stepped up to keep them at bay. Our offense broke out with some great individual performances. The team hung in there when we were 1-3 and it's good to see them rewarded for their effort and commitment."

Zoe Froimovitz made eight saves in the win, and Bree MacMullen made six saves for Vassar.

The Saints return to action March 28th at 3 p.m., when they makeup their previously postponed game against Geneseo at home at the North Country Field in Canton, N.Y.