Manchester, N.H. (April 12) -- Led by five goals from junior Michaela Rocha (Rye, N.H.), the Saint Anselm women's lacrosse team cruised to a 21-5 victory over visiting Assumption College on Saturday afternoon at Melucci Field.

Saint Anselm jumped on the board just 21 seconds into the game as Courtney Ford (Concord, Mass.) scored the first of her three goals on the afternoon. The Hawks pushed the lead to 5-0 before Sarah Roos and Shannon Howard each scored to pull the Greyhounds to within 5-2. Saint Anselm found the net four more times though in the opening period for the 9-3 halftime advantage. In the second half it was all Saint Anselm as Rocha scored three goals with a span of 1:04 to make the score 12-3 with 27:51 left in the game and the Hawks outscored the Greyhounds 12-2 in the second half. Ten different players found the back of the net for Saint Anselm as the Hawks won their second straight game.

Katherine O'Hara (Norwell, Mass.) made 10 saves for the win, while Lauren Matysiak made seven saves in the defeat.

With the win, the Hawks are now 4-6 overall and 3-4 in Northeast-10 play, while Assumption falls to 1-11 overall and 1-6 in league play. Saint Anselm returns to action on Sunday afternoon as the Hawks travel to C.W. Post to take on the Pioneers beginning at Noon.