The No. 4 Lindenwood women's lacrosse team defeated Concordia-St. Paul by a final score of 18-2 victory in its home opener on Sunday afternoon from Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo. The Lions were led offensively by the duo of Carly Fedorowski and Hailey Gallant, who combined to score nine goals and account for 11 points.

GAME OVERVIEW
Lindenwood was in control of the game from its onset, as Gallant scored her first of five goals on the day just 88 seconds into play. The Lions would score the game's first five goals, and 11 of the 12 goals during the first half. Lindenwood took an 11-1 lead into the halftime break.

The Lions outscored the Golden Bears by a 7-1 margin in the second half, pushing the game to its final score of 18-2.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
Hailey Gallant (5 G, 2 A, 4 GB, 2 CT)
Carly Fedorowski (4 G, 8 DC, 7 CT)
Morgan Reader (5 DC, 3 CT)
Aly Smith (3 saves)

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Gallant's five-goal performance established a new career-high mark, while her seven points matched her previous career-high, set last season.
- Fedorowski picked up her second four-goal game of the season, and has recorded at least three goals in every game this season.
- Fedorowski leads the team with 17 points through Lindenwood's first three games of the year.
- Fedorowski matched a program record with seven caused turnovers on the day.
- Fedorowski secured eight draw controls to lead the team, while Morgan Reader collected five draws.
- Paige Sutton added the first two-goal game of her career, while Abby Hagberg had her second multi-goal game of the season.
- Garland Fiser, Gracie Pine, Sami Smit, and Emma Wildhart all found the back of the net once.
- Aly Smith added three saves in goal for Lindenwood en route to her third win of the season.
- Lindenwood remains unbeaten in its home openers during its NCAA era, with a perfect 7-0 record.

UP NEXT
Lindenwood will travel to Findlay, Ohio for a 3:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. central) matchup with Findlay on Friday afternoon.