GRANVILLE, Ohio (May 12, 2024) – The Denison University women's lacrosse team earned a 13-6 victory over the No. 22-ranked University of Scranton on its home turf inside Kienzle-Hylbert Stadium on Sunday during the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

It was the first matchup between Denison and Scranton since 2012 and was just the third meeting in program history between the two teams (Denison now leads the series 2-1).

Merrill Rollhaus assisted on Denison's first goal of the game and then ended the opening period with two goals (9:00; 3:41) to give Denison its first lead of the game (3-2) heading into the second quarter.

Then tied at 3-3 in the second quarter, Denison finished the first half with five straight goals, including at one point three straight goals by Anna DeVuono, making it 8-3 Big Red at halftime.

Bridget Sheehy then scored the opening goal of the third quarter (12:39) to make it 9-3 and also scored the final tally of the period (00:24) to make it 11-5.

Denison outshot Scranton 32-19 overall and 19-5 in the second half, and helped cause 12 Scranton turnovers in the second half after just four turnovers by the Royals in the first half.

The Big Red also won 15-of-22 draw controls and were led by Mary Daniel with five and Sheehy with three. Sheehy also added two caused turnovers.

Offensively, Denison's goal-scoring was spread out among seven different players, led by DeVuono with three goals, Rollhaus with two goals and two assists, and Josie Lucchesi, Mary Martinson and Sheehy each with two goals as well.

In goal, freshman Julianne Henigan finished with eight saves and a .571 save percentage.

With what was its 14th-straight win this season, Denison improved to 15-4 overall and a perfect 10-0 at home and will advance to the NCAA Third Round (Sweet Sixteen) for the sixth season in a row. Denison's opponent in the Sweet Sixteen will be No. 4 nationally-ranked Tufts University (15-3), which defeated Cortland by a score of 21-7 on Sunday. The Big Red and the Jumbos will square off for the first time on Saturday, May 18, with the time and location still to be determined.