CASTLETON, Vt. – Sophomore Emily Santom (Litchfield, N.H.) notched a career-high eight points and four different players tallied hat tricks as Plymouth State University stormed past Castleton University, 22-3, in a Little East Conference (LEC) women's lacrosse game at Dave Wolk Stadium on Tuesday night.
 
Santom and graduate student Sydney Dubois (Goffstown, N.H.) tallied five goals apiece, with Santom adding three assists, while senior Elizabeth McLaughlin (Melvin Village, N.H.) and junior Kaylee St. Laurent (Alfred, Maine) added four and three goals, respectively.
 
Plymouth State improves to 22-1 against Castleton dating back to 1988.
 
The Panthers' offense has been unstoppable this season. PSU has outscored its competition by a 68-12 margin thus far.
 
Plymouth State improves to 4-0 (4-0 LEC), while Castleton falls to 1-6 (0-3 LEC).
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 22, Castleton 3
  • Plymouth State (4-0, 4-0 LEC)
  • Castleton (1-6, 0-3 LEC)

Top Performers:

• Emily Santom (5 goals, 3 assts)
• Sydney Dubois (5 goals, 9 draw controls)
• Elizabeth McLaughlin (4 goals, 5 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers)

How it Happened:

• Castleton actually got on the board first, but Plymouth State answered with 11 straight scores to seize control midway through the opening half.
• Santom poured in all five of her goals and added two assists in the first 18 minutes of play. Dubois chipped in three goals and an assist, St. Laurent added a pair of tallies and McLaughlin beat the Castleton goalie to make it 11-1.
• The Spartans briefly stopped the streak, but McLaughlin tallied back-to-back goals and freshman Tarryn O'Brien (Weymouth, Mass.) and junior Devon Mello (Laconia, N.H.) made it 15-2 at the half.
• Dubois scored twice in the opening five minutes as PSU scored five-straight to start the second half and extend the lead to 20-2. Castleton snuck a third goal past senior Meaghan Allard (Amherst, N.H.), but the Panthers added two final markers to wrap up the lopsided win.

By the Numbers:

• Santom has 13 goals over the last two games and leads the Panthers with 18 goals and 25 points.
• Dubois' five goals matched a career best.
• PSU outshot the Spartans by a 35-15 margin.
• The Panthers were 13-of-15 on clear attempts, while limiting Castleton to just 3-of-14 and forcing 20 turnovers.
• Plymouth State won the ground ball battle, 18-9, but Castleton held a slight 14-13 edge in draw controls.
• Freshman Emily Duffley (Plymouth, Mass.) scored her first career goal, while sophomore Sarah Schartner (Plymouth, N.H.) picked up her first career point with an assist.
• Allard made five saves to improve to 4-0.

Up Next:

• PSU stays on the road when it travels to Western Connecticut State University on Saturday (Apr. 17) for a 2:00 p.m. LEC clash with the Colonials.