Eastern University Women's Lacrosse honored a pair of seniors before their home game against the King's College Monarchs this afternoon. Krystal Cairns and Sarah Hager then sparked the Eagles to a convincing 17-1 win.

Hager took the opening draw of the game and attacked the goal immediately. After getting fouled in the eight, she buried her free position shot to put Eastern up 1-0 after just 17 seconds. Hager finished the day with a pair of goals. More importantly, the senior midfielder pulled the majority of the draws and the Eagles dominated possession with 15 of 20 controls. Hager controlled seven to lead all Eastern players.

Just seconds after the first goal, Cairns set up Kendall Rood on a beautiful feed and finish from the edge of the crease. Cairns finished with three goals and three assists for the second consecutive game. The senior attack has made the most of her opportunity to play near the goal for the first time in her career. The former low defender now has 14 goals and a team-best 32 assists.

Cairns set up Kelly Dando with another nice feed at the five minute mark, and the Eagles scored twice more before the game was eleven minutes old. Dando set up Grace Griffith at 21:45, and Griffith returned the favor at 19:38. 

The game went backwards for the Eagles for a bit after Dando's second of the day, and Eastern Head Coach Camrin Azzarano took a time out to fix things. She explained, "We got into some stagnant play, and we were not running things the way were supposed to."

The Eastern offense found its rhythm with just under seven minutes to play when Allie Fultz flipped a high pass to the front of the crease. Griffith jumped, caught the ball, and buried her 54th of the year with one motion. Griffith then scored on a free position shot and set up Rood and Cairns for the final two goals of the half. The junior from Amherst, Mass finished the game with five goals and a career best six assists. 

The second halffeatured more ball control from the Eagles  as Fultz, Griffith, and Cairns each collected a pair of goals. Hager scored her third of the year and Lindsey Moosey closed the scoring with her second tally of the campaign.

Lindsey Corbitt made five saves and allowed just a single late free-position goal.

Eastern returns to action on Wednesday with an important home game against Elizabethtown College.