SALISBURY, N.C. – Ally Burrows (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) totaled eight points and Adriana Greco (Sound Beach, N.Y./Rocky Point) tallied six goals to help the 17th-ranked IUP women's lacrosse team to a blowout 25-7 win at Catawba Thursday afternoon.
 
The Crimson Hawks improved to 3-0 overall with the victory. It's their first 3-0 start since the 2013 season when they opened the year with a program record 11 straight wins.
 
The 25 goals are the fourth most in single game school history. The Crimson Hawks have scored a combined 68 goals in their first three games, the best ever three-game start for the program.
 
Burrows and Greco have been two of the biggest contributors to that high-scoring start. Each have a team-best 14 goals this year.
 
Greco scored four of IUP's first seven goals as the Crimson Hawks got out to a 7-2 lead in the first 10 minutes of action. They later withstood a 3-1 Catawba run that narrowed their lead to 9-5 by scoring five of the last six goals of the half. IUP took a 14-6 lead into the break.
 
Burrows scored two of IUP's five goals down the stretch, helping the Crimson Hawks score three times in the final 1:49 before the first horn.
 
Burrows opened the scoring in the second half as the Crimson Hawks dominated the last 30 minutes of play. They made it a running clock 3:29 later when Bri Chavis (Sykesville,Md./Century) found the back of the net, and outscored Catawba 11-1 in the second half.
 
The Crimson Hawks outshot Catawba 42-to-17, including 17-to-4 in the second half. IUP also took advantage of Catawba's four yellow cards, going 4-for-4 with five goals on extra man opportunities.
 
Up next
The Crimson Hawks look to continue their hot start as they open conference play Saturday at home against Kutztown. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
 
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