PHILADELPHIA- La Salle grabbed a 15-8 win over LIU Brooklyn at McCarthy Stadium on Thursday. Junior Allee Ilgenfritz added five goals while senior Kately Fay scored four of her own to fuel the Explorers offense in the win.
 
The Explorers (2-5) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and never looked back. Ilgenfritz, Fay, and sophomore Brittany Edwards each scored one goal to help La Salle control the first five plus minutes of action.
 
LIU was able to tighten the gap and scored four goals to close the half to La Salle's three, thanks to a pair of Fay goals and Ilgenfritz second, as the Explorers took a 6-4 lead into the half.
 
A five goal run to open the second half pushed the Explorers lead to 11-4, from which they didn't look back. The stretch featured a pair of goals from Ilgenfritz and single goals from Fay, Edwards, senior Anna Kelly.
 
After three goals from the Blackbirds, La Salle closed the game on a 4-1 run with goals from Ilgenfritz, Fay, junior Courtney Woolford, and redshirt sophomore Nicole Black.
 
Senior Kerry Newby, Fay, Ilgenfritz, and Edwards all notched an assist on the evening. Sophomore Rachel Ceplo caused four turnovers.
 
Sophomore Lucy Loughlin made nine saves on the night for La Salle to earn the win.
 
La Salle opens up conference play with a road trip next weekend heading to Davidson on Friday and VCU on Sunday.