ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — With snow canvassing Craig Field at Spratt Stadium, the Griffons' first-ever lacrosse game inside the Griffon Indoor Sports Complex started on wrong end the stick.

Five goals in the first quarter by Colorado-Colorado Springs helped the Mountain Lions shoot past Missouri Western 14-7 on Friday. Natalie Church notched the first goal of the game just under three minutes in, her stick still sizzling from two goals against Grand Valley State on Wednesday. Just less than two minutes later, UCCS scored again, this time an assist from Church to Holly Sodomka.

With Madison Brady and her seven goals this season sitting on the sidelines after being scuffed up on Tuesday, Sam Pruitt stepped up to the plate. The freshman fired three goals into the net for her second hat trick of the season and leads the team with eight scores. Amani Robinson stepped back onto the field for the first time since scoring her own hat trick on March 3 vs. Northern Michigan. Robinson recorded two more goals while Jorja Schooler and Morgan Nicholson found goals of their own. 

Next Up

The Mountain Lions find their first win of the season to go 1-3 on the year while the Griffons fall to 1-4. Missouri Western welcomes Upper Iowa University (0-1) on Saturday for a home game at 7 p.m. The Peacocks lost 28-4 to Quincy on March 4 in UIU's season opener.