SWEET BRIAR, Va. – Alex Jensen scored four times and the Linfield Wildcats piled up 20 goals on the way to a lopsided 20-2 non-conference victory over the Sweet Briar Vixens on a mild but windy Friday afternoon.
 
Linfield ledger
Nine different Wildcats scored at least one goal during the match. In addition to Jensen's four tallies, Gabriella Moe and Maddie Cole picked up three goals and two assists while Genna Hughes added three goals and one assist.
 
Rounding out the Linfield scoring were Nathaly Sanchez with two goals, and Maya Petersen and Madison Hicks with one goal and one assist. Bailey Hardinge, Jenna Hessel and Hannah Van Den Haak both registered one goal.
 
Sweet Briar totals
Victoria Lawson and Elizabeth Phaup each scored one goal and one assist for the Vixens.
 
Milestones
The 20 goals scored by Linfield came one short of the Wildcats' single-match record of 21 set against Fontbonne (Mo.) in 2007.
 
The 'Cats also recorded all-time single-match marks in a number of categories. Their 27 total points are the fourth-highest total in history and their 38 shots tied for seventh all-time. Linfield's 17 draw controls and 20 caused turnovers both sit at No. 5 on the single-match list.
 
Two Wildcats etched their names in the all-time single-match listings. Cole tied the single-match record for the most draw controls with nine. Courtney McGrath's six caused turnovers tied for second-most in program history.
 
How it played out
The 'Cats took control from the start. Moe fired off four shots on the Vixens goal in the opening 2½ minutes before Jensen slipped the ball past Sweet Briar goalie A'Shawnta Sherman at the 27:31 minute mark.
 
Maddie Cole gained the next draw control and after a foul on Sweet Briar, Genna Hughes scored on a free position shot nine seconds later.
 
Jensen netted her second goal at the 26:33 minute mark with an assist to Cole to make it 3-0 early on. Phaup picked up her only goal of the match 11 seconds later to close the score to 3-1 but Linfield then reeled off 11 unanswered goals to take a commanding 14-1 lead at the intermission.
 
The 'Cats continued their scoring blitz into the second half, tallying the first five goals of the period. Sweet Briar scored again with 8:29 to play to make it 19-2. Hessel finished out the scoring at the 5:33 mark of the second half.
 
Between the pipes
Linfield starter Kylee Duey gave up up one goal in her 30 minutes of playing time. Epi Roldan-Rayo mined the net for the second half, making two saves and surrendering one goal. Duey was given credit for the win while Sherman took the loss for the Vixens.
 
Next
With spring break underway, the Wildcats remain Virginia where they'll face Hollins University Tuesday at 4:30 EST and Ferrum College at 4 o'clock EST on Wednesday.