WENHAM, Mass.—Wheaton flexed its offensive might, leading from cover to cover and handing Gordon Women's Lacrosse at 18-5 in the season opener for both schools. Two Lyons notched hat-tricks on the day, while Gordon's Olivia McCarrick (Millersville, Md.) and Bailey Grinnell (S. Hamilton, Mass.) had two goals apiece.
 
Gordon falls to 0-1 this season and will look to rebound next Thursday when they host Worcester State. The Lyons have a week off before coming back to the North Shore for a 1 p.m. game at Endicott.
 
The Lyons dominated possession on the first half, putting 16 shots on goal and 26 in total. Pressuring the Gordon defense off of draw controls seemed to work for the visitors, as they managed to sneak through the heart of the Scot defense on more than one occasion in the opening half.
 
Wheaton scored the first six goals of the game, all of them in a seven-minute span between the sixth minute and 13 minute of the contest. Madison Cohen (East Lyme, Conn.) tallied the season-opening goal in the sixth minute and scored once more during the Lyons six-goal streak.
 
Jessica Castelline (Concord, Mass.) got the Scots on the board in the 14^th minute with an unassisted strike.
 
Wheaton went on another extended run that lasted three minutes, scoring four times during that span. Jenna Tewksbury (Concord, N.H.) put home her second goal of the day during the stretch.
 
Gordon rookie McCarrick made it an 11-2 game with her first collegiate goal, but the Lyons took a 12-2 lead into the break.
 
The second half played more even as the Scots settled down in their defensive half, but the Lyons scored the first three goals of the final period and never looked back.
 
Grinnell scored back-to-back goals in the 39^th and 41^st minutes, while McCarrick added her second with just over seven minutes to go in regulation.
 
For the Foes

• Cohen and Brooke Sabol (Landgrove, Vt.) each picked up hat-tricks for the Lyons in the season opener.
• Wheaton outshot Gordon 33-15 for the game and 22-11 on frame.
• The Lyons won the majority of the draw controls in the first half, 11-4, which led to several scoring opportunities.
• Allie Bush (Kennebunk, Maine) had two goals and a game-high two assists

 
For the Scots

• Grinnell and McCarrick led the way with two goals each, while Castelline added one of her own.
• Gordon made four saves between their two keepers each playing a half in the game.