samsphotoservices.com

REDLANDS — The Occidental women's lacrosse team won 21-6 at Redlands in dominating fashion on Wednesday night.

Lauren Di Lella had four goals and two assists, Alessandra Pelliccia had four goals and seven draw controls, and Annie Dolan had four goals as the Tigers cruised to an easy SCIAC victory.

Marie Whitmore had three goals, Elizabeth Andrews had two goals, Isabella Litt had a goal and an assist, and Mia Jones and Caraline Bekas each had one, rounding out Oxy's scorers.

Oxy put the game away early with a 6-0 run to start the game, and then after Redlands answered with a pair of goals in a row, an 8-0 run to finish the half and go up 14-2.

The Tigers dominated the draw 19-8 and limited Redlands in transition, allowing the Bulldogs to clear the ball on just 7 of 16 attempts.

Katherine Drake made four saves in the cage for Oxy.

The Tigers have been playing well this season and making easy work of most of their opponents. It's the fifth time Oxy's defense had held its opponent to less than 10 goals and fourth time Oxy has won by more than 12 goals.

Both Pelliccia and Emma Rogers have been named SCIAC Defensive Player of the Week already this season.

Season Impact: The Tigers improve to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in SCIAC play.

Redlands falls to 2-3 and 2-3.

Next Game: The Tigers are back in action against Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at 11 a.m. If Oxy wins, they will be tied with the Sagehens for first place with one round of SCIAC games in the books.