Natalie Merrill scored four goals to lift Kennedy to a 15 – 4 Girls Division II varsity lacrosse win over Auburn Mountainview, Friday at Kennedy High School in Burien, Wash.

The Lancers got out of the gates early with Merrill connecting at 23:40 on the first for her four goals on the night. Shea McCormick found the net just one minute later to make it 2 – 0, Kennedy. Merrill then scored her second on the night at 15:19 to give Kennedy the early 3 – 0 lead.

With a 6 – 2 advantage to start off the second half, Kennedy again found the net early, scoring the first three of their nine second half goals before Auburn got on the board. Cori Allen connected first, just 38 seconds into the half, to put the Lancers up 7 – 2. Katrina Krebsbach then found the net just over a minute later, followed by a Melanie Hughes goal at 21:21 to make it 9 – 2.

Kennedy goalkeeper Sofia Morales (3-1-0) faced just six shots in the win, while Auburn’s Kayla O’Grady (0-2-0) faced 35 shots, making 20 saves in the loss for Auburn Mountainview.

Scoring

Auburn Mountainview 2 2 — 4

Kennedy 6 9 – 15

Auburn Mountainview: Hannah Morse (3 goals), Madison Goodwin (1 goal).

Kennedy: Natalie Merrill (4 goals), Melanie Hughes (3 goals), Rachael Horton (2 goals), Cori Allen (1 goal), Danielle Clement (1 goal), Maryam Jafari (1 goal), Katrina Krebsbach (1 goal), Shea McCormick (1 goal), Ashton Woodcock (1 goal), Brianna Goodwin (1 assist), Ellen Hisken (1 assist), Lizzy Delaney (1 assist)