The College of Wooster women's lacrosse team found its offensive stride over the final 36:36 of action Wednesday at Selby Field, as the Scots outscored Ohio Wesleyan University 15-1 during the span and cruised to the 20-5 victory in North Coast Athletic Conference action. Wooster improves its record to 8-3 overall and remains perfect with a 5-0 mark in league play this spring, while the Battling Bishops fall to 6-5 and 2-2 in the NCAC.

Wooster opened the second half with three unanswered goals over the opening seven-plus minutes of the second half, including a pair by Carly Carey, increasing its advantage to 10-4 with 22:56 showing on the second-half clock.

The Battling Bishops quelled the storm with a goal just :34 later by Marlowe Mavian, but Wooster's offense wrapped the game up with the final 10 goals of the contest, as Wooster's defensive unit clamped down holding the Ohio Wesleyan attack scoreless over the final 22:21 in the conference victory.

The two teams exchanged goals four times to open the game, with Ohio Wesleyan taking the lead only to see Wooster respond each time.

With 8:36 left in the first stanza, a goal by Ohio Wesleyan's Hannah Mudge put the hosts up by a 4-3 count, but Wooster answered with a goal by Hillary Darragh exactly two minutes later knotting the contest at four. Looking to gain the momentum, Taryn Higgins converted a free-position shot to give the Fighting Scots a 5-4 lead with 6:00 left in the period.

Not done yet, Wooster added scores by Darragh and Madison Carey in the final 79 seconds of the half to take a 7-4 lead into the break.

The Scots' attack was all over Ohio Wesleyan's goal, racking up 33 shots, while their defense limited the Battling Bishops to just 14 attempts. The visitors also capitalized on four of their nine free position attempts. Carly Carey led the way with a career-high six-goal performance, including five in the second half, while Darragh and Madison Carey each added hat tricks. Jill Lee had a career-high five-point game in the victory with two scores and a team-best three helpers, while Taryn Higgins and Becca Worthington both ended their days with two goals.

Also of note, Wooster's Romy Eberle and Amy Denny both finished with three groundballs and three draw controls, while Higgins ended the contest with a team-high four draw controls.

Jamie Dannenberg played all 60 minutes in the net for Wooster, making six saves.

Mudge and Mavian paced the Battling Bishops with two goals apiece, while Jessica Copeland added one score. Liz Searfos made seven saves between the pipes in the loss.

Wooster concludes its non-conference play this Saturday with a contest at Adrian College (9-3). The opening draw control up in Michigan is scheduled for 4 p.m.