GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College women's lacrosse team opened Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play Wednesday with an 18-1 win over the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets at Alumni Stadium.
 
Thiel's Ashlyn Wightman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) led all players with eight points (7G, 1A). She also recorded eight ground balls, seven draw controls and three caused turnovers.
 
Jocelyn Denihan (Conneautville, Pa/Conneaut Area) tallied five points on three goals and two assists, all of which were single-game career-highs. Makayla Flock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem) scored two goals.
 
Mary Cassano (Fairview, Pa./McDowell), Briney Stilinovich (Long Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos), Cassie Kaufman (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem), Skylar Garlick (Fort Loudon, Pa./James Buchanan), Shayla Foster (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool) and Hayden Wightman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) scored one goal apiece for the Tomcats.
 
Angelina Darpino scored Waynesburg's goal.
 
Thiel's Madison Liggett (Baltimore, Md./Catholic) made five saves to improve to 5-1 on the season. She also recorded her first career assist. Diana Gurecka made 12 saves for Waynesburg.
 
Thiel will host the Alfred Saxons Saturday at Alumni Stadium. The non-conference game will start at noon.