WASHINGTON, D.C. - Catholic took a 10-2 first quarter lead before scoring the final 16 goals the contest in a 26-2 win over Lycoming to open Landmark Conference play. 

Henley Bredemann, Peyton Wozniak, Maggie Traynor, and Madeline Kelly all recorded hat tricks while Brigid Brown, Annie Galarza, and Izzy Fiore all added two-goal efforts in the victory. All together, 15 different Cardinals found the back of the net on Saturday afternoon. 

Galarza became the first player since Bridget Beck in 2021 to record six or more assists in a contest, totaling eight points in the win. 

Bredemann continues her torrid pace, pushing her season goal total to 25. She has scored three or more goals in five of the team's eight games and two or more in seven of eight. 

Eight different players scored in the first to build Catholic's 10-2 lead with Traynor, Wozniak, and Bredeman putting home the first three. Traynor's second of the day was followed by Galarza's first of two and Maddie McDevitt's eighth goal of the season. Kelly found the net with 5:06 to play in the first, marking her first goal of the season before Fiore and Tori Wilsey got involved with their 11th and 10th goals respectively. Galarza's third assist of the opening period led to Bredemann's second of the quarter to put Catholic ahead 10-1. 

Brown scored back-to-back goals in the second to put the Cardinals up 14-2. Three minutes later, Reagan Quinn scored her first career goal on Galarza's sixth assist of the half. Wozniak scored with two seconds left to make it 17-2 at halftime. 

Amelia Clair, Lilly Milberg, and Ariana Bransfield all joined the party in the second half with their first goals of the season. Lindsay Sawyer made it nine goals on the season with a goal in the third while Kelly added two more fourth quarter goals to give her a hat trick.  Maddie Rinker scored the final goal of the contest for Catholic. 

Wilsey and Galarza each caused two turnovers for the Cardinals with Wilsey and Sawyer leading Catholic with four ground balls. Bredemann was dominant on the draw, taking seven draw controls while Wilsey and Bransfield each corralled three. 

Jamie Handwerger started in goal before giving way to Alexandra Ragano. They each made two saves in the victory. 

Catholic will take on Drew in Landmark Conference play on Saturday, March 29 at 1 p.m.