EDWARDSVILLE – Senior Madeleine Brownsey (Glenside, PA/St. Basil Academy) continued her stellar week, as she scored 10 goals to lead the Wilkes university women's lacrosse team to a 19-6 victory over Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom foe Eastern University on Wednesday afternoon.

The Lady Colonels improved to 10-2 overall and 2-0 in MAC Freedom play.

Wilkes was in control from the very beginning, scoring the first seven goals through the 23^rd minute, while Eastern countered with two goals in the final seven minutes of the first half as the Lady Colonels entered halftime with a 7-2 lead.

Wilkes scored four of the first six goals through the first 15 minutes of the second half, making the score 11-4. The Lady Colonels finished the game on an 8-2 run to finish the scoring at 19-6.

Brownsey finished the game with 10 goals and four draw controls. Sophomore Jessyca Held (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon) finished with seven goals and one assist for eight points, adding five groundballs, four draw controls, and three caused turnovers. Senior Tori Kerr (Beacon, NY/Beacon) added two goals and two assists for four points with seven draw controls, three groundballs, and two caused turnovers.

Freshman Tabitha Gravius (Howell, NJ/Manalapan) made two saves to earn the victory.

The Lady Colonels return to action on Saturday when they travel to King's for a 1 p.m. MAC Freedom game against King's College.