BOSTON –  Christine Laible made 13 saves in net for the fourth time this season to earn Turnpike Trophy MVP honors as the Boston University women's lacrosse team cruised to a 16-7 victory over Holy Cross Wednesday night at Nickerson Field.

Ava Barry powered the attack with five points on four goals and one assist. Caroline English and Lexi Lewis posted career-bests as English registered four scores and Lewis put up a hat trick. Kaitlin Belval posted an outstanding game at the midfield, winning nine decisions to go with four draw controls and two caused turnovers.

How It Happened

• Ryann Gaffney worked solo through the crease three minutes into the game to put BU on the board, and Caroline English followed four minutes later to eke out a two-goal edge.
• Kailey Conry and Barry kept the hot start going, slicing back-to-back scores to push the score to 4-1 with 19:56 left in the half.
• Gaffney went solo again at the 18-minute mark, this time converting on a free position strike, to put the score at 5-2.
• The duo of Conry and Barry stayed hot as they erupted for back-to-back goals again to put the Terriers up, 7-3, with 4:06 to go before the break.
• Barry and English capped a 4-0 run for the Terriers in the closing minutes of the half, putting the scoreboard in favor of BU at the half, 9-3.
• Lewis opened the second half with two straight free position goals before Holy Cross ripped off a 3-0 run to trim the scoreboard to 11-6 with 19:59 left on the clock.
• Lewis and English kept their career nights going, powering in two straight scores to make it a 13-6 game midway through the second.
• The freshmen duo of Gaffney and Barry continued to pour on the pressure, scoring back-to-back goals within a 21-second span to put the Terriers in command, 16-5, with 13:23 remaining
• English put the finishing touches on the night with two minutes left to seal BU's fifth straight win.

Game Notes

• Laible has posted double-digit saves in six of the last eight games and stopped at least 10 shots in nine games this season.
• Gaffney notched her fourth straight multi-goal game and has scored 10 goals over the last four games.
• Tonianne Magnelli also posted a dominant game on the draw, winning six decisions and caused a team-best three turnovers.
• BU improved to 10-1 all-time and earned its largest margin of victory against Holy Cross since joining the Patriot League.
• The Terriers are now 15-4 in this year's Turnpike Trophy series and are 5-0 in spring competition against the Crusaders.
• BU has posted at least a five-game win streak in back-to-back season for the first time since 2008-09.

Up Next

• The Terriers will close out the regular season with a two-game road trip, starting on Saturday, April 21 at Army West Point.
• Opening draw is set for 1 p.m.