LaGRANGE, Ga.  Methodist women's lacrosse capped off its regular season with an impressive 18-9 win over host LaGrange College in USA South Athletic Conference play Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs finish the season on a thrilling five-game win streak and have won six of their last seven before heading into the conference tournament.

Methodist caught fire in the first half Saturday, scoring seven consecutive goals en route to a 13-3 halftime lead, despite starting with and playing one player short the entire game.

The Monarchs' superiority in draw controls, owning a 21-4 advantage, helped fuel the win. Sarah Ewin had a team-high eight points. Monti Hendrix and Ewin each finished with a team-high five goals.

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Methodist def. LaGrange, 18-9
Records: Methodist 7-7 (6-5 USA South), LaGrange 1-10 (1-10)
Location: LaGrange, Ga.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Holding a slim 3-2 advantage, the Monarchs reeled off seven straight goals to take a commanding 10-2 lead. Ewin scored three of the first four goals in the span and Methodist needed less than seven minutes to pull off the 7-0 run.
• After LaGrange opened the second half with a goal, the Monarchs scored four consecutive goals to give Methodist its largest lead of the day, a 17-4 advantage. Kaelyn Holland was key in the second half, scoring three of the Monarchs' six goals in the period.
• Davida White tried her best to keep the Panthers in the game as much as she could, scoring seven goals and assisting on the eighth and final goal for LaGrange.
• In the final 10:03, the Panthers scored the game's last three goals for the final score.

STAT FACTS

• Holland finished with four goals and Sydney Bonner had three.
• Holland and Ally Nagel had a team-high eight draw control wins. Hendrix was third with five wins.
• Bonner led the team with four recovered ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Lily Eisenhart's six saves helped give her her second win in as many career starts between the pipes.
• The Monarchs doubled LaGrange in shots taken with a 34-17 differential.
• White scored seven of the Panthers' eight goals and assisted on the other.
• Methodist has won six straight against LaGrange, with the last loss coming in 2013.

UP NEXT

• The top two teams in the regular-season standings, Meredith College and Averett University, earn opening-round byes.
• The Monarchs will finish fifth in the league standings, meaning they will travel to William Peace University Tuesday to take on the fourth-seeded Pacers in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament.
• The winners of the two quarterfinal matches advance on to the semifinals and finals in LaGrange on April 26-27.