GAMBIER, Ohio – For the second game in a row, Kenyon College field hockey forward Maren Lawrence netted a hat trick in a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) game, sending her team to an undefeated 3-0 mark in conference play. 

The Owls took on the Presidents from Washington & Jefferson College on Saturday afternoon from the Field at Benson Bowl. Thanks to the three tallies from Lawrence, the home team charged to a 4-0 winner, controlling both sides of the ball. 

After a 0-0 first quarter and a scoreless 14 minutes in the second quarter where Kenyon had a 10-1 advantage in shots, Lawrence and the Owls finally broke through with 31 seconds to play in the half. Henny Maher flipped a pass between her legs to a wide open Lawrence on the doorstep, where she was initially denied by the Presidents keeper, but quickly picked up the loose ball and found the back of the net. 

In the third, Kenyon again held a decisive advantage on both sides of the ball, registering 10 shots to Wash. & Jeff.'s none. Seven minutes into the quarter, Lawrence received a pass from Ella Adamec on the insert. She made a quick move and fired a backhand shot to extend the lead to 2-0. Just as time was expiring in the third, the Owls capitalized on another corner, one of the team's 14 for the game. Casey Master swept a shot that ricocheted through a line of Presidents defenders and right to Abby Golub, who after the insert crashed the back of the net for the buzzer-beating score. 

Lawrence's hat trick goal came at 6:49 in the fourth. A nice defensive surge from Arianna Rowe gave Lawrence the ball approaching the arc. She made a quick move to her right to ditch the defender and lasered one from long distance to cement the 4-0 score and her second career hat trick in as many games. 

As a team, Kenyon outshot Wash. & Jeff. 27-2 with 15 of those on goal. Sofia Chaves had a light day in net, only needing to make one save. 

The Owls improve to 3-0 in the NCAC and 3-7 overall. Next up, Kenyon will face off against Ohio Wesleyan University on Wednesday, October 8 at 4 p.m. in Delaware.