TROY, N.Y.—RPI (5-0) jumped out to a big lead and cruised to a 12-4 non-conference victory over the SUNY Potsdam women’s lacrosse team (2-3) on Saturday afternoon. Shannon Maguire had three goals for the Engineers and freshman midfielder Margaret Wall led the Bears with two goals.

The RPI offense slowly built momentum in the first half, while the Engineer defense smothered Potsdam. Led by two Maguire goals, the Engineers had a 5-0 halftime lead. RPI then rattled off the first six goals of the second period for an 11-0 advantage with 17:57 remaining. Wall finally got the Bears on the scoreboard with an unassisted marker at 15:42. Senior attack Sierra Langkammerer made it 11-2 nearly three minutes later. RPI tacked on its final goal with 4:58 remaining. Freshman midfielder Emily Petit scored with 35 seconds left and Wall capped the scoring 16 seconds later.

In goal, senior captain Kaci Milligan finished with nine saves. Allie Arnal made six saves and allowed two goals in the first 47:55 to earn the win. Muryum Khalid made two saves in the next 9:13, while Erin Armarello gave up the final two goals in the last 2:52.

The Engineers outshot the Bears 30-18, though Potsdam won the ground ball battle 20-16.

The Bears are back in action tomorrow afternoon when they travel to Morrisville to take on the Mustangs in a noon contest.