BALTIMORE – UMBC juniors Kolby Weedon and Katana Nelson scored three goals apiece as the Retriever women's lacrosse team cruised to a 12-4 victory over George Washington in very chilly conditions at UMBC Stadium.

UMBC improved to 2-1 on the season and 2-0 at home in 2024, while GW slipped to 1-2.

The Retrievers bolted out of the gate, taking a 4-0 lead after one quarter and extended it to 5-0 before GW could respond. Sophomore Lizzie Bateman scored her first two collegiate goals in that opening run.

UMBC led, 7-2, at intermission and the Revolutionaries cut the deficit to 7-3 at the 4:43 mark of the third quarter. But junior Grace Bruce converted a Mary Ellis feed on an extra-player opportunity at the 9:04 mark, starting the critical 3-0 Retriever run. Nelson notched a pair of unassisted tallies to end the third quarter, giving the hosts a 10-3 lead after 45 minutes.

GW opened the final period with a goal, but Weedon completed her hat trick at the 5:57 mark, converting a rebound, and junior Alexis Abe finalized the scoring with 5:55 remaining in the contest.

Weedon added an assist for a game-best four-point effort and also led all players with seven draw controls. Bruce reached multiple goals (2) for the third consecutive game in a UMBC uniform and Ellis tallied a pair of assists.

For Weedon, the 3-goal game was the 14th in her career, while Nelson recorded her fourth.

UMBC dominated the shot chart, taking 32 of the game's 46 attempts. Senior goalkeeper Isabella Fontana only needed to make four stops, while her counterpart, Mia Caro stopped 11 for GW.

Phoebe Mullarkey led GW with a pair of goals.

UMBC hits the road for a contest at American on Saturday, Feb. 24.