The Pioneers controlled the game from the opening draw, overcoming an early yellow card with a key save from goalkeeper Gwaku to keep High Point off the board. Ripple scored the first goal of the game to give DU a 1-0 lead at the 11-minute mark of the first quarter. Back-to-back yellow cards on High Point gave Denver a 7-on-5 advantage, and Keil capitalized on a free-position opportunity to make it 2-0. Mutch scored her first of three goals on the day off a feed from Dineen, then added an unassisted goal less than a minute later to extend the lead to 4-0. High Point answered to make it 4-1, but Thomsen-Marr scored in traffic off Ripple's assist with just over four minutes left in the quarter to give Denver a 5-1 lead after one.

After a stretch of turnovers and failed clears by both teams to open the second quarter, Keil split a double team for her second goal to push the advantage to 6-1. Ripple fired a shot into the top corner, then assisted on back-to-back goals by Thomsen-Marr to make it 9-1. Dineen converted a free-position opportunity, and Keil completed her hat trick with another free-position goal with just over a minute remaining to give Denver an 11-1 lead at halftime.

High Point opened the third quarter with a man-up goal, but Denver continued to roll offensively. Bowers scored her first of the game off a Ripple assist, and Mutch notched her first career hat trick to give Denver a 13-2 advantage. Thomsen-Marr added her fourth goal of the afternoon before Ripple tallied her third, off a feed from Thomsen-Marr, to give the Pioneers a 15-4 lead with one quarter remaining.

Ripple added a man-down goal to make it 16-4, and Megan Myers scored off another Ripple assist. Lindy Briggs netted her first career goal off a pass from Dineen to stretch the lead to 18-4. High Point scored twice late, but Denver closed out the 18-6 victory.

KEY PERFORMANCES-
Olivia Ripple recorded eight points on four goals and four assists in addition to two ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover.
Eva Thomsen-Marr added four goals and Caroline Keil and Karleigh Mutch each scored three. 
Megan Klingenberg added a pair of ground balls and a caused turnover.
Alex Dorr was dominant in the draw circle with 11 draw wins.
The Pioneers have had five or more goal scorers in every game so far this season. 

UP NEXT: The Pioneers travel to take on Stony Brook on Friday and Fairfield on Sunday before returning home to host Stetson on March 13.

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