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The Aztec lacrosse team (3-5) knocked off High Point (1-3) 17-9 Sunday afternoon, their second consecutive win. Eight Aztecs scored and °®¶¹´«Ã½ was led by  who netted six goals.

"I think it was so fun, you could definitely tell we were just on a high and our communication was off the charts" Jones said after the game. "I think that just leads to such a great outcome where we are all on the same page."

High Point struck first in the first quarter but °®¶¹´«Ã½ quickly responded with a goal of its own from  on a free position shot. The scoring continued to go back and forth, going into the second quarter tied at 4-4.

°®¶¹´«Ã½ pulled away with the lead in the third quarter, scoring four consecutive goals to make it 11-7.

The Aztecs added another four goals in the fourth and prevented any scoring from the Panthers to give them a 17-9 victory, their second Snapdragon Stadium win.

Outside of Jones' six goals,  tacked on an additional four and Emma Betts contributed two more. , , , , and  each scored once.

"I think that everyone was just really passing and moving together well, and I think most of our goals were assisted too which was awesome," Toner shared. "I think that connection with the passes and moving around a lot got us to the goal and got us to finish."
Goalkeeper  had 13 saves.

The Aztecs outshot the Panthers 31-30 and 24-22 in shots on goal. They also had an advantage in draw controls (20-10).

High Point had six players score and was led by Mena Loescher's three. Goalkeeper Taylor Suplee had 2 saves.

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The Aztecs host Villanova on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Aztec Lacrosse Field.