TACOMA, Wash.  An eight-goal game from Lindsay Schwartz and a six-point outing from Nina Moore pushed Whitman's women's lacrosse team to an 18-5 Northwest Conference victory over host University of Puget Sound on Saturday afternoon at East Field.

Whitman (4-4, 3-1 NWC) rang up a 40-15 advantage in shots and a 16-8 edge in draw controls while downing the Loggers (1-6, 1-3) for the fifth consecutive time.

Saturday's win also extends Whitman's current win streak to three games.

Puget Sound answered Hannah Miller's game-opening goal with two of its own to move in front, 2-1, 10 minutes into the opening half.

The Loggers' lead lasted only a little over a minute, however, as Schwartz scored an unassisted goal to knot the game up at the 18:56 mark, then two minutes later she provided the Blues with a 3-2 lead on a free position opportunity.

Ali Walker would retaliate with her own free position goal to bring the Loggers back even at 3-3, but a pair of Schwartz markers sandwiched around one from Sage Ali finally lifted the Blues into a lead it wouldn't relinquish.

Schwartz, with an assist from Ali, and Miller would pocket the final two goals of the opening 30 minutes to send Whitman into the halftime break ahead 8-4. And the Blues would exit recess and pound the Loggers' netting for 10 unanswered goals in the second half to run their consecutive goal streak to 12 in putting away their hosts.

Schwartz's eight goals fell one short of her single-game career best, while Moore's five assists is her single-game career high.

Also registering a multi-goal game in Saturday's triumph were Ellie Teare (2), Miller (2) and Ali (3) who also chimed in with a pair of assists.

Whitman goalkeeper Kate Whittingham finished the game with seven saves to pick up the win between the pipes.

The second-place Blues have a weekend off before entering back into league action. They will travel to McMinnville, Oregon, to play Linfield College on April 14, followed by a match-up with conference leader George Fox University on April 15 in Newberg, Ore.