LANCASTER, Pa. -- Freshman Mary Doell tallied seven goals to lead Houghton women's lacrosse to a 21-14 season-opening win over Lancaster Bible College on Friday.

Doell opened the scoring with her first career goal just 53 seconds into the contest. The first-year player would score three more times in the first half to stake the Highlanders to a 12-5 halftime edge. Cori Beck, Marissa Hews, Zoey Kasper and Britany Dones each scored twice in the first half.

After Doell scored her fifth to up the lead to eight goals, the Chargers bounced back with five of the next six goals to pull the score to a 14-10. The Highlanders would outscore LBC 7-4 over the final 20 minutes to secure the win.

GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton 21 | Lancaster Bible 14
Records: Houghton 1-0 | Lancaster Bible 0-3
Venue: Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster Pa.

NOTABLE STATS
>>Doell finished with seven goals and one assist. It's the third most goals scored in a game by a Houghton player. Her 14 totals shots is also third aal-time. She also added five draw controls.

>>Beck added five goals, one assist, three caused turnovers and seven draw controls

>>Marissa Hews finished with four goals, three assists and seven draw controls. Hews went over 100 career points.

>>Dones registered a hattrick

>>Hailey Potter stopped five shots to register the win in her first career game

>>The 21 goals scored is third all-time in program history