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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Host Nazareth outscored Rensselaer 6-1 over the final 30 minutes Friday to snap a 3-3 halftime deadlock and went on to take a 9-4 women's lacrosse win over Red Hawks in a non-conference game.

The Golden Flyers improved to 2-1 overall, while Rensselaer dropped to 1-1.

Sophomore Megan Cregan scored three goals and added two assists for the Golden Flyers. She ran the length of the field for an unassisted goal with just :02 left in the first half to knot the score at 3-3. The Golden Flyers then scored six straight goals in the secondhalf to take control and kept the Red Hawks off the scoreboard until just :41 remained.

Cregan assisted sophomore Erinn Wood on the go-ahead goal early in the second half and sophomore Alyssa Johnston followed with a pair of goals less than two minutes apart to extend Nazareth's lead to 6-3.

Cregan's second goal of the game, off a pass from senior Kristine Olijnyk extended the lead again. Senior Michelle Cook and Cregan added unassisted goals to close out the scoring.

Renssealer finally interuppted the run on a goal by Afton Marshall with :41 left.

Rensselaer got first-half goals from Stephanie Caouette, Whitney Kukol and Alissa Peterson to take a 3-2 advantage before Cregan scored before halftime. Freshman Amy McIntosh and Wood also scored for the Golden Flyers.

Freshman Tara Prosak played all 60 minutes in goal and had five saves for Nazareth. Allie Arnal had eight saves for Rensselaer.

Nazareth playes two games next week during a Spring Break trip to Dallas. Nazareth plays Birmingham Southern Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Sewanee, Tenn. Thursday at 11 a.m. Both games are at the University of Dallas.