Washington, D.C. (Mar. 1, 2020) --- The Delaware State women's lacrosse team posted the biggest win in its eight-year history, topping Howard 18-9 in the Nation's Capital today.
The Hornets (1-3) also tied team records for goals in a game and a period (11) in the contest, the first victory at DSU for new head coach Pam Jenkins.
Freshman Jordan Santana led the way with seven goals, two shy of the school record nine by Iman Hassan in a 17-14 win at Howard in 2016.
DSU's 18 goals tied its team high set in 2016 vs. Radford (18-14). The team record of 11 goals in the first  period today also tied the mark first set in that Radford contest.
Nina Dillard added five goals, while Gwenna Gentle and Tamrin Swann tallied two each.
Santana's scoring output today bolted her into the team lead with 11 goals this season.
Dillard has climbed to third on the team scoring list with her first five goals of the season.
Howard's Quai Skeetie-Riley scored the game's first goal 3:43 seconds into the contest.
Delaware State evened the score on Dilliard's first goal at the 19:49 mark.  Santana tallied her first of the game 15 seconds later to give the Hornets a 2-1 lead.
The score was 2-2 when Santana scored back-to-back goals, her second and third of the game, to give DSU the lead for good.
Dillard and Santana each added two more first period goals to lead the Hornets to an 11-6 lead at the break.
DSU's lead was 11-7 before adding five consecutive in the second period. Santana scored her sixth and seventh of the game, while Dillard tallied her fourth and fifth during the spurt.
Howard fell to 0-3 this season.
The Hornets will return to action on Fri. (Mar. 6) at Sacred Heart. Game time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Fairfield, Conn.
DSU will be seeking its first two-game win streak since consecutive wins over Howard and Radford in 2016.