LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Randolph women's lacrosse team hosted Ferrum in its first conference game of the season on Wednesday evening at WildCat Stadium. The Panthers won by the score of 14-3.

Ferrum evens its record at 6-6 and is 2-2 in the ODAC. The WildCats are now 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the ODAC.

The Panthers led 3-0 with 3:17 remaining in the first quarter. Olivia Richards (Limestone, Tenn./Pinecrest) scored the first of her three goals on the night on a man-up opportunity with 1:16 left in the period. The Panthers scored once more to lead 4-1 at the conclusion of the quarter.

The score remained 4-1 for over half of the second quarter. The WildCats ended the scoring drought with a man-down goal scored by Richards with 7:03 left in the quarter to make it 4-2. The Panthers tacked on three more scores to make it 7-2 at halftime.

Ferrum stayed out ahead of the WildCats in the second half. The Panthers would score four times in the fourth quarter.

Ferrum outshot Randolph 42-19 and in shots on goal 33-12. The Panthers picked up 24 groundballs to the WildCats' 17.

Richards scored all three of Randolph's goals. Yanessa Cabrera (Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson) had a team-high seven ground ball pickups and caused five turnovers. Taylor Batty (Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan) picked up four groundballs and had a career-high 19 saves in goal.

The WildCats travel to Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday. Game time will be at 4:00 p.m.