Senior Samantha Lynch netted five goals and the No. 20 Irish racked up 33 points and 18 caused turnovers en route to earning a 21-4 victory over Canisius in its home opener inside Loftus Sports Center. The Irish improved to 2-0 with the win, while Canisius drops to 0-1. HOW IT HAPPENED The Irish took control early, scoring the first six goals of the contest in the opening 13:27 of play. Makenna Pearsall opened the scoring 1:21 into regulation before Kathleen Roe went coast-to-coast for Notre Dame's second marker. Goals from Lynch, freshman Mollie Carr and a pair by senior Nikki Ortega capped off the early Irish scoring run. After Canisius got on the board, junior Jessi Masinko scored and Ortega completed her hat trick to give Notre Dame an 8-1 advantage. The Griffins converted back-to-back goals before Roe and Lynch each scored in the final 2:57 of the half to give the Irish a 10-3 lead entering the break. The Griffins got the first goal of the second half, but the Irish responded with 11 consecutive markers in the final 28:17 of play. The scoring run began with three straight goals by Maddie Howe and three straight goals from Lynch. Freshmen Hannah Dorney and Cailin Field each converted their first collegiate goals in the second half. A second marker by Dorney, along with tallies by sophomores Katie Enrietto and Diana Kelly in the closing minutes, accounted for the 21-4 final. Senior Samantha Giacolone recorded six saves to earn her second straight victory in goal for the Irish. Sophomore Bridget Deehan made one stop in relief. As a team, the Irish caused 18 Canisius turnovers, recorded 23 ground balls and collected 16 draw controls over the 60 minutes of play. Junior Savannah Buchanan and sophomore Andie Aldave led the Irish with six draw controls apiece.