There's something about facing the unknown, some fear that creeps into the minds of those who meet a potentially ominous opponent. Women's Lacrosse Coach Julie Williams faced this fear on Saturday when her team played its first-ever match against Drexel.

"It's tough because the unknown is always a little bit scary for me," she said. "It's a little unnerving not to know anything."

But the No. 6 Lady Lions (4-3) easily allayed their coach's concerns, playing another lopsided match as they tamed the Dragons (0-3) 14-4 on Holuba Hall Turf.

The first eight Lady Lion goals all came from different players. In the end, midfielders Tamara Crowe and Dana Hughes led the pack with three goals apiece. Freshman attacker Michele DeJuliis had two goals, bringing her team-leading point total to 22.

"It's great -- they can't concentrate on just one person on our team," Hughes said. "Everyone can score."

Before a minute had even elapsed, the Lady Lions jumped to a 2-0 lead. With just under a minute left in the first, Dragon attacker Mandy Armstrong spoiled any of Penn State's shutout hopes, scoring to end the half in an 8-1 Penn State advantage.

The biggest Dragon threat became junior attacker Michele Zaledonis. Although she didn't score, she managed two strong shots on goal in the second half. One hit the top post, the other was snuffed by goalkeeper Heidi Shafer.

Drexel made a last-ditch comeback that came too late, picking up momentum in the final five minutes to score the last two goals.

"I think it was a little letdown," Lady Lion co-captain Jill Pearsall said. "It was the end of the game, we were so far ahead, and I think people were just becoming more relaxed. They're going to score. You can't help that."

Picking up sole goals for the Lady Lions were midfielders Joanne Connelly and Allison McCall, and attackers Kara Stockett, Pigeon Pollard and Amy Carnaggio. Senior midfielder Kirt Benedict rounded out the scoring by picking up her first-ever collegiate goal.

Williams said when her team gets a big lead, she puts in the players with the least amount of experience and attempts new plays.

"The whole attack was practically freshmen," she said. "You hope to give the younger kids some more experience. At the end, we were working to try to get a shot with our left hand."

Hughes said instead of coming down the field on breakaways, the team tried to slow the game down and work the ball around to everyone. But despite the blowout, Williams still sees some problems.

"We stick-checked too much," she said. "Most of the time the defense was doing a nice job of just forcing, just body checking. When they go and swing and get the foul, that kind of upsets me."

Drexel had trouble working the ball outside of its end the entire game. Dragon goalkeeper Mandy Miller had to make 17 saves, while the two Lady Lion goalkeepers --Shafer and Patty Kloidt -- had a combined total of five. Penn State outshot Drexel 37-14.