DUBUQUE, Iowa - Michaela Johnson contributed a game-high five goals and an assist to lead the Carroll University women's lacrosse team to a 14-8 victory over Loras College in a nonconference showdown at the Rock Bowl on Wednesday night.
The gritty performance on the road equaled a program-record for victories in a season for Carroll, which remained undefeated with a 4-0 record.
The high-powered Pioneers led 9-6 with 24:02 remaining in the second half and put the game away by scoring four unanswered goals over a key 12-minute stretch.
Johnson, a 5-foot-5 freshman midfielder from Mukwonago, Wis. who reached the five-goal mark for the second time and has 16 goals on the season, scored three times in the second half.
Freshman midfielder Clara Jelacic (Waukesha, Wis.) followed with a hat trick for the high-octane Pioneers, who outshot Loras by a 28-22 margin - maintaining a 19-14 shot-on-goal advantage. 
Junior midfielder Ariannah Ritter (Sun Prairie, Wis.) had two goals for Carroll, which generated 13 shots in the first half. Senior attacker Betty Koenig (Sun Prairie, Wis.), junior attacker Amanda Ferr (Franklin, Wis.), freshman midfielder Tillia Dillon (Hanover Park, Ill.) and freshman midfielder Courtenay Karls (Waukesha, Wis.) each added a goal.
Junior goalkeeper Shelby Schoob (Sun Prairie, Wis.) registered six saves in playing the entire 60 minutes for Carroll.
Sophomore midfielder Olivia Flynn scored four goals for Loras, which dropped to 1-3 overall.