Elora Schumer noticed when the switch flipped.

The Pine Creek girls’ lacrosse team flaunts various talented individuals, but Schumer, a junior for the Eagles, said individual talent leads nowhere. When the Eagles soar as a unit, however, they’re nearly unbeatable.

Flying together has served the Eagles well through eight games, including Friday, when Pine Creek dismantled Rampart 19-2 at District 20 Stadium.

“We put our strong individual talents together and play as a team and not just iso-ing during games,” Schumer said. “In practice we’ve worked together to make plays and we’ve come far with that mindset.”

Class 5A’s No. 8-ranked Eagles boast a 7-1 record and need just two more victories to reach their win total from the 2025 season. Also, with seven games left in the regular season, the Eagles have a shot at 10 victories, a mark they haven’t reached since 2018, when Pine Creek finished 15-2. Schumer sees the potential for a 10-win season, but said the team is hungry for more.

“Ten wins would be awesome, but I think we could get more than that,” Schumer said. “We have so much more room to grow and from last year, we got so much talent on our team.”

Coach Lindsay Mock credited the Eagles’ on-field success to the influx of freshmen. Olivia Shelton leads the team in goals at 23 after Friday’s contest and has eight assists, also the most this season for the Eagles.

Prior to beating the Rams (4-4), freshman Finnly Mohr had eight goals, but notched three consecutive scores in the third quarter and now has 11 on the year.

“They bring confidence onto the field,” Mock said. “They’re not typically the ones I worry about with confidence. They help bring it around the whole team with how they carry themselves and how they show up every day.”

In the opening period against the Rams, Schumer said Rampart hit the Eagles with “a reality check” and Mock called the start of the game “very dicey” for Pine Creek.

The Eagles built a 1-0 lead after Shelton struck. But Rampart’s Jillian Caires made it 2-1 with 5:56 left after she scored back-to-back goals. Of note, the Eagles had not lost to the Rams in their previous eight tries, which extends back to 2015.

“After the first quarter, we gathered ourselves and set our specific goals to accomplish in the next three quarters,” Schumer said. “We went out and played our best game in the next three quarters.”

While the Rams didn’t score after the 5:56 mark in the first quarter, the Eagles closed the contest on an 18-1 run and capped the game with a behind-the-back shot from Schumer to give her five goals.

“I knew we played our best game, so I could have a little bit of fun,” Schumer said. “I saw I had help with me, so if I missed that shot, I knew someone is there to get it.”

Mock said Rampart showed up strong to start, but she’s grateful her players recovered in a notable fashion. The Eagles have done so throughout the season and have now held seven of their eight opponents below 10 goals. The Eagles’ coach hopes that passion displayed in the second through fourth quarters remains throughout the season.

“We were making silly mistakes, but we got our heads back in the game,” Mock said. “Once we get our offense in line, that carries our confidence to defense. I’m lucky to have a lot of great leaders on this team to get the rest of the team on board. I look to them to help and sort things out. We have great leaders who know how to step up when necessary.”