The Spartans’ never-ending offense suffocated Stadium as Bainbridge smothered the Tigers 21-8 in the first round of the girls varsity lacrosse playoffs earlier this week in Memorial Stadium.

The convincing win pushed the Spartans into the next round of the playoffs, where the team was scheduled to face Lake Sammamish at home this week.

The game was over almost as quickly as it began.

Maggie Sweeney scored the first of her six goals — all in the first half — with less than three minutes into the contest to put Bainbridge up, 1-0.

Sophia Hagstromer then scored for the Spartans just 13 seconds later.

She added her second goal of the contest — 13 seconds later, coincidentally — at the 21:46 mark in the first half.

Much to the Tigers’ dismay, the Bainbridge scores just kept coming, and in fast order.

Sweeney split the posts for her second score just a half minute later, and by the time seven minutes in the playoff game had elapsed, Bainbridge led 5-0.

Though the final score indicated a somewhat more competitive game, it was an illusion. By halftime, the Spartans were up 16-2.

“I thought the girls did a really nice job throughout the game,” said Bainbridge Coach Tami Tommila.

Did they ever.

In addition to Sweeney’s six goals, Hagstromer also fired in six. She also had two assists, one ground ball and one caused turnover. Hagstromer also claimed five draw controls for BHS.

Kiera Havill finished with a hat trick, and had two assists to go with her three goals. She also had two ground balls, five draws and one caused turnover.

Teammate Robin Hilderman was also a force on the field, with two goals and two assists. Fellow Spartans Hannah Maroni, Karsen Sahleen and Amy Willerford added one goal each.

Spartan goalie Thuy Ortiz finished with nine saves (52.9 percent).

Even with the performance of the stellar Spartans — who entered post-season play on the tail end of a perfect, undefeated season (11-0) — Tommila said the Tigers came to play. They didn’t blink under the strong Spartans’ stare.

And the matchup leaves the Spartans better prepared for their next playoff game against Lake Sammamish.

“I appreciated playing Stadium today. I thought it was good for us,” she said.

“It was a good game for our team, to deal with a physical team. They’re really aggressive. And so I think that’s a good feeling to have, of going into Lake Samm,” Tommila said.

“They were like jumping up on the ball,” she added.

“The score was one thing, but I thought that their effort made us have to play better. And I thought it was just a good opportunity for us to have to work hard under pressure to see openings,” Tommila said.

In the huddle after the game, the Spartan coach told her team to get ready for their next test: Lake Sammamish.

The two teams played a nail-biter of a game on April 27, with Bainbridge winning in the end, 12-11.

“I said, ‘Start looking at the tape of Lake Samm. And come to practice tomorrow knowing all the things that they do,’” she recalled.

“We just played them, which was nice. But it’s not necessarily going to be the same team. They’ve got tape, too,” Tommila said. “We’ve got to do some things better than we did in the first game.”

If there was one word to describe Monday’s matchup, Tommila said it was “opportunity.”

“Any time we get to play a full 50 minutes against another team with two refs to work on things, then we’re lucky,” she said.

“And that’s the message that we send to the kids every game we come out, regardless of who we are playing. It’s an opportunity to work on our stuff, and today was no different. For us it was just a great opportunity.”