FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The fifth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team saw its leader, Jim Nestor, earn his 400th win at the program's helm as the Sea Gulls earned a 19-9 victory over Mary Washington on Wednesday evening at Battleground Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls needed just 103 seconds to strike first, with Mary Hanzsche aided Miranda Mears for the first score of the contest. The Eagles responded just under four minutes later, knotting the contest at 1-1 through five minutes and change.
• Salisbury needed just 19 seconds to pen their response. Camryn Pepper dished a helper to Leah Vilov to retake the lead, 2-1.
• A pair of Mary Washington scores swung the pendulum back once more, giving the hosts a 3-2 advantage. Hanzsche tallied a solo score before the Eagles notched their fourth goal with just 80 seconds left, sending Salisbury to the second quarter trailing 4-3.
• SU absorbed the early blow and delivered a punch of their own, outscoring UMW 8-1 in the second frame. Pepper led Hanzsche and Scannell to the cage for consecutive finishes before Vilov rattled off two goals (the second aided by Julianna Ott) in less than a minute, putting Salisbury ahead 7-4 with just under nine minutes left in the half.
• A Mary Washington goal broke the scoring streak a minute later, but the Sea Gulls started another one less than three minutes later. Meridith Price called her own number before Pepper crafted three more scoring trips, sandwiching an unassisted goal between assists to Vilov and Mears to set the halftime score at 11-5.
• Salisbury secured two more goals before the six-goal streak was ended, with Pepper scoring on her own before delivering a helper to Mears with 10:10 left in the third quarter. UMW brought the run to an end with just over 24 minutes left in the matchup, 13-6.
• Ott, Audrey Harrington, and Vilov all tallied solo strikes in the ensuing seven minutes before Harrington found Abby Lantos in the final minute of the stanza, giving SU a comfortable 17-6 lead heading to the final 15 minutes.
• The Sea Gulls took advantage of two Eagle yellow cards in the fourth. Alexandra Parker assisted Carly Hoffman on the first woman-up opportunity, while Regan McDonnell cashed in Salisbury's second goal with a numbers advantage of the quarter, 19-6.
• UMW scored three more in the final 6:03 of action, but that was all Salisbury allowed as they held on for the 19-9 final score.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• With Wednesday's win, head coach Jim Nestor collected his 400th win at the helm of the Salisbury women's lacrosse program. His record stands at 400-56 (.877) across 23 seasons at SU.
• At 479 career victories, Nestor stands as the third all-time winningest NCAA women's lacrosse coach across all divisions. His career winning percentage (.834) ranks second all-time among coaches with 400 or more wins.
• Camryn Pepper logged a career-high eight points, scoring two goals while dishing out six helpers.
• Leah Vilov reached 100 career goals in style, firing five on the evening while adding three ground balls and causing a turnover.
• Miranda Mears manufactured her third straight hat trick and her fourth in the last five games.
• Mary Hanzsche scored twice and logged a helper while scooping two ground balls.
• Alexandra Parker and Abby Fleishell each collected three ground balls in the win. Parker also added an assist.
• Meridith Price scored while finishing with four draw controls, three caused turnovers, and a pair of ground balls. Julianna Ott also nabbed four draw controls in the win.
• Natalie Held hauled in a game-high six draw controls while adding two ground balls.
• Kaitlyn Hunsinger improved to 12-3 on the campaign, making a pair of saves across 49:57. Jaclyn Bange made a save in 6:36 of relief, while Paige Ellis closed out the final 3:27.

UMW GAME NOTES

• Katie Blair logged a hat trick in the losing effort.
• Bridget Crowley tallied four assists for the Eagles.
• Molly Daw finished with three points on two goals and one assist.
• Victoria Mueller scored while logging trios of ground balls and caused miscues.
• Daw and Micaela Burneo tied for the team lead with three draw controls.
• Cailyn Tripp was tagged with the loss, making 12 saves across the first 45 minutes. Allison Carolan closed the final 15 minutes for UMW.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls flock back to the nest for Senior Day against C2C rival Christopher Newport on Saturday, April 27.
• The contest is set to begin at 1 p.m., with the festivities scheduled for approximately 12:45 p.m.

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.

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