SALISBURY, Md. – The second-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team endured the elements to earn a 14-10 victory over the Catholic University of America Cardinals on a rainy evening inside Sea Gull Stadium.
The Sea Gulls (2-0) needed just 36 seconds to record the contest's first goal, taking advantage of an early Cardinal card when
Liz Haney dished an assist to
Alexandra Parker just 36 seconds into the matchup. SU forced a pair of turnovers and
Paige Ellis denied a Catholic try to send the hosts the other way, where
Miranda Mears unleashed from the eight-meter to push the lead to two through seven minutes.
The Cardinals (0-1) scored late in the opening stanza, but the maroon and gold responded with a six-goal second quarter including a 4-0 run to begin the frame.
Grace Doyle and Haney preceded a pair of
Carly Hoffman player-up strikes, pushing the lead to 6-1 with 8:23 left in the half.
Catholic managed a pair of goals before the break, but
Audrey Harrington rattled off two goals in just 47 seconds between the two visiting tallies to set the halftime score, 8-3.
SU found another fast start via Doyle's second score just 38 seconds into the second half, but Catholic responded with two goals in just over a minute to cut the lead to four. Markers from Mears, Ott and Haney sandwiched Catholic's sixth score before the guests tacked on two more to begin the fourth trailing 12-8.
The Cardinals scored two in the opening six minutes of the final quarter, but
Regan McDonnell and Mears each found the rain-soaked nylon to maintain the four-goal margin and set the final score, 14-10.
GAME NOTES
- Audrey Harrington and Liz Haney tied with a game-high four points, each scoring twice and distributing two assists in the win.
- Miranda Mears logged her seventh career hat trick and her first of 2025, firing three goals with two coming on free position tries.
- Alexandra Parker logged three points on one goal and a pair of assists.
- Grace Doyle and Carly Hoffman each tallied two goals, with the duo also combining to cause four turnovers and chase down four draw controls.
- Abby Fleishell caused a team-high three turnovers while adding trios of grounders and draw controls.
- Julianna Ott led the Sea Gulls with five draw controls and scored in the victory.
- The Sea Gulls outshot Catholic 30-20, controlled 17 of 27 draws in the battle and received two cards to Catholic's eight.
The Sea Gulls ship out to Lexington, Va. on Sunday, Feb. 23rd to face No. 6 Washington & Lee at Alston Parker Watt Field. The contest is set to begin at noon.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's 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 won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 201 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
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