LEXINGTON, Va. – The second-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team endured its first loss of the 2025 campaign on Sunday afternoon, falling to the seventh-ranked Washington & Lee Generals on the road by a 13-7 final at Alston Parker Watt Field.
The Generals (2-1) found the game's first goal before
Regan McDonnell tied the ranked bout at one not quite five minutes into the matchup.
Audrey Harrington connected with
Grace Doyle four minutes later for SU's second finish before a W&L player-up tally returned the deadlock at two through 15 minutes.
The Sea Gulls (2-1) answered a four-goal General run in the second quarter with three straight goals, spanning across the intermission to tighten the affair to 6-5 with 7:14 to go in the third quarter.
Julianna Ott nabbed a solo score before the break, while Doyle logged an eight-meter marker and Harrington aided
Miranda Mears to power the three-goal swing.
The hosts used a 17-save effort from net-minder Iman Haddad to help maintain the momentum throughout the second stanza, eventually taking an 11-5 lead with under eight minutes to play.
Alexandra Parker dished an assist to Mears before notching her own free position score 37 seconds later, but the Generals would maintain the distance to win the contest.
GAME NOTES
- Grace Doyle and Miranda Mears led the Sea Gull scorers with two goals each, putting 10 of their combined 11 shots on target. Mears leads the 2025 squad with seven goals across the first three games.
- Alexandra Parker finished with two points on one goal and one helper, while Audrey Harrington dished out two assists in the contest. Harrington leads the Sea Gulls with eight points through the first three games on three goals and five assists, while Parker's seven shares second with Mears.
- Julianna Ott secured a game-high six draw controls, chased down two ground balls and added her fourth goal of the campaign. Ott leads the team with 14 draw controls thus far.
- Abby Fleishell tallied a team-high four ground balls, secured four draw controls and caused a pair of turnovers. Through three games, Fleishell has secured 11 draw controls and nine ground balls while causing seven turnovers.
- Reagan Davis caused a game-high three turnovers and scooped two ground balls in the win.
- Lauren Wunder corralled two ground balls and forced one turnover in the battle.
- Paige Ellis made six saves across 52:19 of action between the pipes, while Ryleigh Cunnane made her first appearance as a Sea Gull in 7:41 of relief.
- The Sea Gulls outshot W&L 32-28, finished 16-of-17 on clears and claimed 13 of 23 draw controls in the loss.
The Sea Gulls return home on Saturday, March 1st, hosting the Shorewomen of Washington (Md.) inside Sea Gull Stadium with the contest slated for a 1 p.m. start.
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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