YORK, Pa. – The sixth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team stymied the ninth-ranked York College of Pennsylvania Spartans on Saturday afternoon, keeping their foe under five goals for nearly 50 minutes to help secure a 10-7 triumph and the team's second top 10 victory of the campaign.
The Sea Gulls (6-3) tossed in two quick tallies through three minutes, beginning when
Lauren Hackett jostled the netting just 102 seconds into her return to the Sea Gull fold.
Miranda Mears made good on a feed from
Julianna Ott for her 20th goal of the campaign and her team's second of the afternoon at the 12:01 mark.
The Spartans (6-3) nabbed the momentum in the middle minutes, tacking on a pair while forcing three saves from SU net-minder
Paige Ellis.
Audrey Harrington restored the Sea Gull edge with just under two minutes to go before York, Pa. native
Grace Doyle scored in her return home, doubling the SU advantage through 15 minutes.
Harrington's second of the day pushed the margin to three at the 11:21 mark in the second quarter before
Avery Dunbar collected her first career goal three minutes later, establishing a four-goal SU lead. A Spartan score in the final minute set the halftime line at 6-3.
Carly Hoffman scored SU's lone third-quarter goal from the eight-meter while the sides combined to cause five turnovers in the defensive dogfight. Ellis stood tall between the pipes, denying five Spartan tries in the stanza.
The duo of Harrington and Doyle returned to the forefront in the final frame, combining for SU's eighth and ninth tallies to extend the lead to five, the largest of the contest.
Alexandra Parker nudged the Sea Gulls into double digits to help counteract three Spartan scores and secure the 10-7 victory.
GAME NOTES
- Audrey Harrington logged her fourth hat trick of 2025, firing three goals on three shots and adding her 15th assist of the season, a figure that ranks second in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C). Harrington boasts 32 points through SU's first nine contests, earning her a split of fourth in the C2C.
- Grace Doyle secured her sixth multi-goal game of the season in Saturday's win, finding the onion bag twice while scooping two ground balls.
- Avery Dunbar collected her first career goal in her fourth appearance of the season after piling up four assists in her first two outings.
- Abby Fleishell chased down a game-high seven draw controls while finding four ground balls and causing three turnovers.
- Reagan Davis dug out three grounders and matched Fleishell's three caused turnovers in the win.
- Julianna Ott ran down four draw controls while adding her third assist of the campaign.
- Paige Ellis (6-3) was stellar in the cage for SU, turning away nine Spartan shots across the full 60 minutes.
- The Sea Gulls have now held five opponents to seven goals or fewer this season.
- With Saturday's win, SU improves to 22-3 in the all-time series against its former Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) rival. The Sea Gulls have claimed four of the last five meetings with York.
The Sea Gulls return to the nest on Wednesday, April 2nd to host the Neumann University Knights before embarking on a two-game road stint. The battle is set to begin at 4 p.m. at Sea Gull Stadium.
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 202 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
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