SALISBURY, Md. – The sixth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team secured its fifth straight win and 10th of the 2025 campaign, emerging from a defensive struggle with a 9-5 triumph on Saturday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium.
Grace Doyle and
Audrey Harrington joined forces to produce the game's first three goals in under three minutes, beginning when the latter connected with the former at the 13:31 mark for the opening score. The Sea Gulls (10-3) tacked on solo strikes from each half of the duo to extend the lead to three through just over four minutes.
The back lines clamped down for nearly seven scoreless minutes, combining to force eight turnovers before the Lions (9-3, 2-0 NJAC) snuck a free-position goal across with just over four minutes left in the frame.
Regan McDonnell found
Alexandra Parker for a player-up response before the period's end to return the margin to three, 4-1.
SU slung in three more goals to balloon the advantage to six with 6:02 to play in the first half.
Julianna Ott joined the party in the scoring column before Doyle fired her third from the eight-meter, with Parker setting the table for
Miranda Mears before a late Lion goal set the halftime score, 7-2.
The Sea Gull defensive unit blanked their opposition for nearly 20 minutes of game action after an early Lion tally to open the half.
Carly Hoffman delivered an assist to Parker to answer the early goal while the Harrington-Doyle connection resurfaced in the final two minutes of the third and the Sea Gulls quelled the Lion attack in the fourth to earn the 9-5 victory.
GAME NOTES
- Grace Doyle fired a career-high four goals and put all seven of her shots on target while causing three turnovers and adding a pair of ground balls.
- Alexandra Parker tallied three points on two goals and one assist, while Audrey Harrington scored once with a pair of helpers.
- Regan McDonnell stuffed the stat sheet with career-highs in ground balls (4), caused turnovers (4) and draw controls (4) while adding one assist.
- Reagan Davis finished with pairs of ground balls and caused turnovers in SU's 10th win.
- Abby Fleishell dug out three grounders in the battle.
- Paige Ellis (10-3) made five saves in the winning effort across the full 60 minutes of action.
- The Sea Gulls outshot TCNJ 29-15, finished 22-of-23 on clears and won the ground ball battle 20-15.
The Sea Gulls return to the nest on Wednesday, April 16th to face 25th-ranked Messiah for the team's Youth Day beginning at 5 p.m. The team will sign autographs for all youth athletes in attendance following the contest.
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.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
