SALISBURY, Md. – The seventh-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team showcased one of its best offensive outings of 2025 on Wednesday evening, posting its seventh victory of the season with a 20-2 victory over the Neumann University Knights at Sea Gull Stadium.

The Sea Gulls (7-3) opened the midweek matchup on a 7-0 run, beginning with a tally from Julianna Ott to open the scoring just 76 seconds into the game. Miranda Mears would turn dishes from Audrey Harrington and Liz Haney into consecutive tallies including a highlight-worthy behind-the-back finish before Audrey Harrington dished her second assist of the quarter to Parker to build a four-goal lead through 15 minutes.

Parker opened the second stanza with a find of Haney for a player-down punch-in before netting her own from the eight-meter less than a minute later. The Harrington-Mears connection renewed for a player-up finish to establish the 7-0 lead with just 12:36 to go in the opening half.

Lauren Hackett fired her first two goals in Sea Gull Stadium this season just over four minutes apart to answer Neumann's first goal before the Knights (5-7) found their final goal of the battle with 4:22 left in the tilt. Reagan Davis ignited a transition tally soon after, causing a turnover and scooping the ground ball before sprinting near the length of the field and connecting with Ott for SU's 10th goal.

Mears and Ott combined to establish a double-digit Sea Gull lead at the break, 12-2. Avery Dunbar and Carly Hoffman tacked on a pair in the third quarter before a six-goal outburst paved the way for the 20-2 final score.

Celia Ortiz logged her first career point on an assist to Dunbar to open the frame and Kendall Murphy sent in her first career goal from the eight soon after. Ally Mathis logged her first career multi-goal effort with her pair of fourth-quarter finishes, while Olivia Fitzsimmons and Audrey Mumford each took home their first goals as Sea Gulls to wrap the battle.

GAME NOTES

• Miranda Mears matched her season-high with four goals in Wednesday's win, bringing her season total to a team-high 24 tallies.
• Audrey Harrington finished with a team-high five points on five assists, matching her career-high in helpers while committing zero turnovers in the contest.
• Alexandra Parker piled up four points on pairs of goals and assists, putting four of her five shots on target.
• Julianna Ott posted her third hat trick of the season, scoring three goals while causing a pair of turnovers and securing two draw controls.
• Liz Haney recorded three points with one goal and two helpers, adding a trio of ground balls.
• Avery Dunbar logged two goals on two shots, two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Abby Fleishell chased down a team-high three draw controls while digging out two grounders and causing a pair of Knight miscues.
• Regan McDonnell added three ground balls and caused two turnovers, while Sydney Block finished with three grounders and picked off one Neumann pass.
• Reagan Davis logged two ground balls and caused two turnovers while adding her first career assist.
• Paige Ellis (7-3) earned the win with five saves across the opening 30 minutes. Jaclyn Bange made a trio of saves across the ensuing 22:44, while Ryleigh Cunnane closed out the final seven minutes and change.
• The Sea Gulls fired a season-high 42 shots to Neumann's 18, finished 17-of-19 on clears, won the ground ball and draw control battles 23-11 and 16-9 respectively and shot 5-of-6 from the eight-meter.

The Sea Gulls embark on a two-game road trip beginning on Saturday, April 5th against the Seahawks of St. Mary's (Md.). The battle is set for a 1 p.m. start in St. Mary's City, Md.

---

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.