SALISBURY, Md. – The fourth-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team flexed its muscle against another top-10 foe, charging through the sixth-ranked Gettysburg Bullets 15-6 on Wednesday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium.
After nearly seven minutes of stalemate,
Julianna Ott broke the deadlock with the game's first goal at the 8:13 mark, opening up the floodgates for a four-goal barrage that included tallies from
Miranda Mears, Ott again, and
Grace Milliron. After the Bullets answered with one by Daly, Milliron found the back of the net again to give SU a 5-1 advantage after the opening period.
Daly got Gettysburg on the board early in the second quarter, but Mears and Milliron countered with a goal each to make it 7-2. The teams traded one more marker each headed into halftime, with
Regan McDonnell giving the home side an 8-3 cushion at the break.
In the third, Mears punched two more home early to boost the Sea Gull lead to 10-3. Then after Daly notched her third goal of the game, SU hit the Bullets with a quick 1-2 combo on goals from
Audrey Harrington and McDonnell, pushing it to 12-4 after three.
Mears and Harrington each scored in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter to make it 14-4 and trigger the running clock. Gettysburg didn't get the margin within single digits again until there were 19 seconds left, and the Sea Gulls came away with an impressive 15-6 dub.
GAME NOTES
- Miranda Mears stayed hot on the attack, netting five goals for the second straight game.
- Grace Milliron scored her first collegiate hat trick with a career-high three goals.
- Regan McDonnell also contributed a hat trick, while Julianna Ott and Audrey Harrington chimed in with two each.
- Lauren Hackett and Avery Dunbar each distributed three assists, while Harrington and Lily Schurr notched two apiece.
- McDonnell controlled the center with six draw controls, while Abby Fleishell and Ott corralled five and four, respectively.
- Reagan Davis caused a career-high four turnovers.
- Fleishell scooped up four ground balls and caused two turnovers, and Sydney Block added three ground balls.
- Salisbury outshot the Bullets 30-18 and won the ground ball battle 15-13.
- SU converted 16-of-20 clear attempts.
- Paige Ellis posted marvelous numbers in the cage, registering seven saves over 53-plus minutes. Jaclyn Bange finished it off in goal for SU over the final six-plus minutes.
The Sea Gulls will head down to the Sunshine State to battle No. 9 William Smith in the 28th Annual SpringFling Event on Monday. Opening draw control under the lights from Panama City, Fla. is set for 9 p.m.
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), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). 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 207 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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