SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 4 Salisbury University women's lacrosse program earned another ranked win over No. 7 York College (Pa.), 14-10, Saturday afternoon inside Sea Gull Stadium on Youth Day presented by SeaSide Smiles and Athletes Vs. ALS.
The Sea Gulls (11-0) got the scoring started on a woman-up advantage just three minutes into the contest after
Regan McDonnell found the back of the net off an assist from
Julianna Ott. The Spartans (6-3) responded with just over four minutes remaining in the first to tie the game. The teams both tallied six shots through the first quarter of action.
The York (Pa.) offense got rolling in the second period, scoring back-to-back goals to begin the quarter.
Audrey Harrington posted the two goals for SU in the second as the Spartans added three more goals and led 6-3 at the halftime break. York was outshooting Salisbury 14-12 at the half.
Miranda Mears got the scoring started in the second half off an assist by
Leah Doy just three minutes into the quarter. Mears tallied another just minutes later, this time from Harrington and on a women-up opportunity. Ott was able to bring the Sea Gulls within one goal with just under seven minutes remaining in the third. The third quarter ended 9-7 in favor of the Spartans, with the Sea Gulls outshooting York (Pa.) 6-4 for the quarter.
The Sea Gulls started the final quarter of action with back-to-back women-up goals to tie the game. McDonnell tallied the first goal off an assist by
Avery Dunbar, while Mears was the second goal scorer to tie the game off another feed from Dunbar.
SU grabbed the lead off a goal from Doy, which jolted the Sea Gulls out front, scoring three goals in six minutes to take the lead. Dunbar assisted on the goal to take the lead, and then also scored to extend the advantage just over a minute later. Salisbury went on to outscore York (Pa.) 7-1 in the final quarter of action to cruise to victory.
Game Notes
- Avery Dunbar (1 goal, 4 assists), Audrey Harrington (2 goals, 3 assists) and Miranda Mears (5 goals) all totaled five points to lead SU. Mears reeled in two ground balls, controlled a draw and caused a turnover.
- Regan McDonnell stuffed the stat sheet by scoring three goals, assisting a score, picking up three grounders, corralling three draws and forcing three York (Pa.) errors.
- Julianna Ott provided reinforcements by finding the back of the cage twice and dishing out a helper.
- Abby Fleishell scooped up five ground balls, caused three turnovers and controlled two draws. Fleishell reached 100 draw controls in her career with her first of the afternoon.
- Paige Ellis improved to 10-0, making five stops.
- The Sea Gulls outshot the Spartans 30-24, won the ground ball battle 16-9 and went 26-for-27 on clear attempts.
The Sea Gulls are back in action on the road against Neumann University on April 1st at 4 p.m. in Aston, Pa.
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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