SALISBURY, Md. – A 9-2 third quarter propelled the third-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team to an 18-6 win against the Shenandoah University Hornets inside Sea Gull Stadium for Salisbury's One Love Game on Saturday afternoon.
The Sea Gulls (6-0) jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one quarter of play.
Miranda Mears tallied a pair of goals to start the affair, and
Audrey Harrington found twine with under three minutes left in the frame.
Paige Ellis rejected two shots from the Hornets (5-1) in the opening segment.
The Gulls extended the unanswered streak to five before Shenandoah countered with two markers from Emily Ransom. Mears completed a first-half hat trick, and
Lauren Hackett got on the board as the Maroon and Gold went into halftime ahead 5-2.
After allowing the first score of the second half, the Sea Gulls outscored the Hornets 9-1 in an 11:53 span of game action.
Regan McDonnell scored three goals during the run; Julianna Ott added two, and Harrington, Mears, Avery Dunbar, and
Lily Schurr added tallies to force a running clock.
Salisbury outpaced Shenandoah 4-2 in the final stanza to hold onto the double-digit advantage. Mears and McDonnell capped off their offensive performances by finding twine in the fourth quarter, while
Lucy Michaels and
Avery Starowicz both found the back of the cage.
GAME NOTES
- Lauren Hackett (1A, 4G) and Miranda Mears (5G) racked up five-point outings. Hackett reached a new career-high while Mears recorded her second career game with five or more goals.
- Avery Dunbar (1G, 3A), Julianna Ott (2G, 2A) and Regan McDonnell (4G) posted four points on the afternoon. McDonnell set a new career-high with four markers and teamed up with Ott to reel in eight and seven draw controls, respectively.
- Avery Starowicz and Lucy Michaels score their first career goals.
- Lauren Wunder led the defense with two caused errors.
- Paige Ellis made two saves and earned the win. Jaclyn Bange made five stops in relief.
- The Sea Gulls outshot the Hornets 33-17, won the ground ball battle 13-5 and went a perfect 13-for-13 on clears.
The Sea Gulls do battle with No. 7 Gettysburg on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. inside 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), 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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