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St. Mary's City, Md. - This time, the St.
Mary's College of Maryland field hockey needed just one goal to
pick up their second win of the season as the Seahawks posted a 1-0
victory over the visiting Mustangs of Stevenson University
(formerly Villa Julie College) Wednesday afternoon in Capital
Athletic Conference (CAC) action.
Sophomore forward Caitlin Grice (Hampstead,
Md./North Carroll) netted St. Mary's (2-0, 1-0 CAC) lone goal for
her first of the season at 7:30 as sophomore midfielder
Allie Skiest (Arnold, Md./Seton Keough) assisted
on the play.
This is only the second time in the program's 15-year history
that the Seahawks have started a season with a 2-0 mark. The
first time happened at the beginning of the 2003 campaign when the
Hawks opened up with wins over Gwynedd-Mercy College and the
College of Wooster. That season, SMCM finished with a 10-9
record, marking the first time in program history that double-digit
wins had been recorded.
Stevenson (1-2, 0-1 CAC) finished with only six shots on the day
and all six came in the second half.
The Seahawks registered 13 penalty corners on the day but were
unable to increase their lead as sophomore goalkeeper Kara
Zimmerman (Odenton, Md./Arundel) stopped nine shots to
keep the Mustangs within reach.
SMCM's sophomore Emma Lauhoff (Wayne,
Pa./Radnor) just needed to make one save in recording her first
solo shutout of her career.
St. Mary's will face its toughest contest to date as the
Seahawks play host to second-ranked Salisbury University this
Saturday, September 6 in league play at 2:00 in Seahawk
Stadium. Salisbury is the 13-time defending CAC Champion as
well as the 2007 NCAA national runner-up.
The Mustangs will return to action on Sunday when Stevenson
entertains Randolph-Macon College in non-conference action at
12:30.