Box Score

Fredericksburg, Va. – Senior attacker Brittany Butler (Easton, Conn./Joel Barlow) converted a free-position shot for the game-winning goal with 22 seconds remaining in the game to lift the No. 18 University of Mary Washington Eagles to a 15-14 victory over St. Mary's College of Maryland in the semifinals of the 2010 Capital Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse Tournament.

This is the third straight year that St. Mary's (8-8) has faced Mary Washington (11-4) in the semifinals and the second consecutive time that UMW has knocked the Seahawks out of contention.  The Eagles now advances to the CAC championship game for the second year in a row and will face the winner of No. 2 Salisbury University and No. 19 Stevenson University in Friday's title contest.

The Seahawks outscored Mary Washington, 7-2, in the first 22 minutes of the second half, including rattling off six straight, to overcome an 11-6 halftime deficit and to knot the contest at 13-all with 7:38 left in the game.

Sophomore attacker Lauren Callison (Stevensville, Md./Kent Island) returned the lead back to the Eagles with an unassisted goal at 3:26 before junior midfielder Aubrey Mirkin (Ashton, Md./Sherwood) completed a feed from senior attacker Kelsey Branch (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) and found the back of the net to tie the game once more with 46 ticks on the clock.

Three players tallied five points for the Eagle offense as sophomore midfielder Catherine Kennedy (Baltimore, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) netted a game-high five goals while junior attacker Katie Wallis (Cypress, Texas/Cy-Creek) notched four goals and an assist and sophomore midfielder Allie Kimmelman (Burke, Va./Robinson) finished with two goals and three helpers.

St. Mary's opened up the game with a 2-0 lead before Kennedy scored three times in a 1:19-minute span to put the Eagles on top at 23:32.  Mirkin knotted the game at 22:18 before Mary Washington fired off five straight goals, including a pair from Kimmelman for an 8-3 advantage at 11:46.  Each side scored three times in the final 7:32 of the half for an 11-6 UMW halftime margin.

First-year midfielder Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) tallied six points (3g, 3a) while Mirkin finished the afternoon with four goals.  Sophomore attacker Melissa Mayer (Crofton, Md./South River) and first-year midfielder Erin Shackelford (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) each chipped in two goals.

Mary Washington outshot the Seahawks, 31-22, while edging the visitors, 24-23, in ground balls.  The Eagles owned an 18-13 advantage in draw controls as Kennedy grabbed four draws.

First-year Leigh Ann Redefer (Lewes, Del./Cape Henlopen) turned away six shots and had three ground balls in the win while junior Jamie Roberts (Rockville, Md./Barrie) had six saves as well and four loose ball pick-ups for the Seahawks.