Box Score
St. Mary's City, Md. – Midfielders
Aubrey Mirkin (Ashton, Md./Sherwood) and
Lauren Bennett (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas
Johnson) each scored in overtime to propel St. Mary's College
of Maryland to an 11-9 overtime victory over York (Pa.) College in
Capital Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon. This
was a key conference win for the Seahawks as the league tournament
nears and the race for the six playoff spots tightens.
Besides helping the Seahawks to today's overtime triumph with
two assists, senior captain Kelsey Branch
(Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) set the school's all-time
assist mark with 113 career helpers. Branch
surpassed the old record of 112 established by former head coach
Carol (Schmoeller) Hatton '04. She has been
St. Mary's assist leader for all her four years as a Seahawk
and currently leads the team with 20.
Mirkin completed a pass from first-year
midfielder Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg)
with a fall away shot to put the Seahawks up 10-9 with 4:43 left in
the six-minute overtime period. Bennett
secured the win with her goal off a Mirkin pass as
26 seconds remained in OT.
Mirkin finished the contest with two goals and
two assists while first-year midfielder Erin
Shackelford (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) contributed four
points as well on three goals and a helper.
Parker ended the day with three assists to bring
her second-best season total to 12.
York (7-5, 1-4 CAC) notched three straight goals, including two
clutch goals in 47 seconds by first-year midfielder
Kimberly Wayson (Harwood, Md./Southern), to
overcome its biggest deficit of the contest and force
overtime. The Seahawks had one last chance to avoid overtime
in the final 11 seconds as Parker was fouled in
the 8-meter arc but her free-position shot went wide and time
expired.
Wayson netted 67% of the Spartan goals as she
finished the afternoon with six scores while senior midfielder
Meg Foy (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) added
two and first-year midfielder Leah Schultz
(Catonsville, Md./Seton Keough) had one.
The game was tied twice in the first half, including a 3-3 draw
at 19:32 following a Foy tally off an assist from
junior attacker Molly Kerrigan (Bel Air,
Md./Institute of Notre Dame). St. Mary's received
back-to-back goals from Shackelford and
Bennett to post a 5-3 lead at 10:06 before York
notched two of the half's final three goals to cut the
Seahawks' margin to 6-5 at halftime.
St. Mary's (4-7, 2-2 CAC) edged the Spartans in ground
balls, 16-12, as junior goalie Jamie Roberts
(Rockville, Md./Barrie) scooped up a game-high five loose balls
while finishing the game with seven saves and two caused turnovers.
St. Mary's scored the first two goals of the second half
for a three-goal cushion before Wayson found the
back of the net with an unassisted goal at 18:14.
Shackelford returned her team's three-goal
lead at 13:54 with her third of the afternoon.
York posted a 14-10 edge in the Seahawks draw controls as
Schultz had a game-best four. First-year
Kelsey Evans (Bel Air, Md./Fallston) turned away
seven shots and picked up two ground balls.
The Seahawks will begin their three-game road trip next
Wednesday, April 7 as St. Mary's takes on Marymount (Va.)
University at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md. at 3:00 pm.
