Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. – First-year midfielder Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) set two single-game school records with a 9-goal, 12-point performance as the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team edged Christopher Newport University, 20-18, in a display of offensive power by both sides.

The CNU defense was powerless against Parker as she fired in a game-high nine goals in notching the single-game record for most goals in a game, surpassing the old mark of eight set by former head coach Carol (Schmoeller) Hatton '04 in 2003 and equaled by senior attacker Nora Fallon-Oben (Silver Spring, Md./St. John's College [D.C.]) this season.

Parker dished out three assists as well to finish the afternoon with 12 points to register the single-game record for most points in a game, beating the original mark of 10 tallied by three players five times, including once by Fallon-Oben this season.

Fallon-Oben ended the game with two goals and a helper while first-year midfielder Erin Shackelford (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) and sophomores Melissa Mayer (Crofton, Md./South River) and Lauren Bennett (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) each added two goals.

Meghan Harkey found the back of the net four times in the first half en route to six goals on the day as Harkey helped Christopher Newport (12-5) to a 10-9 advantage at halftime, scoring the go-ahead goal with five seconds remaining in the half off an assist by Kaitlin Quigley.

Joining Harkey with a multiple-point afternoon were Rachel Tomlinson with four goals and an assist and Quigley with two goals and three assists while Natalie Gilbert and Becca Geist each chipped in three goals and an assist.

St. Mary's (9-8) opened up the second stanza with three goals, including a Mayer pair, for its first lead since a 1-0 margin at 28:41.  However, a four-goal run with two goals by Tomlinson put the Captains on top 15-13 with 18:30 left in the game.  The Seahawks responded with a four-goal run of their own in a near seven-minute span to regain the lead for good at 5:10 (19-17).  Tomlinson pulled CNU within one at 1:48 but Parker sealed the win with a goal at 00:02.

St. Mary's dominated the draw controls, 25-15, as junior midfielder Aubrey Mirkin (Ashton, Md./Sherwood) notched a game-high six draws while Shackelford and sophomore midfielder Laura Leigh Cooper (Fruitland, Md./James M. Bennett) each had five.  CNU edged the Seahawks in both shots (36-35) and ground balls (13-7).

Junior Jamie Roberts (Rockville, Md./Barrie) had a great day for the Seahawks, making 11 saves and assisting on a Parker goal in the second half.  Roberts denied a Quigley shot and then heaved a pass to Parker for a 13-11 lead at 22:36.

Gayle Robinson picked up eight shots and three ground balls in the loss.

St. Mary's will wrap up its 2010 season on Wednesday, May 5 as the Seahawks host Randolph-Macon College on Senior Day at 4:00 pm.  St. Mary's will recognize its three seniors prior to the start of Wednesday's contest: attacker Kelsey Branch (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford), defender Alex Bertrand (Annapolis, Md./St. Mary's, Annapolis), and Fallon-Oben.