Box Score

Salem, Va. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland field hockey team used a 5-0 first half to notch an 8-1 victory over host Roanoke College in non-conference action Saturday afternoon.  Seven different players scored in the romp with sophomore forward Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) leading the way with two goals.

St. Mary's, who was ranked 20th in this week's www.womensfieldhockey.com weekly poll, remains undefeated, improving to 6-0 on the season.

The Seahawks started the scoring early as junior midfielder Sam Locke (Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) netted a goal at 2:20.  Sophomore midfielder Ellen Hackstaff (Denver, Colo./St. Mary's Academy) made it a 2-0 game just over six minutes later as she scored off the dribble.

Not even four minutes later, Parker found the back of the cage at 12:00, taking a shot from the left side of the circle for a 3-0 advantage.  St. Mary's went up 4-0 at 24:12 as sophomore forward Ali McIntosh (Stevensville, Md./Kent Island) put back a rebound.

The Seahawks headed into intermission with a 5-0 lead following first-year forward Rachel Heiss' (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) score at 30:49.

Parker increased the lead to 6-0 at 55:02 as she found the left corner from the middle of the circle.  Sophomore midfielder Katie Wisniewski (Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall) picked up her first career goal at 61:50 as she tapped in a loose ball.

Senior captain Allie Skiest (Arnold, Md./Seton Keough) tallied the last Seahawk goal at 66:24, putting in a loose ball.

Roanoke (1-4) avoided the shutout with 28 seconds left in the game as first-year Kelly Finn (Fairhaven, N.J.) finished off a pass from first-year forward Carrie Jones (Dresden, Maine/Hall-Dale).

St. Mary's dominated the game from start to finish, outshooting the Maroons 41-7 and registering an 8-4 margin on penalty corners.

Senior Lydia Garcia (Bowie, Md./Seton) and first-years Anastasia Wash (Yorktown, Va./York) and Zia Frazier (Rockville, Md./Magruder) combined for the win with Wash making three stops in 46:04 and Frazier picking up one save in the final 11 minutes.

Juniors Cristina Scichilone (South Yarmouth, Mass./Nauset Regional) and Katherine Muhvich (Towson, Md./Towson) each played a half and totaled 22 saves while the Maroon defense had five defensive saves.

St. Mary's will be back at it tomorrow when they take on Bridgewater (Va.) College in non-conference action at 1:00 pm.