Dover, Del. – Sophomore midfielder Megan Cannon (Reisterstown, Md./Notre Dame Prep) had a career day for the No. 19 St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team, leading the Seahawks to their fifth straight win with a 19-6 Capital Athletic Conference victory at Wesley College Saturday afternoon.

Cannon finished the afternoon with career-bests of five goals and five points while adding four draw controls. Senior captains Shelby Newman (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) and Tori Poffenberger (Sharpsburg, Md./Boonsboro) each added three goals and an assist while junior attacker Meg Gesner (Severna Park, Md./Severn School) chipped in a goal and two helpers.

St. Mary's (12-1, 3-1 CAC) opened up the game with a 5-0 lead at 22:51 as Poffenberger scored a natural hat trick with three straight goals in a five-minute span. Sophomore defender Alexis Galloway (Upper Marlboro, Md./Bishop McNamara) and first-year midfielder Brianna Bacon (Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field) stopped the bleeding with back-to-back goals to cut their deficit to 5-2 at 17:10.

Cannon notched her first two of the day in a minute for a five-goal lead at 15:25 before the Seahawks closed out the first half on a 6-3 run to carry a 13-5 advantage into halftime. Cannon scored twice in the run, including the last one of the half with six seconds on the clock.

Wesley (2-8, 0-4 CAC) was led in its fourth consecutive conference loss by first-year attackers Fallon Fore (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) and Bailey Olds (Easton, Md./Easton) with two goals apiece while first-year midfielder Foley Wassmuth (Baltimore, Md./Institute of Notre Dame) dished out two assists.

Cannon started the second half with her fifth of the afternoon before Olds found the back of the net for the Wolverines' lone goal of the final 30 minutes. St. Mary's ended the game on a 5-0 run, including a pair from Newman.

St. Mary's outshot the Wolverines, 43-22, but only edged the hosts, 25-21, in ground balls. Junior defender Mackenzie Rayburn (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) paced the Seahawks with four ground balls and led the defense with two caused turnovers.

Control of the draws went to St. Mary's by a 16-10 margin thanks to Cannon and sophomore midfielder Kerri Kline's (Hagerstown, Md./Saint James) strong play in the midfield. The duo combined for seven draw controls.

In goal, senior captain Kayla Dunn (Rockville, Md./Good Counsel) made 12 saves as Dunn turned away eight of Wesley's 10 free position shots. The Wolverines finished the game 0-for-10 in free position shots. Sophomore Savannah Clough (Dundalk, Md./Patapsco) had 17 stops in Wesley's sixth loss in a row.

The Seahawks return to action on Thursday, April 7 when St. Mary's takes on No. 18 University of Mary Washington in a conference matchup at 4:00 p.m. in Seahawk Stadium.

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