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Rachael Freeman vs. Morrisville (4.9.22)
Bill Wood
Rachael Freeman vs. Morrisville (4.9.22)
24
Winner St. Mary's (MD) SMC 10-4, 6-0
2
La Roche LAROCHE 1-12, 0-5
Winner
St. Mary's (MD) SMC
10-4, 6-0
24
Final
2
La Roche LAROCHE
1-12, 0-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Mary's (MD) SMC 13 6 2 3 24
La Roche LAROCHE 0 0 2 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Nairem Moran

St. Mary’s College Women’s Lacrosse Wraps Undefeated Conference Regular Season

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team put up their eighth 20-goal game of the season Saturday afternoon as the Seahawks wrapped up the United East Conference regular season undefeated. St. Mary's College (10-4, 6-0 UEC) posted a 24-2 road victory over the host La Roche University Redhawks (1-12, 0-5 UEC) for just the program's second undefeated conference regular season.
 
The Seahawks last registered an undefeated conference regular season in 2002 when St. Mary's finished 5-0 in the Capital Athletic Conference. The Seahawks ended the 2002 campaign with a 19-1 record after capturing the school's third conference championship title and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
 
How It Happened
  • Only 34 seconds had passed when the Seahawks were already leading 1-0. St. Mary's never looked back as the visitors rolled to a 19-0 halftime lead.
  • La Roche notched two of the first three goals of the third period to avoid being shutout for the second time this season.
  • The Seahawks outscored the hosts by a 5-2 margin over the final 30 minutes of the game.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • St. Mary's outscored its United East opponents, 140-7, during the regular season, including a pair of shutouts, following this afternoon's 24-2 win.
  • The Seahawks outshot La Roche, 39-3, posted a 25-8 margin in ground balls, and won 22 of 27 draw controls.
 
Player Highlights
  • Senior attacker Lucy Gussio (Baldwin, Md./Notre Dame Prep) led all scorers with four goals and four assists while first-year midfielder Hailey Betch (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) matched her career-best of four goals for the second straight game and added two helpers.
  • Betch grabbed 10 draw controls.
  • Sophomore defender Rachael Freeman (Baltimore, Md./Friends) collected a career-best seven caused turnovers to pace the Seahawk defense while sophomore midfielder MC Mortimer (Baltimore, Md./Friends) scooped up a career-high four ground balls.
  • Jasey Reiser scored both goals for the Redhawks.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Apr. 27 at No. 3 Salisbury (12-2) – Salisbury, Md. – 4:00 p.m.
 
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