COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team suffered their third straight setback Monday afternoon (March 13). St. Mary's College (3-4) fell 16-9 to Denison University (2-4) at Washburn Field on the campus of Colorado College despite a season second-best 13 caused turnovers
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How It Happened
- After Denison notched the first goal of the game, senior captain Lily Davison (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) and sophomore midfielder Colin Horton (University Park, Md./Elizabeth Seton) put the Seahawks on the scoreboard with back-to-back goals for a 2-1 lead.
- The Big Red scored the final two of the first period for a 3-2 advantage.
- Denison stretched its run to 5-0 with the first three goals of the second frame for a four-goal cushion. Horton and first-year attacker Katelin Scala (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales) disrupted the run with two consecutive goals to pull St. Mary's within 6-4 with 5:29 left in the first half.
- The Big Red tacked on two more in a 31-second span before sophomore attacker Hailey Betch (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) scored with 18 ticks on the clock to send the Seahawks into halftime down, 8-5.
- Denison outscored St. Mary's, 7-1, over the next 15 minutes to stake its biggest lead of the game, 15-6, with 14:13 remaining in the game.
- Davison, sophomore Madison Laine (Kingsville, Md./Mercy), and Horton all scored over a five-minute span to make it a six-goal game with 4:21 to go.
- The Seahawks fired off three more shots with two being off target and a free position shot with 46 seconds left saved by Aubrey Hughes.
Inside the Box Score
- St. Mary's edged the Big Red, 33-29, in shots and posted a +5-turnover margin as the Seahawks caused 13 of Denison's 19 turnovers.
- The Seahawks edged Denison, 16-13, in draw controls as Betch won a game-best five.
- Denison scored on five of its six free position shots.
- The Big Red won the ground ball battle by a 24-19 margin.
St. Mary's College Game Notes
- Horton finished with a game-high four goals and three draw controls while Davison chipped in two goals.
- Junior defender Rachael Freeman (Baltimore, Md./Friends) led the defense with a game- and season-best six ground balls plus a season-high two caused turnovers.
- Junior goalie Maddie Clemmer (Middletown, Md./Middletown) finished the game with eight saves.
Denison Game Notes
- Josie Lucchesi paced the Big Red with a game-best four goals while Anna DeVuono contributed a hat trick in Denison's second straight win.
- Caroline O'Dea turned away 10 shots in 50:25 minutes while Allaire Kotz picked up a team-best five ground balls.
Up Next for the Seahawks
- Mar. 15 at Colorado College (3-2) – Colorado Springs, Colo./Washburn Field – 4:00 p.m. MST
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