ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team rebounded from Sunday's loss with a hard-fought non-conference win Saturday afternoon (Mar. 4). Sophomores Colin Horton (University Park, Md./Elizabeth Seton) and Hailey Betch (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) each notched four goals as St. Mary's College (3-1) withstood a second-half rally and came away with a 17-14 triumph over the Randolph-Macon College Yellow Jackets (2-3).
 
How It Happened

• The Seahawks came out of the starting gate firing, scoring four straight in the first six minutes. Randolph-Macon got on the scoreboard with 6:56 left in the first quarter before the hosts added two more for a 6-2 lead heading into the second frame.
• Each team put up two goals in the second period, including the Yellow Jackets netting one with 1.6 seconds on the clock, and St. Mary's went into halftime with an 8-4 advantage.
• St. Mary's opened the second half with a 4-1 run to stake a 12-5 lead with 8:07 remaining in the third. Four different Seahawks scored in the run.
• The Yellow Jackets went on the offensive over the next seven minutes with a 6-0 run, ending the third stanza with five unanswered, including two goals in 26 seconds, and scoring the first of the fourth to pull within 12-11 with 14:02 remaining in the game.
• St. Mary's won the ensuing draw and found its offensive rhythm once again, scoring five of the next six goals to boast a five-goal cushion (17-12) with 3:15 to go.

Inside the Box Score

• St. Mary's outshot the Yellow Jackets, 34-28.
• R-MC garnered a 21-20 margin in ground balls.
• The Seahawks edged Randolph-Macon, 18-17, in draw controls, including a 7-3 gain in the fourth quarter as the Yellow Jackets owned a 14-11 advantage through the first three periods.

 
St. Mary's College Game Notes

• Betch finished the game with five points on four goals and one assist plus seven draw controls.
• Horton's day included four goals, a career-best three ground balls, and two draws.
• Senior captain Lily Davison (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) chipped in season-bests of three goals and three ground balls.
• Junior attacker Bella Dunigan (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) collected a career-high seven draws while adding a goal and an assist.
• First-years Katelin Scala (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales) and Carsyn Smith (Crownsville, Md./Old Mill) each had a season-best two caused turnovers to help on defense.
• Junior goalie Maddie Clemmer (Middletown, Md./Middletown) made six stops for the Seahawks.

 
Randolph-Macon Game Notes

• Rianna Lowery paced the Yellow Jackets with a game-best six points on four goals and two assists while Italia Carnazza hauled in a game-high 12 draw controls.

• Emma Taylor came up with 10 saves and four ground balls in R-MC's second straight loss.

Up Next for the Seahawks

• Mar. 8 vs. No. 18 Catholic (1-3) – St. Mary's City, Md./JLR Stadium – 7:00 p.m.

 
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