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2023 United East Women's Lacrosse Championships
Bill Wood
2023 United East Women's Lacrosse Champions!
6
Morrisville St. MORW 8-9
23
Winner St. Mary's (Md.) SMCW 11-7
Morrisville St. MORW
8-9
6
Final
23
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCW
11-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Morrisville St. MORW 0 3 1 2 6
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCW 7 7 5 4 23

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Nairem Moran

St. Mary’s College Women’s Lacrosse, Your 2023 United East Champions!

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Sophomore attacker Hailey Betch (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park), the Tournament MVP, tallied a game-high eight points in leading the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team to their second straight United East Conference championship title Saturday afternoon (May 6).
 
Top-seeded St. Mary's College (11-7) routed No. 2 seed SUNY Morrisville (8-9), 23-6, in the championship game of the 2023 United East Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament, claiming the league's automatic qualifying (AQ) bid to the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament.
 
The Seahawks will find out who they play next on Monday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m. when the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Selection Show airs on NCAA.com.
 
How It Happened
  • St. Mary's scored seven in the first quarter and notched the first two of the second frame to lead 9-0 with 13:09 left in the first half.
  • Back-to-back goals from Maddie Baum and Alexa Ringgold put the Mustangs on the board with 9:45 to go in the half.
  • The Seahawks headed into halftime with a 14-3 advantage and a running clock.
  • In the second half, St. Mary's grew its lead to 23-4, including tallying four woman-up goals, with less than five minutes remaining in the game.

Inside the Box Score
  • The Seahawks outshot Morrisville, 34-13, and posted a +12-turnover margin.
  • St. Mary's gained a 23-13 ground ball advantage behind a team-best four loose ball pickups by junior defender Rachael Freeman (Baltimore, Md./Friends).
 
St. Mary's College Game Notes
  • Senior captain Lily Davison (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) led the Seahawks with a game-best and career-tying five goals.
  • First-year attacker Katelin Scala (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales) matched her season- and career-best seven points with a goal and a season- and career-high six assists.
  • Betch paced the team with six draw controls while adding four goals and four assists.
  • Senior attacker Erin Carmody (Olney, Md./Sherwood) equaled her career-high four goals.
  • Junior goalie Maddie Clemmer (Middletown, Pa./Middletown) made three saves and scooped up three ground balls in her 11th win of the season.
 
Morrisville Game Notes
  • Rebecca Thomas turned away seven shots and scooped up four ground balls to lead the Mustangs.

Up Next for the Seahawks
  • May 13 vs. TBA – NCAA Tournament First Round
 
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