20th-Ranked Mary Washington Women's Lacrosse Falls at 9th-Ranked Catholic, 18-10, in NCAA Tourney 1st Round
The ninth-ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse
team dropped an 18-10 decision at ninth ranked Catholic University
in the first round of the NCAA Division III women's lacrosse
tournament on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The Eagles close the
season with a record of 13-8.
Catholic jumped ahead early, scoring three times before UMW even
produced a shot. The Eagles battled to stay close, but the Cards
used three free-position shot goals to open up a 10-4 lead at
halftime.
The second half saw the Cardinals net the first two goals, but UMW
rebounded to cut the score to 13-8 with 17:05 remaining, thanks to
a pair of goals from junior Allie
Kimmelman and single tallies from
Keller Torrey and Megan
Gersbeck. But Catholic had the final answer, scoring
five of the final seven goals of the game for the 18-10 win.
Catholic led in shots, 38-26, and had 22 ground balls to 17 for
UMW. Catholic won 16 of 30 draw controls in the game, and won the
turnover battle, 17-12. UMW sophomore Kathryn
Stiltz made 13 saves for the Eagles, while
Catholic's Gabby Sena had 11 stops.
Mary Washington was led by senior Erin
Murphy, who had three goals, while Kimmelman scored
twice and had one assist and Torrey scored twice. Catholic was led
by Mary Swarthout's six goals.