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Sun, May 11
Final
NCAA Second Round vs. #19 Haverford
Women's Lacrosse
vs NCAA Second Round vs. #19 Haverford
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Sat, May 17
Final
NCAA Regional Semifinals vs. #14 St. John Fisher
Women's Lacrosse
vs NCAA Regional Semifinals vs. #14 St. John Fisher
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Winner Salisbury SU 16-4
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St. John Fisher SJFU 19-1
Score By Periods
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Salisbury SU 1 3 2 4 10
St. John Fisher SJFU 2 1 0 2 5

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Nick Lewis

No. 7 Women’s Lacrosse cages unbeaten Cardinals, advances to NCAA Regional Final

Dunbar tallies career-high five points; Held causes career-high five turnovers

MEDFORD, Mass. – The seventh-ranked Salisbury University women's lacrosse team handed 14th-ranked St. John Fisher their first loss of 2025 on Saturday morning, holding the Cardinals scoreless for over 20 minutes of action to lock down a 10-5 win and their place in tomorrow's Regional Final.

After spotting the Cardinals (19-1, 9-0 E8) an early two-goal lead in the first, Julianna Ott etched Salisbury's first tally in the period's final minute to bring the game within one. Avery Dunbar parried a third SJF tally with a wrap-around bouncer before aiding Ott's second strike to tie the battle at three early in the second quarter.

Dunbar snapped a six-minute scoreless struggle with SU's third consecutive goal and her third point of the opening half, giving the Sea Gulls their first lead of the day with just under five minutes to play to send SU to the locker room with a 4-3 edge.

The Sea Gulls (16-4, 2-0 C2C) weathered a yellow card early in the third quarter to keep the momentum in Salisbury's favor, helping Audrey Harrington find Miranda Mears on the doorstep just over three minutes later for SU's fifth tally. Dunbar found Lauren Hackett in the final seconds of the third quarter and again just 34 seconds into the fourth, widening the margin to four, 7-3.

The Cardinals ended a scoring drought of over 20 minutes just over two minutes after Hackett's second score, but late goals from Ott, Alexandra Parker and Regan McDonnell helped SU secure the eventual 10-5 victory and a spot in Sunday's regional final against the winner between Tufts and Pomona-Pitzer.

GAME NOTES
  • Avery Dunbar had perhaps her best day as a Sea Gull in her second-ever NCAA Tournament game, logging a career-high five points on two goals and a trio of assists while controlling one draw as well. Dunbar has piled up eight points including six assists in her last two outings.
  • Julianna Ott logged her third hat trick in the last four games, firing a career-high 10 shots and tying her career mark with six on goal. She also secured three or more draw controls for the fourth consecutive game while adding two ground balls.
  • Lauren Hackett punched in a pair of goals on three shots in the bout, adding two grounders and causing one turnover.
  • Natalie Held brought one of her best career efforts on the biggest stage yet in 2025, causing a career-high five turnovers while adding four draw controls and four ground balls.
  • Regan McDonnell tallied pairs of caused turnovers and draw controls with a goal in Saturday's action.
  • Abby Fleishell matched Ott's three draw controls while disrupting one Cardinal possession and running down one grounder.
  • Paige Ellis (14-4) tallied six saves in the victory, adding two ground balls and causing one turnover to help lift SU to the win.
  • After Saturday's defensive masterclass, the Sea Gulls have now held four different opponents scoreless across 15 or more minutes of game action.
  • Salisbury has now advanced to the NCAA Regional Final in back-to-back seasons and eight of the last nine campaigns (excluding the shortened 2020 slate).
The Sea Gulls await the winner between Tufts and Pomona-Pitzer in tomorrow's Regional Final, set to begin at 4:30 p.m. at Bello Field on the campus of Tufts University.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 205 conference championships, and have produced 51 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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