PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - On day two of the SpringFling event for the Saints women's lacrosse team, Marymount picked up a win over Eastern Connecticut, 16-9.
The win puts the Saints at 5-3 overall on the season, with one more matchup scheduled down in Florida.
Notable
- Graduate student Emily Peters had a career day in the win, putting four goals in the net for four points, adding three ground balls, three caused turnovers, and a draw control to her line.
- Taylor Chepren had three goals and two assists for five total points.
- Arayla Garcia notched 13 total draw controls in the contest, adding two goals, three ground balls, and a caused turnover.
- Megan Edens put three past the goalie in the affair with five draw controls.
- Kaleigh Dunham had two goals on three total shots.
- Tess Valentino had a goal and an assist, adding two ground balls and a caused turnover.
How It Happened
- The Saints got it started early, with Chepren finding Love with the open look to put the first in the net for the Saints, taking the early 1-0 lead at the 13:49 mark.
- The Warriors got two goals to take the lead at 2-1.
- Marymount sank eight-straight unanaswered goals, capped off by a free position goal from Peters to take a commanding 9-to-2 lead with just over two minutes left in the first quarter of play.
- The Saints opened the second quarter of play with four-straight goals, highlighted by two from Chepren, to go up by 10 with 10:31 left in the second quarter.
- Eastern Connecticut sank three to finish out the half to put the game at 13-6 in favor of the Saints.
- The second half proved to be slower on the offensive end, but MU held strong, with Edens and Chepren each notching goals in the third quarter.
- The fourth and final quarter of play saw just two goals scored, one from each team, sending the Saints to the win by its final tally of 16-to-9.
Up Next
- Marymount wraps up their SpringFling slate tomorrow, Mar. 16th, taking on Kenyon College at 7 PM.
- The Saints will be back at home on Saturday, Mar. 25, taking on DeSales for the Live Like Liv Game.