ARLINGTON, Va. – In Marymount women's lacrosse's Live Like Liv Game on Saturday afternoon,
Emily Peters showed up and showed out in honor of her cousin, scoring five goals in a 22-15 win over DeSales.
NOTABLE
- Ella Baker led the Saints with six goals on seven shots.
- Riley Love also had six points in the game courtesy of three goals and three assists.
- Arayla Garcia put together a complete performance with 12 draw controls to go along with three goals and an assist.
- In the net, Hannah Smith had 11 saves and scooped five ground balls.
- Marymount was 15-of-16 on clears while DeSales was 14-of-20.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Baker started the scoring with two tallies early in the first quarter.
- After a DeSales goal, Marymount scored the next four goals, including three in a span of 56 seconds, to take a 6-1 lead after the first 15 minutes.
- The Saints kept the offense going in the second quarter, eventually running up a 10-4 lead.
- Three goals from the Bulldogs in the final 2:23 cut the deficit to 10-7 at the half.
- In the third quarter, Marymount started to create some separation with four straight goals, including three woman-up tallies, to take a 16-8 lead with 3:10 left.
- Once again, DeSales ended the quarter strong, putting together four goals in a row to trail 16-12 with 14:30 remaining in the game.
- Megan Edens stopped the bleeding with the first of five straight goals to push MU to a 21-12 lead with 4:59 left.
- DeSales scored three goals and Kaylee Heath found the back of the net for the Saints late to finish with a 22-15 win.
UP NEXT
- Marymount will have a week off before hosting Centenary on Sunday, April 2 at 1 PM for Senior Day.
- The Saints will then take on Gwynedd Mercy at Long Bridge Park on Wednesday, April 5 at 4 PM.
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