ARLINGTON, Va. - The Marymount women's lacrosse team took care of business on their home turf in the Atlantic East First Round on Saturday afternoon, downing the Gwynedd-Mercy University Griffins by a final tally of 23-to-6.

The Saints will look to keep the momentum going into next week in the AEC semifinals.

Notable

• Riley Love collected seven total points on two goals and five assists on the offensive end for the Saints in the win.
• Arayla Garcia won 14 draw controls in the game, adding a goal and a ground ball.
• Kaleigh Dunham notched three goals and three assists for six total points, adding a ground ball and a caused turnover.
• Taylor Chepren put up three goals and two assists for five points, causing a turnover in the process to add to her line.
• Ella Baker put three in the net for the Saints while assisting one, picking up two ground balls and causing a turnover to complete her impressive line on the day.
• Megan Edens had two goals and an assist for three points, winning two draw controls and causing a turnover in the win.
• Emily Peters scored twice with a ground ball.
• Hannah Smith earned the win in the goal for the Saints, her 12th of the season, while notching seven saves.
• Kaylee Heath and Natalia Ortiz each had a pair of goals off of the bench for the Saints.
• Brooke Bretney, Elaina Hagen, and Tess Valentino rounded out the scorers for Marymount.

How It Happened

• Edens got the scoring going for the Saints in the first minute of play, scoring unassisted to get the offense started for MU.
• After a Griffins goal, Marymount went on a 10-goal spurt to take a commanding lead.
• After a few Gwynedd-Mercy goals, the Saints went into halftime with a commanding 15-5 lead.
• It was all Marymount in the third quarter of play, as they scored six unanswered goals, capped off by Hagen finding Heath with the open look to put the score at 21-5.
• Marymount outscored the Griffins 2-1 in the final quarter of play to earn the decisive victory and advance in the postseason.

Up Next

• The Saints will travel to #2 seeded Marywood on Wednesday, May 3rd for the AEC semifinals.
• Stay tuned at MarymountSaints.com for all information.