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05/30/07 UMW's O'Leary, Barker Named IWLCA Women's Lax All-Americans
O'Leary broke the school record for points and assists in a season this year, with 60 assists and 109 points, as she was the first player in school history to score 100 points in a season. Barker scored 82 goals and had 91 points, as she led the team in goals and was second in points. The Eagles advanced to the sectional finals of the NCAA Tournament this Spring, finishing with a 16-7 overall record. 05/13/07 UMW Women's Lax Falls at F&M in NCAA Elite Eight
The Diplomats, the lone undefeated team in the nation, held a 13-0 advantage at halftime, outshooting the Eagles, 25-3, in the opening 30 minutes. Jen Pritchard scored four first half goals to lead the Dips, with Kelly Cassels and Ashley Bevington adding three goals each. The Eagles finally got on the scoreboard with 20:34 remaining in the second half, when junior Emily Talbot scored on a free position goal. But the Diplomats would go on to score the next four goals in a span of five minutes to lead, 17-1, midway through the second half. The Dips tacked on four late goals to push the final margin to 21-1. Meredith Deitrick had nine saves for the Eagles. UMW was outshot, 42-12, in the contest, and lost 21 of 24 draw controls. BOXSCORE 05/12/07 UMW Women's Lax Tops #7 Babson, 18-14, to Advance to NCAA Elite Eight
In a game that endured an hour and 34 minute lightning delay, the Eagles jumped ahead early, advanced the lead to 10 goals at 18-8, and held on at the end for a four-goal win. The scoring came fast and furious in the opening 12 minutes. UMW scored the first goal of the contest and never trailed, as Barker found the nets just 28 seconds into the game. Babson sophomore Jackie Godfrey picked up two early goals, the second coming off a pass from freshman Kaitlyn Pettengill at 22:36, to knot the score at 2-2. Barker scored consecutive goals as the Eagles opened up a 5-2 lead, and UMW kept the momentum rolling, tallying five of the next six scores to take a 10-3 lead into the intermission. Barker led all scorers with four goals at the break, while Eagles senior midfielder Meaghan O'Leary added a goal and two assists. The Beavers roared out of the locker room, tallying four of the next six scores to get within five at 12-7. Barker notched her fifth goal of the afternoon on a free-position attempt at 17:15 before Mother Nature brought the game to a halt as lightning and thunder rolled into the Susquehannah Valley. Officials allowed the players back on the field for a brief warm-up after 99 minutes, but thunder and lightning flashes resurfaced. Play finally resumed after a 1:34 delay. O'Leary ended with three goals and two assists, and junior midfielder Margaret Murray had three goals and one assist. Junior goalie Meredith Deitrick made five saves for the Eagles. Babson, ranked seventh in the nation by the IWLCA, trailed by 10 with seven minutes remaining before a valiant comeback attempt cut the deficit to just four with 54 seconds remaining. The defeat snaps a 12-game winning streak for the Beavers, who end the best season in program history with a final record of 15-3. With the win, Mary Washington earned the right to face Franklin & Marshall in the regional final on Sunday. Opening draw is set for 2:00 p.m. on Sponaugle-Williamson Field. BOXSCORE 05/09/07 UMW Women's Lax Tops Eastern, 19-9, in NCAA Tournament 1st Round
The game remained tight throughout the first half, as UMW opened the scoring on a goal by Barker at 28:41, but Eastern's Kate Hoy (six goals) scored her first two goals to give EU a 2-1 lead, that stood until UMW tied the score on a goal by Erickson with 12:41 left in the half. The Eagles took the lead for good at 3-2 on a goal by Emily Talbot just 30 seconds later, and extended the lead to 6-3 with 9:05 left thanks to a pair of goals by Talbot. After Eatsern goals by Hoy and Jessie Basch, UMW scored the next four goals, including two by Erickson, and led, 10-6, at halftime. UMW pulled away in the second half by outscoring Eastern, 9-3. Barker scored three second half goals and Sarah Finney added two tallies to lead the second half effort. Margaret Murray had a career-high five assists for UMW, and senior Meaghan O'Leary became the first player in school history to surpass the 100-point plateau for the season with a goal and four assists. Hoy led Eastern with six goals. Meredith Deitrick had 11 saves for Mary Washington, and Jenn Van Ness had 20 saves for Eastern. The Eagles tie the school record for season wins with their 15th of the year, and will have a chance to break that mark on Saturday at 5 pm against Babson College at Franklin & Marshall College. BOXSCORE 05/09/07 Six UMW Women's Lax Players Named to All-CAC Teams ST. MARY'S CITY, MD - The University of Mary Washington, the 2007 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) tournament runner-up put a total of six players on the women’s lacrosse All-CAC team as released today by the conference office. The Eagles had four players selected to the first team and two selections on the second team. Senior attacker Kaitlyn Barker, senior midfielder Meaghan O'Leary, senior defender Kate Lyons, and junior goalkeeper Meredith Deitrick were named to the first team, while junior attacker Caitlin Erickson and senior defender Stephanie Hearn were named to the second team. Barker, who leads UMW with 74 goals, has 82 points through 21 games. O'Leary set the UMW season assist record this season, and has 46 goals, 58 assists, and 104 points, also the most in a season in UMW history. Lyons has been an anchor of the UMW defense, with 69 ground balls and 42 caused turnovers. Deitrick has a 12-5 record, a 9.34 GAA, and 178 saves. Erickson has 71 goals and 23 assists for 94 points, while Hearn has 37 ground balls and 32 caused turnovers while scoring three goals and two assists. RELEASE 05/06/07 UMW Women's Lacrosse Hosts Eastern in NCAA Tournament 1st Round INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Committee has announced the brackets for the 2007 NCAA Championship, and the University of Mary Washington will play host to a first round game on Wednesday. The Eagles, ranked second in the South Atlantic region and 14-6 on the year, will host Eastern University on Wednesday at 3 pm. Eastern, the champions of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, is 15-2 on the season after edging Cabrini College in the PAC Championship game. UMW is 14-6 and finished second in the Capital Athletic Conference to #2 ranked Salisbury University, falling in the CAC Championship, 14-11. The winner of Wednesday's game will take on Babson College (15-2) at 5 pm on Saturday at Franklin & Marshall College. Mary Washington is making its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance, and sixth overall (all since 2000). FULL BRACKET 05/05/07 UMW Women's Lax Falls at #2 Salisbury, 14-11, in CAC Championship SALISBURY, Md. – The No. 2 and top-seeded Salisbury University women's lacrosse team successfully defended its Capital Athletic Conference championship on Saturday afternoon as they beat second-seeded University of Mary Washington, 14-11, in front of a crowd of 500 to claim its fifth straight CAC title, seventh overall, and qualify for the 2007 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse tournament which will be announced on Sunday, May 6. Just like the first meeting between the Sea Gulls and Eagles (14-6), UMW scored the game's first two goals to take a 2-0 lead. After the teams traded four goals, SU scored five of the final six goals of the half to take a 7-5 lead into halftime. UMW's Kaitlyn Barker scored four first half goals and finished with a game-high six goals to increase her season total to 69. Senior Stephanie Shores scored a team-high five goals to give her 52 for the year, the highest single-season total for Salisbury since Jen Mezzadra netted 84 goals in '01. The Sea Gulls opened up the second half just as they closed the first half scoring five of the first six goals to push their lead to 12-6. The Eagles cashed in on four of the next five goals to cut the lead to 13-10 with 10:06 left to play but Salisbury ran a stall offense which ate up the majority of the remaining time to secure the victory. Sophomore Sonja Stuart made her first start in goal for Salisbury as she recorded 13 saves to pick up the win. UMW's Meredith Deitrick made 14 saves in the loss. Junior Caitlin Erickson had two goals for the Eagles, and Emily Talbot added one goal and two assists. The first round of the Division III tournament is on Wednesday, May 9. BOXSCORE 04/27/07 Friday's CAC Women's Lacrosse Championship Postponed Until May 5 SALISBURY, MD - Friday's 2007 Capital Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship has been postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 5 at 1 pm. Mary Washington will visit Salisbury with the league title on the line. 04/24/07 UMW Women's Lax Tops York, 14-5, in CAC Semifinals
The Eagles struck early, jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the opening 13 minutes of play. Barker scored twice to open the scoring, and then Caitlin Erickson scored at 22:28, as Margaret Murray picked up assists on two of UMW's first three goals. Junior Emily Talbot added a pair of goals, followed by barker's third score of the day with 17:45 left in the first half. Jaclyn Girsch and Brianna Yapps scored for the Spartans to cut the deficit to 6-2, but O'Leary scored three of the Eagles final four goals of the half, with Talbot adding the other, for a 10-2 halftime advantage. Sarah Finney opened the second half scoring on a free position shot, but York's Jaclyn Van Luit added a free position score of her own to make the score 11-3 with 26:18 left in the game. O'Leary and Finney added goals to push the margin to 10, at 13-3, with 13:27 to go. After goals by Caitlin Walther and Yapp for York, Julia Milner provided the final tally with 2:27 remaining. Talbot added three goals for UMW, and Finney added two scores for UMW. York was led by Yapps' goal and assist. Meredith Deitrick had 12 saves for UMW, while Anne Feustle made 22 stops for York, which closes the season with a 6-10 record. The Eagles outshot the Spartans, 48-24, and limited the Spartans to 9-25 on clears. BOXSCORE 04/22/07 #18 UMW Women's Lax Tops Villa Julie, 21-8, in CAC Quarterfinals
Villa Julie got on the board first, when Kristyna Hnizda scored at 26:10. The Eagles would knot the score at one at 25:55 on Erickson's first goal, and would go on to score the next nine goals to lead, 9-1, with 16:40 left in the first half. The Mustangs scored four of the final six goals of the half to make the score 11-5 at intermission. Barker and Erickson each scored four goals in the first half for UMW. After the two teams traded goals to open the second half, UMW scored nine straight goals to up the lead to 21-6. Barker and O'Leary each scored twice in the run. The Mustangs finished the game with the final two goals to complete the scoring. Meredith Deitrick made six saves while allowing six goals in 45 minutes for UMW, and Helena Polites had three saves and two goals against in 15 minutes. Villa Julie's Kaitlin Brzozowski had nine saves for the Mustangs. UMW outshot the Mustangs, 38-18, and had 23 ground balls to 20 for Villa Julie. The Eagles will host York College of PA on Tuesday at 4 pm in the CAC semifinals. York upset Catholic, 18-17, in overtime on Sunday. BOXSCORE 04/19/07 #18 UMW Women's Lax Falls at #2 Salisbury, 17-8 SALISBURY, MD - The No. 2 Salisbury University women's lacrosse team put away No. 18 Mary Washington, 17-8, Thursday afternoon at Sea Gull Field. Salisbury (14-1, 6-0 CAC) clinches the top-seed and home field advantage for the upcoming CAC tournament which will begin on Sunday. Salisbury's defense forced 17 of the 31 Mary Washington (12-5, 5-2 CAC) turnovers, held the Eagles to 59 percent on clear attempts (20-of-34) and allowed a mere 15 shots (14 on goal) in the nine-goal win. The Sea Gulls outscored Mary Washington 13-5 in the second half after being held to a season low four goals in the first half. Salisbury didn't take its first lead of the game until senior Natalie Degele scored off an assist by Jessica Liston with 15 seconds left before the half to put the Gulls up 4-3. In the second half the Sea Gull offense came alive as they scored four of the first five goals to take an 8-4 lead. Junior Sue Ackermann scored all of her game-high six points (three goals, three assists) in the second half to increase her season totals to 36 goals and 46 assists. Seniors Stephanie Shores, Katie Simmons and Degele all finished with three goals while Liston dished out three assists. UMW's Caitlin Erickson and Kaitlyn Barker entered the game as the conference's top two scorers as the duo scored 54 goals a piece. Erickson managed three goals on the afternoon as Barker was held scoreless. Meaghan O'Leary finished with two goals and two assists to add to her conference best 86 points, four points ahead of Ackermann. UMW goalie Meredith Deitrick made 20 saves in the loss while SU freshman Natalie Pappas (six saves) picked up her 10th win of the season. The Eagles return to action on Sunday when they host either Villa Julie or Marymount (Va.) in the first round of the CAC tournament. BOXSCORE 04/14/07 #11 UMW Women's Lax Falls to St. Mary's, 14-10 FREDERICKSBURG, VA - The 11th ranked University of Mary Washington fell into an early 6-1 hole and could not recover as St. Mary's College defeated the Eagles, 14-10, on Saturday afternoon at the Battleground. The Eagles fall to 12-4 overall and 5-1 in CAC play. St. Mary's opened the scoring on a goal by Allie Zerhusen at 28:12, and extended the lead to 2-0 on a goal by Danielle Miller. After a goal by Margaret Murray, the Seahawks scored the next four goals, including two by Amanda Jones. The Eagles pulled to within 6-3 with goals by Kaitlyn Barker and Caitlin Erickson, but SMC scored the final goal of the half to lead, 7-3, at halftime. Each team scored seven goals in the second half. Amie Bruce scored to open the second half for UMW, but St. Mary's netted the next two goals to take a 9-4 lead. Murray and Meaghan O'Leary scored to cut the deficit to 9-6, but St. Mary's scored three straight to regain a 12-6 advantage. The Eagles scored four of the next five goals, but the Seahawks capped the scoring in the final minute for a 14-10 win. Barker and Murray each scored three goals for UMW, and Lauren Carrier scored four goals for SMC. Meredith Deitrick had 11 saves for UMW, and Melissa Puzak had 10 stops for St. Mary's. The Eagles will visit second ranked Salisbury University on Thursday at 4:30 pm. BOXSCORE 04/11/07 #11 UMW Women's Lax Tops VA Wesleyan, 17-5 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Junior Caitlin Erickson continued her scoring frenzy as the eleventh-ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team to a 17-5 win at Virginia Wesleyan College on Wednesday afternoon. UMW improves to 12-3 on the season. Erickson scored five goals and added three assists to lead UMW, while Kaitlyn Barker scored three goals and one assist. Senior midfielder Meaghan O'Leary scored three goals and added three assists, giving her 45 on the year and eclipsing the school's season assist record. Emily Talbot scored twice and added an assist. Meredith Deitrick had four saves and two goals against, and Helena Polites had five saves and three goals against. The Eagles will host St. Mary's College on Saturday at 1 pm. 04/08/07 #11 UMW Women's Lax Tops Guilford, 22-12 GREENSBORO, NC - Senior Kaitlyn Barker (Kennebunk, Maine/Kennebunk) scored a career-high eight goals and Caitlyn Erickson (Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair) added a personal-best seven in the University of Mary Washington's 22-12 nonconference lacrosse win at Guilford College Sunday. The Eagles (11-3) are ranked 11th in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association NCAA Division III Poll. Barker, who missed Mary Washington's school record by one, netted four goals in both halves. The Eagles scored the game's first six tallies and led 14-2 after Erickson netted her fifth goal of the game. The Quakers (6-7) netted the half's final three scores to make it a 14-5 game at halftime. Guilford won three draws and scored three times in the opening minute of the second half against Eagles' backup goalie Helena Polites (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga). With its lead reduced to 14-8, Mary Washington called a time-out and returned starting netminder Meredith Deitrick (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes) to the cage. Senior midfielder Meaghan O'Leary (Westbury, N.Y./Carle Place) won the ensuing draw following the time-out and neither team scored for the next five minutes. Mary Washington broke the second-half silence by scoring eight of the next nine goals and opened a 22-9 margin with 11:53 to play. Barker scored four times during the second-half outburst and O'Leary added a goal and two assists. Deitrick made six of her game-high 11 saves in the second half, several from close range. Erickson, who added two assists, finished with a career-high nine points, one shy of Mary Washington's school record. O'Leary recorded seven points on two goals and a game-best five assists. She also won a game-high six draw controls, which helped the Eagles to a 20-16 edge in draws. Junior Amie Bruce (Valley Lee, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) scored twice for Mary Washington, which outshot Guilford, 40-28. The Eagles will visit Virginia Wesleyan College on Wednesday at 4 pm. BOXSCORE 04/07/07 #9 UMW Women's Lax Tops Greensboro, 13-6 GREENSBORO, NC - Junior attack Caitlin Erickson scored five goals and added two assists to lead the ninth-ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team to a 13-6 win over Greensboro College on Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. UMW improves to 10-3 on the season. The Eagles used three goals from Kaitlyn Barker, two goals and three assists from Meaghan O'Leary, and three assists from Sarah Finney offensively. Kate Lyons had eight ground balls and five caused turnovers, and Ann Wisloski added six ground balls and four caused turnovers to lead the Eagle defense. Junior Meredith Deitrick made six saves in earning the win in goal for the Eagles. UMW will visit Guilford College on Sunday at 2 pm. 03/31/07 #9 UMW Women's Lax Falls to #2 New Jersey, 13-9
The Eagles opened the scoring at 28:09 on an eight-meter goal by senior Meaghan O'Leary, and regained the lead at 2-1 after a TCNJ goal on a tally by Emily Talbot on a Caitlin Erickson assist at 22:08. The Lions would score six of the game's next seven goals to lead 7-3, but UMW tightened the score to 7-5 at halftime on goals by Erickson and Annie Wisloski in the final 2:03 of the half. TCNJ scored the first two goals to open the second half, but UMW then scored three straight (on goals by Erickson and two by O'Leary) to cut the deficit to 9-8 with 18:06 remaining. The Lions then erupted for three goals in 1:03. Sarah Finney scored for the Eagles at 13:34, but TCNJ would score the final goal of the game at 7:02 for a four-goal advantage. Junior goalkeeper Meredith Deitrick turned in an outstanding effort in goal for UMW, with 17 saves and three ground balls. TCNJ's Caitlin Gregory had eight saves, including six after halftime. TCNJ outshot the Eagles, 37-18, and picked up 21 ground balls to 11 for UMW. The Lions also controlled 17 of 24 draw controls. The Eagles will visit Greensboro College next Saturday at 2:00 pm. BOXSCORE 03/28/07 #9 UMW Women's Lax Tops Marymount in CAC Action FREDERICKSBURG, VA - The ninth ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team erupted for 17 of the game's first 18 goals en route to a 22-2 win over Marymount University in Capital Athletic Conference action on Wednesday at the Battleground. The Eagles improve to 9-2 overall, and 5-0 in CAC play. With the game tied at one, UMW closed the half with the next 11 goals. Caitlin Erickson and Margaret Murray each scored four goals for the Eagles, with Amie Bruce and Kaitlyn Barker each scoring three times. Erickson and freshman Cally Myhrum each had three assists to pace the Eagles. Meredith Deitrick Helena Polites each played 30 minutes in the game, and each had two saves and one goal allowed. Marymount's Angela Saunders had nine saves in 60 minutes. The Eagles will host second ranked The College of New Jersey on Saturday at 2 pm. BOXSCORE 03/25/07 #9 UMW Women's Lax Falls to Dickinson, 13-10, in Overtime
UMW jumped out of the gate with the early lead, scoring the first two goals and leading, 6-4, at halftime. Senior attacker Kaitlyn Barker scored four first half goals to pace UMW. UMW opened the second half by scoring three of the first four goals to take a 9-5 lead with less than 16 minutes remaining. But Dickinson scored the next four goals in regulation to send the game to overtime, and scored the first three goals of extra period to take a 12-9 lead. A goal by Barker cut the deficit to two at 12-10, but Dickinson scored again in the final seconds for the three-goal victory. Barker led UMW with five goals, while Caitlin Erickson added two goals and one assist. Dickinson was led by Jena Boccetti's four goals and Katie Austin's three goals. Gabby Joffie earned the win for Dickinson, making 12 saves, while Helena Polites had seven saves in defeat. The Eagles outshot Dickinson, 33-25, but sent 11 shots wide or high of goal. The Eagles will host Marymount University on Wednesday at 4 pm in CAC action. BOXSCORE 03/24/07 #9 UMW Women's Lax Tops York, 13-7, in CAC Action
The first half saw the hosts jump out to an early 3-1 lead. York cut the deficit to 3-2 at the 19:54 mark. The Eagles scored the next two goals, taking a 5-2 advantage with 15:06 remaining in the first. The teams traded goals over the next eight minutes before the Spartans scored the final three goals of the half to tie the game at six. Two of those three goals came from Brianna Yapps in the final half minute of the stanza. The Eagles opened the second half with goals from Kaitlyn Barker and Caitlin Erickson before Yapps scored an unassisted goal at 20:44. That goal trimmed the Eagle lead to 8-7. Unfortunately, that would be York’s final goal of the day as Mary Washington scored five times over the next eight minutes to secure the win. Neither team scored after Margaret Murray’s goal at the 13:51 mark. The Eagles were paced by Meaghan O'Leary as she tallied six points on three goals and three assists. Kaitlyn Barker recorded four goals and one assist for five points while Caitlin Erickson notched four points on two goals and two assists. The Spartans were paced by Yapps with three goals. Sophomore Megan Bell was the only other Spartan with multiple points as she contributed a goal and an assist. Bell also had a team-high four draw controls for YCP. Eagle goalie Helena Polites earned the win as she had 11 saves in the game. York netminder Anne Fuestle recorded 11 saves in the loss. Mary Washington outshot the Spartans 33-23 while they also had a 39-28 advantage in ground balls. The Spartans committed 31 turnovers while the Eagles had just 18 miscues. Mary Washington won 13 of the 22 draw controls in the game. The Eagles will host Dickinson College on Sunday at 2 pm. BOXSCORE 03/22/07 #9 UMW Women's Lax Tops Catholic, 16-13, to Improve to 7-1
The Cardinals came out blazing, as they scored seven of the first nine goals of the game to hold a 7-2 lead with 13:02 remaining in the first half. After UMW substituted sophomore Helena Polites into goal, UMW then scored the next six goals of the game to take their first lead at 8-7 with 3:07 left in the half. The Cardinals regained a two-goal lead at 10-8 with 23:01 left in regulation, but the Eagles went on another run, scoring five straight to take a 13-10, and, after a CUA goal, scored three of the final four goals of the game for the three-goal win. Catholic's Jessie Euler scored five goals and added three assists to pace the Cardinals, while Courtney Murray added three goals. Mary Washington was led by O'Leary's two goals and four assists, Emily Talbot's three goals and two assists, and Barker's four scores. Polites had 10 saves while allowing six goals in 45 minutes to earn the win for the Eagles, while Melissa Brashear had five saves for Catholic. The Cardinals outshot the Eagles, 31-28, but the Eagles held a slim 31-27 edge in ground balls. UMW will host York College on Saturday at 2 pm. BOXSCORE 03/18/07 #11 UMW Women's Lax Comes From Behind to Top #9 Washington & Lee, 7-6 FREDERICKSBURG, VA - The 11th-ranked Mary Washington women's lacrosse team scored the final three goals of the game, including the game-winner with 36 seconds remaining, to defeat ninth-ranked Washington and Lee, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles (6-1) used a three-goal spurt over the final 13:59 of the first half to assume a 4-2 lead at the break. However, the Generals (5-2) scored the first four goals of the second half to take a 6-4 lead with 9:48 remaining in the game. Mary Washington began its comeback with 4:12 remaining on an unassisted tally by junior midfielder Margaret Murray and tied the game with 3:35 left on an unassisted goal by junior attacker Caitlin Erickson. Erickson then scored the game-winner to give the Eagles their fourth-straight victory. Washington and Lee was led by junior midfielder Megan Slosson's two goals, while sophomore attacker Kelsi Robinson notched three assists. Sophomore midfielder Colleen Evans added one goal and two assists. Junior Sarah Tilbor played the first 30 minutes in goal and made nine saves. Sophomore Ali Hillyard was between the pipes for the final 30 minutes and posted five saves. Erickson paced the Eagles with four goals, while junior attacker Emily Talbot recorded one goal and two assists. Junior Meredith Deitrick notched six saves in goal. The Eagles will host Catholic University on Tuesday at 4:00 pm in a Capital Athletic Conference matchup. BOXSCORE 03/11/07 #11 UMW Women's Lax Edges Goucher, 14-13 TOWSON, MD - The 11th-ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team edged Goucher College, 14-13, on Tuesday in Capital Athletic Conference action. The Eagles trailed at halftime, rallied to lead by four, and held on for the one goal win. Even though they controlled the ensuing draw, the Gophers weren't able to get off a potential game-tying shot as the nationally ranked Eagles were able to hang on to a 14-13 victory and remain unbeaten in the Capital Athletic Conference. The Gophers (2-3, 1-1 CAC) led 6-5 at halftime thanks to Knitter's unassisted goal with :02 remaining in the period, but found themselves trailing 11-7 midway through the second half. Four unanswered goals - three of them by Emily Blatter - completely wiped out the lead the Eagles (5-1, 2-0 CAC) had built up, leaving the two teams tied at 11-11 with 10:04 left to play. The Eagles, ranked No. 11 in Division III this week by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, regained the lead at 12-11 on an unassisted goal by Caitlin Erickson with 7:44 remaining, but when Sandy Okun tallied her fourth goal 3:24 later, the two teams were deadlocked for the seventh time. The tie was broken when Kaitlyn Barker notched her fourth goal of the game for Mary Washington with 3:03 left to play. The Eagles' lead grew to 14-12 on an unassisted goal by Erickson with :26 showing on the clock. Merdith Deitrick had nine saves for UMW. In just the second start of her career, senior goalkeeper Janna Kaufman of the Gophers was credited with 14 saves. BOXSCORE 03/09/07 #12 UMW Women's Lax Tops Lynchburg, 19-12, in St. Croix ST. CROIX, USVI - The 12th-ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team defeated Lynchburg College, 19-12, on Friday in St. Croix to improve to 4-1 on the season. Senior Meghan O'Leary had four goals and three assists, and senior Kaitlyn Barker scored five goals and had one assist for UMW. UMW led, 11-6, at halftime. Junior goalie Meredith Deitrick had six saves and five goals allowed in 30 minutes, and sophomore Helena Polites had three saves and six goals against in the second half. Emily Talbot scored two goals and added two assists, and Margaret Murray scored three goals with one assist. The Eagles will visit Goucher College on Tuesday at 4 pm. 03/07/07 #12 UMW Women's Lax Tops CNU, 16-8, in St. Croix ST. CROIX, USVI - The 12th-ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team used four goals and one assist from junior Emily Talbot in defeating Christopher Newport University, 16-8, on Wednesday in St. Croix. The Eagles improve to 3-1 on the season. UMW led, 7-2, at halftime, and outscored the Lady Captains, 9-6, in the second half. Senior midfielder Meaghan O'Leary scored three goals and added two assists for UMW, and Margaret Murray added two goals and an assist. CNU was led by Kristyn Hankins' three goals and three assists, with Shayna Sargent scoring two goals and Brooke Falck adding a goal and two assists. Junior Meredith Deitrick made six saves and allowed five goals in 38 minutes for UMW, with Helena Polites stopping five shots and allowing three goals in 22 minutes. CNU's Theresa Sparks had 11 saves and 16 goals allowed in going the distance in goal. The Eagles scored on three of four free position attempts, and outshot the Lady Captsains, 34-20. The Eagles will face another Virginia foe, Lynchburg College, on Friday morning in St. Croix at 10:00 am. BOXSCORE 03/01/07 #12 UMW Women's Lax Falls to #2 Gettysburg, 12-8 GETTYSBURG, PA - The 12th-ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but couldn't hold on for the upset in a 12-8 loss to second-ranked Gettysburg College on Thursday afternoon. Eagle (2-1) senior midfielder Meaghan O’Leary led all players with two goals and three assists for five points. Junior attacker Caitlyn Erickson added a hat trick and an assist, and classmate Meredith Deitrick was strong in net making 17 saves on 44 Gettysburg shots. Mary Washington jumped on the board quickly, scoring twice in the game’s first 3:01. Junior attacker Emily Talbot took a feed from senior attacker Kaitlyn Barker and made it 1-0 at the 27:33 mark. Just 35 seconds later, O'Leary would tack on another goal. Talbot scored again to put the Eagles' lead at 3-0, which was cut to 3-1 on an unassisted strike by Ceglarski. A free-position goal by Barker with 16:27 to go before halftime made it 4-1, but the Bullets were about to break loose. Junior attacker Jamie Giffuni scored near the midpoint of the opening half. That would be the first of seven consecutive goals for Gettysburg over a span of 18:32. Ceglarski gave the Bullets their first lead of the season, making it 5-4 with 5:18 to go in the half. She had a chance to extend the lead on a free-position attempt with six seconds left. Deitrick made the stop, but the ball got just far enough away that Stahl was able to flip it in off the ground for her first career goal with just three ticks left on the clock. After the break, the Bullets wasted little time keeping the momentum going. Hagan scored just 44 seconds into the frame. After a free-position attempt sailed high two-and-a-half minutes later, the Bullets retained possession. Browning took the ball behind the net, and on the start-of-play whistle, she found Stahl right in front where she put the ball in the upper left corner for her second score. Mary Washington would score twice in a 1:24 span to cut its deficit to 8-6 with nearly 20 minutes to play, but the Bullets scored the next three goals to push the lead back to five. The Eagles will face Christopher Newport University on March 7 at 9 am on the island of St. Croix. BOXSCORE 02/27/07 #12 UMW Women's Lax Tops Sweet Briar College, 18-1 SWEET BRIAR, VA - The 12th ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team defeated Sweet Briar College, 18-1, on Tuesday in Sweet Briar, VA, to improve to 2-0 on the season. Senior midfielder Meaghan O'Leary tied the UMW school record with seven assists in the game. The Eagles used four goals each from junior Caitlin Erickson and senior Kaitlyn Barker, with Julia Milner and Brittany Butler each scoring two goals apiece. The Eagles outshot the Vixen, 42-3. Junior Merdith Deitrick had one save without allowing a goal in 30 minutes, and sophomore Helena Polites allowed one goal in 30 minutes. The Eagles will visit second-ranked Gettysburg College on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. BOXSCORE 02/24/07 #12 UMW Women's Lax Opens With 17-3 Win at Villa Julie College STEVENSON, MD - The 12th ranked University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team opened the 2007 season with a 17-3 win at Villa Julie College in Stevenson, MD. Seniors Meaghan O'Leary and Kaitlyn Barker and junior Caitlin Erickson each scored three goals to pace the Eagles, now 1-0 on the year. The Eagles took a 2-0 lead behind goals from O'Leary and Barker, and, after a Villa Julie goal, proceeded to score the next nine goals, and led, 11-2, at halftime. The Eagles scored the first six goals of the second half in completing the 14-goal win. Margaret Murray had two goals for UMW, with Ashley Scutari and Emily Talbot adding a goal and two assists apiece. O'Leary had two assists as well for the Eagles. Junior Meredith Deitrick had ten saves and two goals against in 51 minutes of action, and Helena Polites had two saves and one goal against in nine minutes. The Eagles will visit Sweet Briar College on Tuesday at 4 pm. BOXSCORE 01/03/07 UMW Women's Lacrosse Ranked 12th in U.S. Lacrosse Preseason National Poll FREDERICKSBURG, VA - The University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team, coming off a 14-6 season in which they advanced to the NCAA Tournament, are ranked 12th in the nation in the U.S. Lacrosse Lacrosse Magazine preseason poll, as was released January 3. Coach Dana Hall welcomes back 23 players from last year's team, including All-America attacker Kaitlyn Barker and all-region midfielder Meaghan O'Leary. Of UMW's six losses last year, four came by three goals or less, and four came against teams that were ranked in the top three in the nation. Ranked teams that appear on this schedule include #4 Gettysburg College (March 1), #13 Washington & Lee University (March 17), #2 College of New Jersey (March 31), #14 St. Mary's College (April 14), and #3 Salisbury University (April 19). UMW opens the 2007 season on February 24 at Villa Julie College at 11:00 a.m. Copyright 2006 University of Mary Washington Athletics. All rights reserved worldwide. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express written permission of University of Mary Washington Athletics. |
