York, Pa. - Senior attacker Emily Norris (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) tallied five goals in leading the No. 16 St. Mary's College of Maryland women's lacrosse team to a decisive 16-5 Capital Athletic Conference win over host York College of Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon.

Norris finished the afternoon with six points on five goals and an assist to pace the Seahawk offense. Providing the Seahawks (7-2, 2-0 CAC) with additional scoring were senior midfielder Lauren Carrier (Crownsville, Md./Old Mill) with four goals and an assist and junior midfielder Caitlin Nichols (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) with two goals and an assist. Five other St. Mary's players scored as well.

Senior midfielder Allie Zerhusen (Cockeysville, Md./Park) assisted on St. Mary's first two goals before sophomore attacker Molly Kerrigan (Baltimore, Md./Institute of Notre Dame) tallied an unassisted goal at 26:16 to the Spartans on the board. The Seahawks rattled off four unanswered goals before freshman midfielder Ashley Kanzler (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) scored with one second left in the first half for a 6-2 SMCM halftime lead.

St. Mary's went to work in the second stanza as the visitors kicked off the final 30 minutes with an 8-0 run behind hat tricks from Norris and Carrier as well as a pair from Nichols. Back-to-back goals by junior midfielder Megan Foy (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) and Kanzler's second tally ended the Spartans' 19:19-minute scoring drought at 8:10. The Seahawks netted the game's last two goals for the 16-5 final.

The Seahawks fired off 35 shots to York's 19, while St. Mary's edged the Spartans, 28-24, in ground balls behind a game-high seven from sophomore midfielder Aubrey Mirkin (Ashton, Md./Sherwood). St. Mary's also claimed a 14-8 advantage in draw controls after winning 11 of 14 in the second half.

The leading scorers for York (2-7, 0-3 CAC) were Foy and Kanzler with two goals apiece.

Freshman Colleen Simpson (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) made seven saves in 52 minutes of play for the Seahawks, while sophomore Jamie Roberts (Rockville, Md./Barrie) gave up one goal and had one save in the final eight minutes.

Senior Anne Feustle (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) racked up 13 stops in the loss.

St. Mary's returns to action next Tuesday, March 24 as the Seahawks continue their seven-game road trip in Frederick, Maryland with another CAC tilt against Hood College at 3:30.

2009-03-21