LANCASTER, PA - Senior attacker Kaitlyn Barker equalled her career high with eight goals to lead the University of Mary Washington to an 18-14 victory over seventh-ranked Babson College in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday in Lancaster, PA. The Eagles break the school record for season wins with their 16th of the year against six losses.

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.

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LANCASTER, Pa. - University of Mary Washington senior midfielder Kaitlyn Barber scored a career-high eight goals as the Eagles (16-6) advanced to the regional finals by defeating Babson College (15-3) 18-14 in a lightning-filled second round contest of the 2007 NCAA Division III women's Lacrosse Championship Saturday afternoon.

The scoring came fast and furious in the opening 12 minutes. Babson sophomore attack 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. 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 Meaghn 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 lighting 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.

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.

2007-05-12