Women's Lacrosse Falls to St. Mary's (MD) in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament
Ewing, N.J. - The Framingham State University women's lacrosse team was defeated 19-9 by St. Mary's (MD) on a rainy afternoon in an opening round game of the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament.
THE BASICS:
- Score: St. Mary's 19, Framingham State 9
- Records: Framingham State (11-8), St. Mary's (MD) (13-5)
- Location: Ewing, N.J.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
-
In the first quarter, St. Mary's jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Hannah Guerin converted a free position shot to cut the deficit to 5-1 with just over five on the clock.
-
After a St. Mary's tally, Regan Fein found Rachel Erickson in front of the net for a goal making the score 6-2 after one.
-
St. Mary's used a 5-0 run to start the second period and opened an 11-2 lead with 8:30 on the clock.
-
Fein connected with Erickson one again for a tally and Fein took the ensuing draw control, carried it down the field and found the back of the net cutting the deficit to 11-4.
-
Guerin added her second of the game with 4:28 on the clock in the second making the score 13-5, but St. Mary's closed the half with two straight and led 15-5 at the break.
-
St. Mary's maintained the ten goal lead for the remainder of the game as they move on to the second round.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
-
Erickson paced the Rams with four goals in the game, while Guerin finished with three.
-
Fein finished the game with a goal and two assists, while Hailey Baker added a helper.
-
Lucy Gussio and Hailey Betch paced St. Mary's with four goals apiece, while Susanna Schmidt finished with two.
-
Alexis Burleigh took the loss in net for the Rams but made nine saves. Maddie Clemmer made 10 stops for St. Mary's.