The fifth-ranked William Smith lacrosse team was defeated by seventh-ranked Salisbury 10-6 in a non-conference contest at Sea Gull Stadium this afternoon. With the loss, the Herons dropped to 3-1 overall this season.
Sophomore attacker Mia Falco led the Herons, recording her third consecutive hat trick. Maura Smeader played all 60 minutes in goal and made 11 saves. Six Herons had a caused turnover and senior Nikki Pioand sophomore Janey Sypeck had three ground balls each. Junior Natalie Daniels had five draw controls.
Julianna Ott had four goals to lead the way for the Sea Gulls (4-2). Liz Haney had two assists. Paige Ellis played all 60 minutes in goal and made 10 saves. Ott matched Daniels with a game-high five draw controls.
Box Score
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Salisbury finished the game with a 28-21 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Sea Gulls were 22-of-24 clearing the ball and William Smith was 16-of-18.
- William Smith had a 10-9 edge in draw controls.
MATCH MOMENTS
- Salisbury took a 4-2 lead after the opening 15 minutes. The Sea Gulls scored the game’s first two goals and scores by Ott and Grace Doyle.
- The Herons answered with a free position goal from Falco and then a woman-up goal from Daniels.
- Ott and Miranda Mears fired home goals 45 seconds apart to round out the opening stanza.
- William Smith opened the second quarter with goals from Falco and sophomore Kira Fulton.
- Grace Doyle and Katherine Murray traded goals to make it 5-5 with 8:23 left in the half.
- The Sea Gulls scored the next five goals to take a 10-5 lead with 12:17 remaining in regulation.
- Falco completed her hat trick with 7:55 remaining in the game.
UP NEXT
William Smith will be back in action Monday, March 17, when it heads to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to take on third-ranked Franklin and Marshall.
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