Sun May 23 2021 | Justin Feil | College
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This is Salisbury s fourth national championship in 20 years.
Mary Claire Hisle only had four saves, but the Salisbury goalie’s steal with 1:13 left allowed the Sea Gulls women’s lacrosse team to run out the clock and win the Division III national championship 14-13 over Tufts on Sunday at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Va.
“I’m so happy,” Hisle said. “I’m so happy that we were able to get a win for our seniors because these guys have been amazing all season, motivating us and keeping us working toward our goal and we did that. We got our goal.”
Mon May 17 2021 | Laurel Pfahler | College
PHOTO BY KEITH LUCAS
Alexis Strobel had one goal and two assists in a 16-5 win over Ithaca this weekend.
The NCAA Division III women’s tournament field is down to four teams, and a national champion will be crowned this weekend.
St. John Fisher will play Tufts and Denison meets Salisbury in the two semifinal games, which are set for Saturday at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Va., followed by the championship game Sunday.
Here are some of the notable storylines from the second weekend of games.
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Ithaca vs. Washington and Lee
Ithaca, ranked 11th in the Nike / USA Lacrosse Magazine Top 20, upset No. 2 Washington & Lee, beating the Generals 16-11 on their home turf Saturday in the quarterfinals.
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SALISBURY, MD.- Behind seven goals from Lydia McNulty and five more from Erin Scannell, Salisbury Women’s Lacrosse defeated Christopher Newport 17-8 to capture the 19th conference championship in program history.
Coming into the conference championship at a perfect 14-0, the Gulls welcomed in Christopher Newport, the number three ranked team in the Coast to Coast conference. It looked like we might have a close game as Kendall Krause tied the game up at one for CNU just two minutes into the game. But, thats where the Seagulls would go on a run. Lydia McNulty, Julie Talbert and Erin Scannell (3) took SU on a 5-0 run for the 6-1 lead midway through the first half. After a Captains timeout, CNU was able to get two more on the board to cut the lead to four with 3:50 left in the half. From there, Lydia McNulty took over. The Salisbury Senior netted four goals in the final three minutes to give Salisbury the 11-3 lead at the break.
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Mon Mar 8 2021 | Laurel Pfahler | College
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The majority of teams that were ranked in that Top 20 haven’t started because of delays in scheduling related to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, with cases dropping in many areas of the country, spring sports are starting to kick into gear.
Middlebury, the 2019 national champion, remains the top team while the NESCAC awaits word on whether its season will go on, but of the schools already playing games, Salisbury is off to the most notable start. The Sea Gulls jumped up three spots after opening with a trio of victories.
No teams in the top 20 have lost any games yet, and the NESCAC isn’t the only conference still up in the air. The SUNYAC is still in the planning process, and schedules for others such as the Centennial Conference and Liberty League have not yet been announced.