FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's lacrosse team jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 15-4 win over visiting Eastern in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth finale for both teams.
Inside the Box Score
- Mackenzie Demaio (Urbana, Md./Coronado (Calif.)) had a strong all-around performance, finishing with three goals, two assists, five ground balls, four caused turnovers and six draw controls.
- Avery Stanley (Culpeper, Va./Eastern View) scored three goals, while MacKenzi Wright (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) and Katy Przybocki (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) chipped in with two-goal performances.
- Julia Aldred (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) had a goal and two assists.
- Three goalies split time for Hood. Brooke Harper (Sykesville, Md./Century) was untested in the first quarter. Ellie Glawe (Mount Airy, Md./Linganore) played the second and third quarters, making two saves. Grace Guy (St. Mary's County, Md./Chopticon) finished the contest and stopped two shots.
- Fiona Janell matched Demaio with four caused turnovers and Julia Gregory (Sussex, N.J./Vernon Twp.) had six draw controls.
How it Happened
- Six different Blazers scored in the first quarter. Hood already led 4-0 before finding the back of the net three times in 46 seconds later in the period. Aldred scored with 2:17 left and goals by Przybocki and Laney Goldrick (Baltimore, Md./Sparrows Point) followed by the 1:31 mark for a seven-goal lead.
- After Eastern's Emerson Shauger started the second quarter scoring, back-to-back goals by Stanley at 8:06 and 5:35 started a four-goal run to end the half. Abby Burnette (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) stretched the lead to nine and Demaio took advantage of a yellow card on the Eagles for the final goal of the half with 31 seconds left to make it 11-1.
- Gregory, Przybocki, Meghan Welker (Frederick, Md./Walkersville) and Wright each scored to start the third period, extending the lead to 15-1.
- Emily Stiles scored for Eastern in the final minute of the third to make it 15-2 before goals by Shauger and Caitlyn Quizon accounted for the fourth-quarter scoring.
Analysis
- Hood outshot Eastern 34-11.
- The Blazers held a 21-10 edge in ground balls.
- Behind 12 combined draw controls by Demaio and Gregory, Hood won 16 draws compared to five by Eastern.
For the Opponent
- Shauger had two goals and three ground balls to lead the Eagles.
- Annie Gough went the distance in goal and made five saves.
Notes
- Before the game, the Blazers honored their three seniors - Aldred, Sabrina Benge (Glen Burnie, Md./Northeast) and Lucy Sokoloff (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) - for their contributions to the program.
- Hood closes the season 6-11 overall and 3-5 in the MAC Commonwealth.
- Eastern finishes at 1-15 and 0-8.
