Seahawks lead wire-to-wire versus Scots; Advance to Semifinals

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S LACROSSE RESULTS
Salve Regina 22, Gordon 9
Middletown, Rhode Island - Gaudet Field
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Summary
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - Four different players tallied four goals or more for the Salve Regina University women's lacrosse team, led by senior Katie Kline (Brookefield, Conn.) and her six goals, as it earned a 22-9 victory over visiting Gordon College and a trip to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) semifinals.

Series and Streaks
The Fighting Scots own a 20-4 record all-time.

Three Stars of the Game

1. Salve Regina senior Katie Kline (Brookfield, Conn.) scored six times and handed out an assist while nabbing six ground balls and a game-high six draw controls.
2. Salve Regina sophomore Maddie Villareal (Portsmouth, R.I.) scored five times, including her 100th career goal.
3. Salve Regina freshman Kaity Doherty (Portsmouth, R.I.) scored five times on six shots.

Key Stat of the Game
Salve Regina scored more goals (22) than the Scots had shots on goal (18).

Turning Point
Salve Regina raced out to a 4-0 lead before the Scots battled with a 6-3 run to back to draw within a single score at 7-6. The Scots had a couple of cracks to tie the game, including a free position attempt from Katelyn Dyer (Plainfield, N.J.) that rang off the post. The Seahawks collected the rebound and countered quickly, ending with a score from Katie Kline to push the lead back to two. The goal sparked a 7-0 run to end the first half for the Seahawks to take control of the game. Salve Regina would end up outscoring the Scots 15-3 the remainder of the game after they had a chance to tie.

Quick Hits

• Salve Regina returns to the CCC semifinals for just the third time and program history and the first time since 2003.
• Olivia McCarrick (Glen Burnie, Md.) scored three times to pace the Scots while grabbing four ground balls and five draw controls.
• CCC Rookie of the Year Katelyn Dyer was held to two goals. She also handed out two assists and won five draws.
• Christina Myers (River Edge, N.J.) evened her season record at 7-7 after making nine saves.
• Rebecca Resnick (Monroe, Conn.) got the starting nod in net for the Scots and allowed 14 goals on 21 shots while making seven saves in 33:23 of action to fall to 0-3 between the pipes.
• Fellow freshman teammate Kaitlyn Ober (Jurupa Valley, Calif.) replaced Resnick in the second half and made one save while allowing eight goals.
• The Seahawks held a 42-27 shot advantage.
• Gabrilee Majensk (Hanson, Mass.) who was named an All-CCC third team defenseman caused a game-high four turnovers for the Seahawks.

Next Up
Salve Regina (7-9) travels to face Endicott College in the semifinals on May 1 (time TBD).
Gordon finishes its season at 7-11.

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