Box Score
BALTIMORE – UMBC women's lacrosse's
junior midfielder Kristen Bilney (Ellicott City, Md./Mt.
Hebron) registered a career-high five goals, as the Retrievers
picked up their third victory in their last four tries with an 18-4
win against Mount St. Mary's in Friday night's non-conference
matchup at UMBC Stadium.
The black and gold had seven different players score in the
contest, including hat tricks from sophomore Abby
Wilson (Bel Air, Md./Fallston) and junior Mary Milligan
(Edgewater, Md./South River/Anne Arundel CC). Sophomore
midfielder Alyssa Semones (Westminster,
Md./Westminster/Penn State), the Retrievers' points leader, added
two goals and four assists for six points on the night.
UMBC (5-2) took control from the start, scoring 50 seconds into
the contest. Semones snuck in-between two defenders and bounced a
shot past MTSM goalkeeper Sarah Jane Leder. The Mount tried to
maintain possession and was in no rush to get shots off. Attack
Lindsay Diaz finally ripped off a shot at the 22:01 mark of the
first half for the unassisted equalizer. The Retrievers responded
by scoring a pair of goals within 22 seconds of each other for the
3-1 advantage. Sophomore attack Jordan
Lyons (Peterborough, Ontario/St. Peter's Secondary) found an
open cutter in Milligan for the first score and Lyons was on the
receiving end of a pass from Semones for the
second.
The black and gold punched home two more quick scores, the first
coming at 17:51 from Semones, followed by Bilney's first of the
evening at 17:22. Junior midfielder Shannon
Harkey (Purcellville, Va./Loudon Valley) scored UMBC's
fifth-straight goal to put the Retrievers out in front 6-1.
Although Mount St. Mary's was able to stop the bleeding with a free
position goal from Hannah Gutcher, the Retrievers connected on two
more free position shots in the half, and Wilson added a riffle
into the top corner of the net to put the Retrievers up 9-2.
The Mount netted a goal with six seconds remaining in the first
half, but they would score just one more time in the contest, being
outscored 9-1 in the period. On the season, the Retrievers are
holding a 53-29 advantage in second half goals.
Freshman Brittany Marquess (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck)
tallied her first two collegiate goals to conclude the Retrievers
scoring.
UMBC held a 17-6 advantage in draw controls and outshot the
Mount 34-10 in the contest.
The Retrievers hit the road for a pair of contests next week,
starting with Monday's matchup at Wagner. Game time is set for 3
p.m.
