BALTIMORE, Md. – The Notre Dame lacrosse team scored a commanding 18-0 victory today over Colonial States Athletic Conference opponent Centenary University. In their second meeting in less than a week, the Gators notched their fourth-consecutive win and first shutout of the season.
Senior
Kirstin McGee lead the Gators to victory, leading the team with seven goals and three assists. In the 11
th minute of the first half, McGee scored her 36
th goal of the season to give her 100 goals for her career. Her 10 points today also pushed her to the 200
th career point mark needing nine prior to today's game.
McGee is now fourth in the CSAC in goals per game and first in assists and second in points. Prior to today's game she ranked 28
th in the NCAA for assists per game and 21
st in points.
Fellow senior,
Megan Morales followed suit, finishing the game with four goals, while adding four draw controls and two caused turnovers. She continues to lead the CSAC and the NCAA with goals per game.
Junior
Loren Pardoe and freshmen
Julie Hagis and
Vanessa Dunn added two goals apiece while freshman
Stephanie Morgan finished with one.
Pardoe recorded a career high, finishing the game against the Lions with six draw controls. McGee added three draw controls, while the team finished with 16.
In the combined shutout, sophomore goalies
Marie Salas and
Calenna Cauley finished with five saves.
The Gators have secured a spot in the CSAC postseason with two games remaining. They have not recorded over 200 goals and 50 assists for the season. They lead the CSAC in win-margin at 8.8 and draw controls at 194. The currently sit in first in the CSAC in goals per game and points per game.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Notre Dame will honor seniors
Peace Ani,
Kayla Becker, Kirstin McGee and Megan Morales on Saturday prior to the start of their home game against Keystone College. Due to inclement weather scheduled for Friday, their game has been moved to Friends School at noon.