In a thriller against Adrian, the Saint Mary’s lacrosse team took a close, 10-9 win after heading into overtime. With this win, the team moves to 5-6 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
Adrian took control of the first quarter, scoring the first unassisted goal at the 10-minute mark thanks to Sarah Gross. Almost a minute later, Gross added on her second goal with an assist from Mariana Miller. Miller went on to put in two goals in the next two minutes before Adrian’s Madeline Turcotte put in the final unassisted goal to end the quarter at 5-0 in Adrian’s favor.
Heading into the second quarter, the Belles put themselves on the board as sophomore attacker Rachel Speckhard put in a goal with an assist from sophomore attacker Kathryn Kalinowski, bringing the score to 1-5. Adrian, not affected, quickly came back as Miller put in another goal within the next minute. Ending out the quarter, sophomore attacker Cate Krema added her first goal of the day to bring the score to 6-2.
Early on after the half, Adrian put in another unassisted goal thanks to Kacie Woodall to bring the score to 7-2. Nearing the end of the quarter, Saint Mary’s junior midfielder Mary Grace Heekin put in a goal with an assist from Kalinowski, and freshman midfielder Annabelle Spruill put in the final goal of the quarter to bring the score to 7-4.
Saint Mary’s took control of the fourth quarter to continue its comeback. Sophomore attacker Lana Skibins put in an unassisted goal, followed by another by Spruill to close the score gap to one. In the next minute, Adrian put in another goal, but Spruill quickly scored one for the Belles, followed by a free position shot by freshman midfielder Piper Downey to tie the score. Spruill added on another goal to give the Belles the lead, but a last-minute Adrian goal tied the score at nine, forcing the game to head into overtime.
In overtime, Saint Mary’s Speckhard put in the final goal with an assist from Skibins to give the Belles a 10-9 win.
Spruill led the Belles on the field with four goals, followed by Speckhard’s three. The team now prepares to face Trine at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 12.
