UMW Roundup: Women’s soccer, volleyball, cross country

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Jenna Abraham, Kelsey Carter and Lizzie Weast scored goals in an overtime shootout and goalkeeper Charlotte Owens made a critical save as the University of Mary Washington women’s soccer team defeated St. Mary’s College, 3–2, in the Capital Athletic Conference quarterfinals Saturday at the UMW Battleground Athletic Complex.

The Eagles’ success in the shootout wouldn’t have occurred, however, if Jenny Mayo didn’t send the game into overtime with a goal with 58.3 seconds left in regulation, making the score 2–2. Mayo also scored the Eagles other goal in regulation.

The teams played two scoreless overtimes before shootout.

The Eagles advance to the CAC semifinals at Salisbury University Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

The Eagles closed the regular season with a straight-games victory—25–21, 25–17, 26–24—at Eastern Mennonite University.

Kayla Crawford had eight kills, Karissa Herrick and Kaitlynn Wickersham contributed six kills each and Maggie Parrish provided 16 assists and four aces. Christine Tran had 14 digs.

The Eagles (11–12) host Frostburg State University Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the first round of the CAC tournament.

CROSS COUNTRY

CAC runner of the year Tara Landy posted a 23:53 on the CAC cross country championship’s 6-kilometer course to win the women’s race. The Eagle women finished first with 29 points, six ahead of second-place York, who had 35.

Scott Plunkett finished second overall in the men’s race at 27:15 as the Eagles finished in second place, 14 points behind York College.

Both teams will be in action in two weeks at the NCAA South/Southeast Regionals in Atlanta, Ga.

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