Butler, Mary Washington Handle Drew
from press release
FREDERICKSBURG, Md. - Senior attacker Brittany Butler
(Easton, Conn., Joel Barlow) scored six goals and sophomore
attacker Allie Kimmelman (Burke, Va., Robinson) added two goals and
five assists to pace the University of Mary Washington women's
lacrosse team in an 18-8 win over Drew University in the first
round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at the Battleground on
Wednesday.
The Eagles improve to 13-5 on the season, and will advance to the
second round for the second straight year, and will face either
Elizabethtown College or Washington & Lee University on
Saturday in Lancaster, Pa.
The Eagles quickly jumped ahead, as sophomore All-American
Catherine Kennedy (Baltimore, Md., Baltimore Lutheran) netted a
pair of goals on Kimmelman assists, and Butler, Kimmelman, and
freshman Keller Torrey (Roswell, Ga., Centennial) scored
consecutive goals to give the Eagles a 5-0 lead less than seven
minutes into the game. After Drew scored with 22:04 remaining, the
Eagles scored another five straight to assume a 10-1 lead with
14:23 to go in the first. Butler scored twice in the run.
Drew would score four of the next five goals to cut the deficit to
11-6, but Butler and sophomore Lauren Callison (Stevensville, Md.,
Kent Island) each scored to close the half, giving UMW a 13-6
halftime lead.
The second half saw both defenses settle down, as Drew scored the
first and last goals of the half, with UMW scoring five in between
for the 10-goal victory. Butler scored twice in the second, while
Kennedy added a pair of assists. Torrey added a goal and an assist
in the second 30 minutes.
Mary Washington outshot Drew, 33-25, and had 33 ground balls to 23
for the visitors. The Eagles were successful on 4-6 free position
attempts. Freshman Kathryn Stiltz (Marietta, Ga., Walton) made
eight saves for the Eagles.
Sophomore All-CAC midfielder Ellen Bikowski (Fairfax, Va., Bishop
O'Connell) added nine ground balls and four caused turnovers for
UMW, while Torrey snared a team-high five draw controls in addition
to her two goals and one assist.
