St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s soccer team extended its unbeaten streak in United East Conference play with a 7-1 victory over Notre Dame of Maryland University on October 7, 2025, in Baltimore. The Seahawks scored all seven goals in the first half, improving to 7-4-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference, while the Gators fell to 2-8 overall and 1-3 in league action.
Megan Rusk scored twice to lead St. Mary’s, with Brooke Hall adding a goal and two assists in the offensive outburst at Alumnae Field. Makayla Marvray, Maddison Spradlin, Allie Petryszak and Mia McKenzie each contributed one goal. Assists came from Felicia Fishburne, Rusk, Spradlin, Hall, Lila Doyle and Ella Raines. Alex Busick scored Notre Dame’s lone goal in the 66th minute.
The Seahawks controlled the match from the start, scoring four times in the opening 16 minutes. Marvray opened the scoring at 1:25, assisted by Fishburne, followed by Spradlin at 4:30 on a Rusk assist. Hall netted the third at 14:11 with help from Spradlin, and Rusk added an unassisted goal at 15:29. Rusk struck again at 23:46, assisted by Hall, before Petryszak and McKenzie closed the half with goals at 43:44 and 44:17, respectively.
St. Mary’s outshot Notre Dame 42-5, with 21 shots on goal to the Gators’ three. The Seahawks forced 14 saves from Notre Dame keepers, while Kyleigh Bland and Breanna Brown combined for two saves. St. Mary’s also led 3-0 in corner kicks and committed 14 fouls to Notre Dame’s six.
This win marked the fourth straight conference victory for St. Mary’s, which has outscored opponents 32-1 in league play this season. The Seahawks began United East action with an 11-0 shutout of Valley Forge on September 27, followed by a 4-0 win over Penn State Brandywine on October 1, and a 10-0 rout of Keystone on October 4. In the Keystone game, Gracie Tourangeau and Marvray each scored three goals, highlighting the team’s depth.
Rusk, a sophomore midfielder from Eldersburg, Maryland, has six goals this season, tying her for the team lead. She played center attacking midfielder and centerback in high school at Century, where she helped win the 2022 2A Maryland state championship. Hall, a sophomore defender from Warrington, Pennsylvania, has two goals and leads the team in assists. She earned Seahawk Classic MVP honors earlier in the season after St. Mary’s won its tournament with a 2-0 start. Marvray, a junior forward, has six goals, including key strikes in recent conference wins.
Notre Dame, competing in its second full season in the United East after transitioning from the Colonial States Athletic Conference, has struggled defensively, allowing multiple goals in most losses. Busick, a junior midfielder, leads the Gators with three goals. The team secured its first conference win earlier against Penn State Brandywine but has dropped three straight league matches.
In the United East standings as of October 9, 2025, St. Mary’s sits atop the conference with 12 points from four wins, followed by teams like Penn State Harrisburg and Lancaster Bible. The conference, formed in 2021 from the merger of the North Eastern Athletic Conference and Colonial States Athletic Conference, includes nine women’s soccer programs emphasizing Division III competition in the mid-Atlantic region. St. Mary’s has a strong history in the league, finishing second in 2024 and advancing to the semifinals.
St. Mary’s next faces Lancaster Bible College on October 11, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Chargers, 3-5-2 overall and 2-1 in conference, present a test as the Seahawks aim for a fifth straight win. A victory could solidify St. Mary’s position heading into the postseason, where the top six teams qualify for the United East tournament in November.
