St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s soccer team secured a 2-0 victory over Lancaster Bible College on October 11, 2025, at Willis & Martha Herr Stadium in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, extending its unbeaten streak in United East Conference play. The Seahawks improved to 8-4-2 overall and 5-0 in the conference, while the Chargers fell to 7-4 overall and 2-1 in league action.
The match remained scoreless through the first half, with both teams generating opportunities but unable to convert. St. Mary’s broke the deadlock at 56:04 when senior forward Ella Raines scored her third goal of the season, assisted by junior defender Allie Petryszak and senior defender Ashlyn Bonner. The Seahawks added an insurance goal at 83:04, as sophomore defender Brooke Hall netted her third of the year off a cross from freshman forward Maddison Spradlin.
Sophomore goalkeeper Kyleigh Bland anchored the defense with six saves, earning her eighth win and contributing to the team’s fourth conference shutout. St. Mary’s limited Lancaster Bible to six shots on goal while outshooting the Chargers 14-11 overall, with a 5-6 edge in shots on target. The Seahawks held advantages in corner kicks at 6-4 and committed seven fouls to Lancaster Bible’s six, with St. Mary’s recording one offside and the Chargers none.
Raines, a redshirt senior from Severna Park, Maryland, and a 2021 Severna Park High School graduate, has been a consistent performer since joining from club team Maryland United FC. She majors in psychology with a minor in special education and entered the game with a history of leading the team in points and goals in prior seasons, including 11 goals as a freshman in 2021. Hall, a sophomore from Warrington, Pennsylvania, who graduated from Central Bucks South High School in 2024, transitioned from forward to defender and earned United East Defensive Player of the Week honors earlier in her career. She studies biology and neuroscience.
Spradlin, a freshman from Eldersburg, Maryland, and a 2025 Century High School graduate, provided her first career assist in the match after playing for club team Coppermine. She majors in biochemistry. Bonner, a senior from Ellicott City, Maryland, and a 2022 Wilde Lake High School graduate, has earned multiple All-Howard County selections and contributed to a 2019 Maryland state semifinalist team. She majors in English and psychology, with past accolades including Second Team All-United East in 2022.
Petryszak, a junior from Baltimore, Maryland, and a 2023 Mercy High School graduate, has started nearly every game in her career and earned Third Team All-United Soccer Coaches Region IV honors in 2024. She majors in business with a sociology minor. Bland, from Arnold, Maryland, and a 2024 Broadneck High School graduate, set school records for shutouts and saves in high school and ranked second in Division III with a .935 save percentage in 2024. She majors in biology with a neuroscience minor.
The win marked St. Mary’s fifth straight conference victory, positioning the team atop the United East standings as of October 12, 2025, with other teams like Lancaster Bible at 2-1 following the loss. The conference awards three points for wins and one for ties, with postseason seeding determined by total points and tiebreakers such as head-to-head results and goal differential. St. Mary’s has dominated recent meetings with Lancaster Bible, holding a 5-1 series advantage and winning the last three encounters.
St. Mary’s entered the season ranked first in the United East preseason coaches poll after capturing back-to-back conference championships in 2023 and 2024, including NCAA tournament appearances. The team’s defensive strength has been key, with multiple shutouts this year aligning with national trends in Division III women’s soccer, where goalkeepers like Bland contribute to low goals-against averages. Lancaster Bible, meanwhile, had won its prior conference game with a last-minute goal against Penn State Berks on October 7, 2025.
Next, St. Mary’s travels to face Penn State Berks on October 15, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. in Reading, Pennsylvania, aiming to maintain its perfect league record. Penn State Berks entered the week with a 2-2 conference mark, setting up a contest that could influence postseason positioning. The conference tournament, scheduled for late October, features the top teams vying for an automatic NCAA bid.
