ST. MARY’S CITY — St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s women’s soccer team gave up an early goal, then scored six straight, beating Penn State Abington 6-1 in the United East Conference quarterfinals Saturday, Oct. 31, at Jamie L. Roberts Stadium.
Junior Megan Rusk had two goals and an assist, and Leonardtown High School graduates Addison Campbell and Charlotte Bryan each scored for the Seahawks (8-8-3, 6-2-0 United East), according to the college’s recap and box score. Chesapeake Beach’s Makayla Marvray, a Northern High School graduate, set up the equalizer.
The two Leonardtown players have been a steady source of goals this fall. Bryan scored when the Seahawks routed Cairn 5-0 to close the regular season, and Campbell scored in the Senior Day shutout of Cedar Crest.
How it unfolded
Penn State Abington struck first when Riley Roesner scored off a Meghan McGinly assist at 8:19. The lead lasted just over three minutes. Marvray found Rusk, who tied it at 11:42.
Campbell put St. Mary’s College ahead at 26:33 off a feed from sophomore Maddison Spradlin. Spradlin then scored herself at 35:57, with Rusk assisting, for a 3-1 halftime lead.
The Seahawks put it away early in the second half. Rusk scored her second goal at 58:54 off a pass from senior Felicia Fishburne, and Bryan, a first-year, scored 45 seconds later at 59:39. Junior Reese Henderson capped the scoring with her first goal of the season at 85:27.
By the numbers
St. Mary’s College outshot the Nittany Lions 27-8, put 15 shots on goal to Abington’s three and won the corner count 6-4. Bryan led the team with five shots, four on target. Campbell had four shots, three on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Breanna Brown played all 90 minutes and made two saves.
Abington (4-13-2) got nine saves from its goalkeepers.
Up next
The Seahawks play at Penn College in a United East semifinal at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Tickets for United East championship games are sold through the Hudl app.
