CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Host Washington College secured its 12th straight trip to the Centennial Conference Tournament as it held off a fourth quarter charge from visiting Swarthmore in a 12-9 win on Wednesday night at Kibler Field at Roy Kirby Jr. Stadium in Centennial Conference women's lacrosse action.  The Shorewomen, who clinched their spot shortly after their game when Muhlenberg edged Ursinus 14-13, improve to 9-6 overall and 4-4 in the conference, while the Garnet are 8-6 overall and 2-6 in Centennial play.

Washington College 12 Swarthmore 9

How It Happened
- After Isabela Bloomquist scored the game's opening goal for Swarthmore 2:49 into the first quarter, Washington scored the last five goals of the first quarter to lead 5-1 with Piper Evans scoring a down goal with nine ticks left.  Mia Salvatierra put the Shorewomen ahead for the rest of the game with 11:09 to go in the first on an assist from Tobin Chambers.
- Abby Laubach scored the first goal of the second quarter 38 seconds into the stanza to take a 6-1 lead and complete the six-goal run by the Shorewomen.
- The Garnet got the next two to cut the lead to 6-3 with 10:53 left in the second on a Isabela Bloomquist down goal from Abigail Love.
- Tobin Chambers would give the home team a 7-3 advantage into halftime on a score with 1:53 to go with Valerie Rock netting the assist.
- Leading 9-4 in the third, Salvatierra would score three times in a span of 2:42 with the final two goals coming in 37 seconds of each other to give WC a 12-4 cushion heading into the fourth.
- Swarthmore scored all five goals in the fourth to trim the deficit to 12-9 with 2:08 to go on a Zoe Crawford tally from Bloomquist.  The Garnet's final chance to cut it to a two-goal game with by Carly Rodrigues-Reilly with 1:07 to go, but her shot was denied by Washington goalie McKenna Seashole and the Shorewomen ran out the clock.

For The Shorewomen (9-6, 4-4 CC)
- Scoring: Salvatierra (game-high four goals), Laubach (two goals and assist), Morgan Sutherland (two goals), Rock (two assists in first career start), Chambers (goal and helper)
- In Goal: Seashole (60:00, 12 saves, nine goals allowed, four ground balls to tie for game-best)
- Laubach (game-best seven draw controls), Anna Wilson (five draws), Maddie Morris (two caused turnovers)
- The Shorewomen, who won 15 of the game's 24 draws, outshot the Garnet 30-26 and had six caused turnovers.
- WC went 19-for-20 in clears, went 2-for-4 in free position shots and picked up 16 ground balls.

For Swarthmore (8-6, 2-6 CC)
- Scoring: Bloomquist (game-highs of three assists and six points; three scores), Crawford (three goals and assist), Love (two goals and assist), Aubree Daugherty (goal and two assists)
- In Goal: Helen Stafford (60:00, 11 saves, 12 goals allowed, four ground balls)
- Anna Stancofski (three draw controls), Mia Holland (four ground balls and two caused turnovers)  
- The Garnet went 22-for-27 in clears and had one more turnover than WC, 18-17.
- Swarthmore went 0-for-2 in free position chances, totaled 16 ground balls and notched six caused turnovers.

Notes
- Laubach was named the Goose Nation TV Shorewoman Player of the Game.
- Washington has bested Swarthmore 12 times in a row and 15 of the past 16 dating back to 2008.  The Garnet's lone win in the stretch was a 13-12 result in 2011.
- The Shorewomen qualified for their 15th overall Centennial Conference Tournament which dates back to 2001.  Only Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall have qualified for more as both have qualified for all 22.
- Shorewomen Lacrosse's 12th straight visit to the CC Tournament extends its school record for consecutive trips to the conference tournament for teams that must qualify.  Shoremen Lacrosse earned a spot in the first nine Centennial Tournaments from 2001-09. 

Up Next
4/27 @ McDaniel – 1:00 p.m. (Centennial Conference Game)
- Regular season finale.
- Washington's seed for the upcoming conference tournament will be determined by its game at McDaniel and the results of Muhlenberg-#6 Gettysburg and Ursinus-Dickinson.