BALTIMORE, Md. – Senior midfielder MaryCate Anson (Newark, Del./Newark Charter) set the Shorewomen Lacrosse draw control mark on her fifth draw of the game with 6:06 left in the third quarter against #19 Messiah in a non-conference women's lacrosse game on Saturday at UMBC Stadium. However, it was not enough as the 19th-ranked Falcons came away with a 25-18 win over Washington. The Falcons are now 3-2 on the season, while the Shorewomen drop to 2-2. 

#19 Messiah (3-2) 19 Washington College (2-2) 14

How It Happened
- Messiah netted the game's first three goals to lead 3-0 just 3:35 into the game.
- Washington was able to cut the lead to just a single goal after one, 6-5, on a Mia Salvatierra tally with 60 seconds to go in the first quarter
- Lis Braswell leveled the game at 6-6 on the first goal of the second quarter with 13:17 remaining.
- Following a goal by Mia Salvatierra with 9:49 to go in the second that trimmed the Messiah lead to 9-8, Anson tied the program mark with her 212th career draw, tying both Emily Hubley '15 and Abby Laubach '24.
- The rest of the quarter went the way of the Falcons as Messiah scored all four goals to take a 13-8 lead into halftime.
- Anson would win her milestone draw, her 213th, with 6:06 left with Messiah winning 17-12. It was the senior's fifth of the game and would add three more in the contest for a total of eight.
- Washington would score three straight to reduce the Falcons' edge to 17-15 with 2:15 remaining in the third on a Malery Andrews score from Salvatierra.
- The Falcons would register the last two goals of the third to lead 19-15 into the fourth.
- In the fourth, Messiah recorded five of the first six to lead 24-16 with 4:22 to go in the contest. Washington got the two of the final three to provide the final margin.

For The Shorewomen (1-0)
- Scoring: Salvatierra (four goals and four assists for eight points), Braswell (career-best six goals to tie for game-high), Andrews (career-best five points on four goals and assist), Piper Evans (three goals and assist)
- In Goal: Maddy Kissinger (60:00, six saves, 25 goals allowed)
- Anson (team-high eight four draw controls and contest-topping five draws), Wilson (six draw controls), Braswell (five draw controls)
- The Shorewomen had 21 draw controls and 35 shots.
- WC went 10-for-15 in clears, went 4-for-8 in free position shots, seven caused turnovers and 18 ground balls.

Notes
- Anson now has 216 career draws. Hubley and Laubach both pulled in 212 all-time draw controls for the Shorewomen.

Up Next
3/11 v. Merchant Marine (Clearwater, Fla.) – 10:00 a.m. (Non-Conference game)