4/27: Season ends with loss

College of Notre Dame of Maryland scored the first four goals of the second half to build a 9-4 lead, and the Gators held off a late St. Vincent College charge, for a 11-9 non-conference win Wednesday afternoon at Alumnae Field.

Notre Dame (7-5) scored four times in the first 6:30 of the second half before the Bearcats’ first goal after halftime.

St. Vincent (4-8), however, chipped away at the Gators’ lead, pulling to within two with 4:26 to play on an unassisted goal by junior Shoko Asakura.

The Gators, which overcame 29 turnovers in the game, were able to control the ball late and run out the clock for the win in their final regular-season game.

St. Vincent took a 4-2 lead with 11:58 to play in the first half on Asakura’s first goal of three goals in the game. Notre Dame’s defense shut the Bearcats out in the final minutes before the break, and the Gators took a 5-4 lead on a free-position goal by senior attacker Jen Leo.

Leo scored the first goal of the second half to continue the Gators 7-0 run that would eventually give them the cushion they needed.

Leo finished with two goals and an assist, while freshman midfielder Anne Shippen had a game-high four. Senior center Heather Mullin and sophomore midfielder Tina Money each chipped in with two.

Money’s first goal, with 12:34 remaining in the game, proved to be the game-winner, and her second with 8:05 left was insurance for the Gators.

Asakura scored three goals and had an assist, as did sophomore Jenna Moon, for the Bearcats.

Junior goalkeeper Monique Boone made 17 saves for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame (Md.) 11, St. Vincent 9

St. Vincent......... 4 5 - 9
Notre Dame (Md.).... 5 6 - 11

St. Vincent SCORING: GOALS: Moon, Jenna 3; Asakura, Shoko 3;
McLaughlin, Katie 1; Fedor, Laura 1; Perestock, Jennifer 1.
ASSISTS: Asakura, Shoko 1; Fedor, Laura 1; McLaughlin, Katie 1; Moon,
Jenna 1.

Notre Dame (Md.) SCORING: GOALS: Shippen, Anne 4; Leo, Jen 2; Money,
Tina 2; Mullin, Heather 2; Breidenbaugh, Sara 1.
ASSISTS: Leo, Jen 1.

GOALIES - STV: Decker, Candice (23 saves); CND: Boone, Monique (17 saves).

4/24: SVC drops third straight

The Lady Bearcats concluded their two-day trip to Ohio with a 13-9 loss to Ohio Wesleyan University.

Shoko Asakura led the offense for SVC with four goals, while Jenna Moon added two goals and an assist. Meredith Ruffin, Laura Fedor and Katie McLaughlin also scored goals, while Jen Perestock added an assist.

Candy Decker saved 55% of the shots she faced, but SVC lost its third straight game and is now 4-7 on the season.

4/23: Road trip starts with loss

Host Wooster College (OH) shut down the Lady Bearcat offense in the first half and cruised to a 17-5 victory.

Wooster opened up a 10-0 halftime lead before Saint Vincent managed to score in the final 30 minutes.

Jen Perestock scored three goals for SVC, while Shoko Asakura and Laura Fedor added one goal each. Assists were credited to Asakura, Jenna Moon and Tearra Kuhn.

Defensively, Mary Kay Connolly caused four turnovers and recorded one interception.

4/17: D1 Cal-Davis outruns SVC

The Lady Bearcats suffered a 15-0 loss at the hands of University of California-Davis, a Division I squad.

The Aggies of UC-Davis, who beat Robert Morris University 17-2 on Saturday, improve to 8-5 on the year, while Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcats drop to 4-5.

4/15: SVC downs rival Seton Hill

A strong second half performance by Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcats resulted in a 15-5 victory over Seton Hill University.

The game was tied 3-3 midway through the first half, before the Lady Bearcats scored the final two goals before the break, taking a 5-3 lead at halftime.

Saint Vincent then outscored the Griffins 10-2 over the final 30 minutes to earn the victory.

Shoko Asakura scored four goals, while Katie McLaughlin and Jenna Moon scored three each. Meredith Ruffing added two goals, while Tearra Kuhn, Laura Fedor and Jen Perestock each scored once.

Assists were recorded by Moon (3), Fedor (2), Perestock (1), McLaughlin (1), Ruffing (1) and Asakura (1).

Defensively, Mary Kay Connolly had four interceptions and caused one turnover, while Candy Decker saved 50% of the shots she faced in the net.

4/13: Allegheny topples SVC

The Lady Bearcats dropped a road contest by the final score of 14-8 against Allegheny College.

Shoko Asakura scored three goals and added an assist for SVC (3-4). Jen Perestock, Meredith Ruffin, Katie McLaughlin, Laura Fedor and Jenna Moon each tallied one goal for the Lady Bearcats. Moon and Tearra Kuhn also record one assist each.

Goalie Candy Decker saved 46% of the shots she faced.

4/10: Gannon overpowers SVC

Gannon University, ranked #5 in NCAA Division II, overpowered Saint Vincent College, by a score of 22-4.

Jenna Moon scored three goals for SVC (3-3), while Shoko Asakura added a goal and an assist.

Mindy Richmond (7 goals), Joanna Culkin (6) and Shannon Pagano (5) paced Gannon

4/4: Asakura equals record in win

Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcat lacrosse squad won their third game in a row, downing Kenyon College at home. The final score was 19-13. SVC led 11-5 at the half.

Shoko Asakura tied a Saint Vincent record for goals in a game by finding the net eight times, equalling the mark set by Hannah Doblick. She also added an assist.

Laura Fedor added three goals, while Meredith Ruffing, Katie McLaughline and Jenna Moon each scored twice. Tearra Kuhn and Jen Perestock each added a goal. Candy Decker saved 63% of the shots she faced in goal for Saint Vincent (3-2)

4/3: Asakura scores 7 in victory

The Lady Bearcat lacrosse team evened its record at 2-2 with a victory over host Wittenberg College.

Shoko Asakura led the offense with seven goals, just missing Hannah Doblick's all-time SVC single-game scoring record (8), while Laura Fedor, Jenna Moon and Meredith Ruffing added two each. Jen Perestock added the other SVC score.

SVC led 8-6 at the half and extended the lead over the final 30 minutes. Candy Decker recorded 12 saves and earned the win in the net.

4/1: Bearcats score 17 in victory

The Lady Bearcats started the month of April with an impressive 17-7 victory over visiting Bridgewater College (VA).

Bridgewater scored the game's first goal, but Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcat squad stormed back, scoring the next 9 goals en route to a 12-2 halftime lead.

Meredith Ruffing led the attack with 5 goals, followed by Jenna Moon, who scored four times. Shoko Asakura, Katie McLaughlin and Jen Perestock each scored twice, while single goals were added by Tearra Kuhn and Laura Fedor.

Moon added four assists, while Asakura and Kuhn tallied one assist each in support of winning goalie Candy Decker, who saved 63% of the shots she faced.

3/19: IUP rallies, defeats SVC

Lady Bearcats were unable to stave off a second half rally posted by IUP, falling 11-10.

Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcats started off hot, controlling the play in the first half and outscoring IUP 7-3. The Indians turned the table in the second half, however, owning the play and netting eight goals compared to SVC's three.

For the Lady Bearcats, Katie McLaughlin and Shoko Asukura both scored three times, while Jenna Moon had two goals and Tearra Kuhn and Meredith Ruffing scored one apiece. Laura Fedor had two assists, while Moon added one helper. Candy Decker stopped 61 percent of the shots she faced in net in the losing effort.

3/16: Lady Bearcats fall in season opener

Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcats lost their season opener to Mercyhurst College, ranked #10 in the nation in NCAA-II. The final score was 16-9.

The Lady Bearcats played a strong second half, but could not overcome a 9-3 halftime deficit.

Jenna Moon led the offense with three goals and an assist. Shoko Asakura added three goals, while Meredith Ruffing scored twice. Laura Fedor added the other SVC goals.

Candy Decker suffered the loss in goal, with a 36% save percentage.

2/12: Lady Bearcats go 2-1 in preseason NC Tourney

Coach Tom Harbert's Lady Bearcat lacrosse team started the exhibition season with two victories against one loss on Saturday in the South of the Border Tournament in North Carolina.

Game one of the day (each game was near-regulation length) was captured by Roanoke College, 9-5 over SVC. Jenna Moon scored twice for SVC, while Shoko Asakura, making her Lady Bearcat debut, scored once, along with Jen Perestock and Katie McLaughlin.

In game two, SVC avenged a loss from last year to Ferrum College by posting an 18-0 victory. Asakura led the way with four goals, while Perestock added three, Moon had two goals and Laura Fedor scored two.

The day's final game brought another win, as SVC defeated Greensboro College by a score of 8-7. Moon scored four goals, while Asakura added two, McLaughlin one and Tearra Kuhn one. Greensboro has captured their conference title four years running but could not beat Saint Vincent.