ERIE, Pa. (March 28, 2026) – The Stonehill women's lacrosse team earned its third-straight victory, as the Skyhawks downed Mercyhurst by a score of 23-8 at Saxon Stadium Saturday morning.

The win sends Stonehill to 6-6 (3-1 NEC), while the Lakers slip to 1-8 (1-3 NEC).

STONEHILL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Grace Murphy netted a career-high seven goals, which was also the most for a Stonehill player since Lily Leach tallied seven scores against Central Connecticut State on March 30, 2024.
   

  That's now 7?? goals for Grace Murphy?? #GoHill #NECWLax pic.twitter.com/Dbah6lO5KI

  — Stonehill Lacrosse (@Stonehillwlax) March 28, 2026

• Nina Tremonte, who recorded five saves in the first quarter, finished the game with 11 stops to earn her sixth victory of the year.
   
• Taylor Green scored a career-best five goals, while Sophia Gouveia tied her career-high with four tallies. Gouveia also had a career-best 13 draw controls

  Taylor Green with another player-up goal!#GoHill #NECWLax pic.twitter.com/4yJ9T1z9g3

  — Stonehill Lacrosse (@Stonehillwlax) March 28, 2026

  
  
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  Sophia Gouveia with her 4th of the game!#GoHill #NECWLax pic.twitter.com/RPqgyJLMbO

  — Stonehill Lacrosse (@Stonehillwlax) March 28, 2026
• Neave Bowman had a career-best seven-point effort with two goals and four five assists.  Meaghan Fealy added two goals and three assists.
   

  Neave Bowman makes it 9-4!#GoHill #NECWLax pic.twitter.com/PnsK6VrJBp

  — Stonehill Lacrosse (@Stonehillwlax) March 28, 2026

• Maia Parker recorded a career-high six draw controls.
   
• Stonehill's 23 goals marked the most for the team since downing Delaware State, 24-5, on April 26, 2025. The Skyhawks have now scored 20 or more goals in three-straight games.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Stonehill went up 3-0 early on, as Grace Murphy (12:58). Sophia Gouveia (11:53) and Meaghan Fealy (10:28) each scored in the first five minutes of the contest. Late in the first, Taylor Green added a player-up goal as the Skyhawks led, 4-1, at the 3:20 mark.

Heading to the second quarter with Stonehill up, 4-2, the Skyhawks upped its lead to five goals, as Murphy and Green scored right away at 14:30 and 14:01, respectively. Murphy then clinched her hat trick with a tally at 12:27. After the Lakers got back within three, 7-4, Murphy took over and netted three more goals in the second stanza to give her six for the game. Murphy made it 8-4 with 9:50 remaining in the quarter, followed by a score by Neave Bowman at 7:25, 9-4. Murphy then netted back-to-back scores at 6:42 and 5:54, while Fealy tallied her second of the game at the 3:43 mark. Gouveia capped the scoring in the half with her second tally with 1:57 to go, as Stonehill carried a 13-4 lead into the break.

In the third, the Skyhawks tallied five more goals to break the game wide open. Gouveia scored her third of the contest at 13:25, and then moments later, Murphy netted her seventh goal of the game at 13:13 to make it 15-5.  Later in the quarter, Caitlin Ruggiero (10:14) and Gouveia (6:05) capitalized on player-up chances, before Natalie Coutu found the back of the net at 2:59, as the Skyhawks led, 18-5, through three periods.

Green opened the scoring in the final frame with her third tally at the 13:40 mark, and then Cameron Flaherty fired a shot for a goal with 9:12 to go, 20-7. In the final minutes, Bowman scored again at 4:06, and then Green netted her fourth of the day with 2:44 remaining, 22-8. Green followed with her fifth tally at 2:01 to cap the scoring, 23-8.

UP NEXT:
Stonehill (6-6, 3-1 NEC) will remain on the road and visit FDU (6-5, 2-1 NEC) on Saturday, April 4 at 12 p.m.

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