KINGS POINT, N.Y. (April 2, 2024) – For just the third time in program history, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's lacrosse team posted a shutout as the Mariners rolled to a 19-0 victory over Skyline Conference foe Old Westbury at Brooks Stadium in the team's annual 142 Game. The Mariners improved to 5-2 overall on the year and 2-0 in Skyline competition, while the visiting Panthers fell to 1-4 on the season with an 0-2 mark in league matches.
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Junior
Lauren Jablonowski (Levittown, N.Y.) tied her career high in points in a single game with nine on the evening, with six goals and three assists for USMMA in the victory to go along with seven draw control wins. Classmate
Gianna Russo (Wake Forest, N.C.) also matched her career-best points total in a contest with six on the strength of a hat trick and three assists, as well as four ground balls and three draw controls. First-year midfielder
Leslie Wysong (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) added four goals and an assist with seven draw controls and a team-best five ground balls.
Fellow rookie
Grace Picozzi (Collegeville, Pa.) had a hat trick of her own, while senior
Kaitlyn Latchaw (Phoenix, Md.) added two goals and three assists for a five-point outing in the Mariners' victory. Senior attacker
Reagan Jetter (La Jolla, Calif.) posted a goal and two assists while also contributing three caused turnovers and four ground balls on the defensive effort. Sophomore goalie
Karianna Eagle (Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) stopped all three shot attempts on cage for the Mariners in just over three quarters of play, with senior
Hannah Newsom (Sulphur Springs, Texas) holding down the fort over the final minutes of the contest.
Goalie Kathleen Mackey made ten saves for Old Westbury, also leading the Panthers with six ground balls and three caused turnovers.
USMMA last shut out an opponent on Apr. 30, 2022, when the Mariners blanked Purchase College by a 23-0 score. The prior shutout for USMMA came in 2016 over Maine Maritime by a 16-0 margin.
Jablonowski, Russo, and Wysong would all score hat tricks in the opening quarter as USMMA took control of the match from the opening draw. Wysong scored the first goal off a feed from Latchaw less than thirty seconds into play and Jablonowski would factor into the next three goals for USMMA, scoring twice before feeding Russo for her first of the game as the hosts led 4-0 before five minutes had elapsed from the quarter. The Mariners dominated the opening fifteen minutes, forcing several turnovers from the Panthers and keeping Old Westbury from attempting a shot until late in the second quarter when Eagle stopped back-to-back free-position attempts. The Mariners led 11-0 after one quarter of play and 13-0 at halftime, posting a 22-2 shots advantage over the first thirty minutes of game action. The defense for the Mariners posted a perfect 9-for-9 on clear opportunities in the contest, as well.
The Mariners welcome in St. Joseph's University of Long Island on April 6 for another Skyline Conference tilt in Kings Point. The opening draw is set for 12-noon, the first game of a doubleheader, with the USMMA men's team following. Live stats and a live video feed of the game will be available with links on
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