BRONX, N.Y. (April 15, 2025) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women's lacrosse team cruised over Skyline-rival SUNY Maritime, 14-4, during the annual "Sound Shootout" game on Tuesday evening at the Privateers' Reinhart Field. The Mariner's seventh straight victory improved their record to 9-2 (6-0 Skyline on the season, while Maritime fell to 6-6 (3-2 Skyline).
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Five USMMA Players recorded multi-goal games on the evening. Sophomore
Grace Picozzi (Collegeville, Pa.) and Freshman
Reese Ripley (Denver, Colo.) both recorded hat tricks. Picozzi posted a game-high five points while gobbling up a game-best six groundballs and winning five draw controls, also game-high. Picozzi also tied a game-best with two assists in the contest, while senior
Lauren Jablonowski (Levittown, N.Y.) netted two goals and added two helpers, tying a game-high.
Sophomore
Leslie Wysong (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) and freshman
Amber Fields (St. Augustine, Florida) also found the back of the net twice in the game for Kings Point.
Defensively, USMMA caused a total of 10 turnovers, with Wysong leading all players with three and Ripley having two.
Junior
Karianna Eagle (Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) made five saves to earn the victory in net for Merchant Marine.
After trailing 3-2 after the first quarter, the Mariners took over in the second quarter, outscoring the Privateers 5-0. Field's second of the game tied it at three at the 13:41 mark, then Jablonowski buried the go-ahead goal at 11:52, giving the Blue and Gray the lead 4-3. Jablonowski scored again to extend the lead to 5-3 before Picozzi and Wysong topped it off with two more goals to give the Mariners a 7-3 halftime lead.
The Privateers got the deficit down to three, 7-4, but that was as close as it got as Merchant Marine finished the third quarter on a 5-0 run to lead 12-4 on a goal from senior
Gianna Russo (Wake Forest, N.C.) going into the final quarter of play. Kings Point cruised in the fourth quarter en route to a 14-4 victory.
Gabrielle Nicolosi led the Privateers with three goals, while Morgan Tracy led them with four caused turnovers.
Merchant Marine closes out their road trip in Skyline action next Wednesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. against Purchase.
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