Following a 14-5 loss to Aurora, Saint Mary’s lacrosse made its comeback in a 17-5 victory over Anderson. The win advances Saint Mary’s to 2-4 overall on the season.
Starting off the first quarter, senior midfielder Valentina Rubio took no time to score and put the Belles ahead 1-0 within the first minute. Sophomore attacker Lana Skibins followed up with another goal to make the score 2-0. Anderson, not backing down, added two to tie but the Belle’s persisted as Skibins added two more. Freshman midfielder Annabelle Spruill tacked on a goal and sophomore attack Cate Krema did as well to end the quarter with the Belles ahead 6-2.
Going into the second quarter, Saint Mary’s continued to dominate as Skibins added on her fourth goal of the game to bring the score to 7-2. Sophomore attack Kathryn Kalinowski scored on another for the Belles alongside Spruill to bring the score to 9-2. To end the quarter, Skibins put in a free-position shot to bring the score to 10-2.
Anderson started off the third quarter putting in two goals to bring the score to 10-4. Saint Mary’s battled back as Krema found the back of the net to bring the score to 11-4. Following her, Rubio made two more goals for the Belles to bring the score to 13-4 and end the quarter.
In the final quarter, Krema wasted no time to tack on two more goals for the Belles, bringing the score to 15-4. Following her, Rubio pushed the now-lopsided score further on another goal to make the score 16-4. Kalinowski found the back of the net to add on her second goal of the day and bring the score to 17-4. Anderson closed out the game with a goal to make the final 17-5.
Multiple players contributed to the Belles' win throughout the game. Rubio, the senior from Michigan, finished with a hat trick and an assist alongside Skibins, an Indiana native, who finished her game with a hat trick and two assists. Krema ended with a hat trick and an assist as well. Georgia natives Spruill and Kalinowski both finished the game with two goals. In addition to this, Skibins led the team with two assists.
The Belles look to keep winning as they prepare to host North Central on March 26 at 6 p.m.
