The final three games did not go in favor of the Belles as they rounded out their regular season with a 16-4 loss against Kalamazoo, an 18-2 loss against Calvin and a 22-4 loss against Hope.
Kalamazoo
In the first game played shortly before Easter break, the Belles were downed on the road by the Hornets. Starting off the first quarter, sophomore attacker Rachel Speckhard put in the first goal of the game in under 30 seconds. The lead was quickly erased by three consecutive Kalamazoo goals, giving them the 3-1 lead. Senior midfielder Valentina Rubio added on an unassisted goal to close the gap to one, but Kalamazoo kept their offensive drive going, adding on three more goals to extend their 6-2 lead. Nearing the end of the quarter, freshman midfielder Piper Downey added on a goal on a setup from sophomore attacker Lana Skibins, but in the final 15 seconds, Kalamazoo managed a pair of goals, including a free position shot with five seconds remaining, to hold the 8-3 lead.
In a low scoring second quarter, Kalamazoo scored the only two goals, one nearing the halfway point, and the other at the end of the quarter to build their 10-3 lead.
Kalamazoo added on the first goal of the third quarter before a quick response from the Belles through Speckhard, who tallied her second goal of the day, brought the score to 11-4. Kalamazoo, unaffected, notched the final goal of the quarter to stay ahead 12-4.
Kalamazoo continued to display their dominance with a 4-0 final frame to take the final 16-4 win.
Calvin
The first quarter was a high-scoring affair that saw nine goals. Unfortunately for the Belles, Calvin managed all nine of them en route to a commanding 9-0 lead after the first fifteen.
Heading into the second quarter, sophomore attacker Cate Krema put in the first goal for the Belles to make the score 9-1 before Calvin responded with four more of their own to stay ahead 13-1. In an extremely low scoring third quarter, Calvin scored the sole goal to stay ahead 14-1. Going into the final quarter, Calvin put in three goals before Downey's unassisted goal provided a shred of consolation for the Belles, bringing the score to 17-2. In the final minutes of the quarter, Calvin scored the final goal of the game to take the lopsided 18-2 win.
Hope
In their final game of the regular season, Saint Mary's faced off against Hope at home but took the devastating 22-4 loss.
Once again on the receiving end of a first quarter onslaught, the Belles surrendered eight goals without managing one, putting them behind 8-0 after the first frame. Going into the second quarter, Hope continued their offensive drive as they put four more goals in. Nearing the end of the second quarter, senior midfielder Paige Lyons finally got the Belles on the board to end the half 12-1 in favor of Hope.
Following halftime, Hope continued to dominate in the third as they put in the first four goals yet again. The Belles looked to battle back as Lyons put in another unassisted goal to bring the score 18-2. In the fourth quarter, Krema and Rubio each added unassisted goals to make the score 18-4, but Hope came right back with another four-goal run en route to the final 22-4 victory.
With the three losses, the Belles finish their regular season going 5-10 overall and 2-5 in conference play.
