WASHINGTON, D.C. – The #12/#11 Towson women's lacrosse team snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Georgetown, 17-14, at Cooper Field on Saturday afternoon. Blair Pearre and Lindsey Marshall each scored career-best five goals in the victory.
 
Pearre, who was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List on Thursday, added an assist, won three draw controls, picked up two groundballs and caused two turnovers. She went three-for-four in free-position chances this afternoon. The sophomore from McDonogh has now scored at least two goals in 12 of 13 games at the collegiate level. The former Under Armour All-American has seven career hat tricks. She leads Towson in goals (20), points (23), tied for first in groundballs (12) and ranks second in draw controls (21).
 
"Blair had a huge impact," Towson head coach Sonia LaMonica said. "She did what she does so well, which is create the 8-meter opportunities and then finish those opportunities. She had a minor injury so we played her on attack today where she was involved in every offensive possession."
 
Freshman sensation Marshall set career numbers in both goals and draw controls (8). She now has four hat tricks on the season and ranks second on the team in goals (17). The Catonsville product tops the Tigers with 32 draw controls.
 
"She is continuing to learn and looking to better her game every day and that is what you want as a coach," added LaMonica added. "She had huge impact on the draws today. It was a chess match and she won some big draws today."
 
Kerri Thornton (2g, 1a), Molly Lynch (2g, 1a) and Nikki Sliwak (1g, 2a) also had multiple point games. On the defensive side, junior Erin Williams caused a career-best four turnovers and had a season-high three groundballs.
 
"Erin had a tremendous game. She is just so quick and athletic," LaMonica said. "She made big plays in big moments. She continues to put her head down and working hard."
 
Pearre scored three times and Marshall added two goals in the first half as the Tigers built a 7-3 advantage.
 
The second half featured runs from both teams. After Georgetown scored two goals in the first 45 seconds to cut the lead to 7-5, Towson scored three of the next four, including two by Kerri Thornton, and led 10-6 with 21:04 remaining.
 
The Hoyas scored five straight goals in less than five and a half minutes to take a 11-10 lead. Pearre tied it up, but Georgetown went up 12-11 with 11:13 left.
 
The Tigers stormed back, scoring five unanswered goals in less than five minutes to regain control. During that run, Marshall had a pair, while Pearre, Lynch and Kaitlin Thornton also tallied.
 
Towson leads the all-time series with Georgetown, 14-11 and has won 6-of-8 games since the series was renewed in 2013.
 
The Tigers opened the season with wins over Mount St. Mary's (10-7), UMBC (12-5), then #8/#10 Loyola (13-7) and George Mason (18-4). After dropping a hard-fought 10-8 decision to then #5/#8 Stony Brook last Sunday, the Tigers lost to Temple, 12-8, on Wednesday.
 
Records: 

• Towson – 5-2
• Georgetown – 1-4

 
Head coach Sonia LaMonica Postgame Quotes: 

• "It has been a long week with three games in seven days, but we gutted out a tough win. We were able to get momentum back in our favor late in the game and hold on for a great win. Our draw team continued to battle. We finished our shots, which is something we really put some focus on."

 
How it Happened: 

• Towson took a 1-0 lead when Pearre scored unassisted at 27:26.
• With the score tied at 1, the Tigers went on a 4-0 run. Marshall scored unassisted after a restart then Pearre scored her first of three free-position goals.
• Sliwak was involved in the next two scores. First she beat a double-team and found Nicole Liucci. Twenty-two seconds later, she scored after a crease roll from behind the cage.
• Ten seconds after the Hoyas stopped the run, Marshall made it 6-2 at the 17: 45 mark when she won a draw and weaved her way through the Georgetown defense.
• Sixty-four seconds before halftime, Pearre scored her second free-position goal. It was 7-3 after 20- minutes.
• The Hoyas scored twice in the opening 45 seconds of the second half. After a timeout, Towson built the lead back to four with goals on back-to-back possessions. Lynch found Kerri Thornton inside at 28:42 then Marshall scored a free-position goal to make it 9-5 with 26:24 remaining.
• Kerri Thornton scored the Tigers fourth free-position goal to put Towson ahead, 10-6 with 21:04 to play.
• Georgetown scored the next five goals, including three by Annabelle Albert, and took its first lead of the game (11-10) with 13:50 remaining.
• Seventy seconds later, Pearre tied it at 11 on her third free-position goal of the afternoon.
• After the Hoyas regained the lead at 12-11, Towson responded with five consecutive scores.
• Pearre tied the game with a nifty move where she spun, switched hands and scored left-handed.
• Marshall then gave Towson the lead for good with 9:07 remaining when she split defenders and went top shelf.
• Fourteen seconds later (8:53), Lynch gave Towson a two-goal cushion with Towson's sixth free-position goal of the game.
• Three and a half minutes later, Sliwak beat a double-team out front and found a wide-open Kaitlin Thornton, who buried it to make it 15-12.
• Thirteen seconds later after that goal, Marshall and Kerri Thornton worked a picture perfect pick and roll. Marshall scored her fifth of the game and it was 16-12 with 5:17 to play.
• Georgetown scored twice to make it 16-14 when Pearre split a double-team and fed Lynch on the doorstep for the final score of the game with 26 seconds left on the clock.

 
Key Stats:

• Towson scored six free-position goals, including three by Pearre. Thirteen of her 20 goals have been free-position scores.
• Sliwak, one of three talented transfers on Towson's roster, has scored multiple points in six of seven games. She ranks second on the team with 21 points (12g, 9a). In 24 games at Maryland, she scored 10 points.
• Since missing three games due to an injury, Kerri Thornton has returned with three consecutive two goals games. In 27 career games, the junior has produced 11 two-goal games. She added a season-high four draw controls today.

 
Inside the Numbers: 

• Towson All-American defender Sami Chenoweth caused two turnovers to increase her school record total to 167. She has 16 in seven games this season.
• Senior Hannah Hobbes set a career-high with two caused turnovers and match a career-best with two groundballs.
• Goalie Carly Merlo made 11 saves for the second consecutive game.

 
Next Game: 
After playing three games in seven days, Towson will not play until next Saturday against St. Joseph's in Philadelphia. First draw is 3:30 p.m.