BRYN ATHYN, Pa. - The number one seeded Bryn Athyn College women's lacrosse team welcomed the preseason favorite and defending champion Notre Dame College of Maryland to General Ronald K Nelson Field and won 15-7 in monsoon like conditions to secure the program's first CSAC championship and berth into the NCAA Tournament. 

Inside the Box Score

• Payton Gormley, who was named Championship MVP, racked up 8 goals and amassed 150 goals for her career
• Shea Gormley added 4 goals, 1 assist, and 12 controls
• Lee Antwi, Maria Storck, and Kalie Soulsby eached logged a goal
• Tori Titano made 5 saves in goal

How it happened

• Lee Antwi and Maria Storck got the scoring going for the Lions at the 14:17 and 13:18 mark
• Notre Dame answered with two goals of their own at the 12:49 and 12:15 mark.
• The Gormley sisters would go on a 6-1 goal run to end the quarter
• The dynamic sisters continued their onslaught of the Gators outscoring them 4-1
• Lions would head into the break with a 12-4 lead
• The teams would play even lacrosse in the second half with both teams scoring 3 goals a piece
• Payton Gormley put an exclamation point on the game with her final goal with 10 seconds left to give the Lions the 15-7 win

Notes

• Lions outshot Notre Dame 39-16
• Bryn Athyn held a 17-10 edge in draw controls
• Gormley continues to add to her legacy racking up her 150th career goal
• The Lions extended their program and school record win streak to 11 games
• The championship win is the first in program's history

Up next
The Lions will await word for their draw in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The selection show is on Monday May 9.