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Mandy Lewis totaled four goals as No. 6 Loyola (7-2) pounded No. 12 Delaware, 15-8, yesterday in women's lacrosse in Newark, Del.Loyola . 8 7 -- 15Delaware 3 5 -- 8Goals: L-- Lewis 4, Harrington 2, Disney 2, Given 2, Valentino, Duffy, Roberts, Attonito, Porcella; D-- Daddona 5, Frey, Scanlon, McEntee. Assists: L-- Given 3, Valentino, Lewis, Johnson, Roberts. Saves: L-- Hoffman 7; D-- Sebastian 14.* Towson State 11, Drexel 9: Gretchen Schemberg and Liz Wilson each scored three goals for Towson (3-6)

Player of the Year: Amity Torbit, John Carroll;/ Coach of the Year: Nancy Ferguson, FallstonFirst team Name School Class PositionKatie Nietubicz John Carroll Senior StrikerAmity Torbit John Carroll Senior StrikerAmanda Fouts C. Milton Wright Junior MidfieldAmanda McCulloch C. Milton Wright Senior MidfieldPam Toth Fallston Senior MidfieldCheryl Ulrich Joppatowne Senior MidfieldMelisa Billings C. Milton Wright Junior DefenseTonia Bruno North Harford Senior...

When the United States Under-19 women's lacrosse team steps on the field Thursday for its opening game at the Federation of International Lacrosse world championships in Hanover, Germany, expectations will be high - and with good reason. The United States has won the last three Under-19 titles, hasn't lost a game during that stretch, and won the 1999, 2003 and 2007 championships by an average of 11.7 goals - all over Australia. The Aussies won the inaugural U-19 title, 5-4, in Haverford, Pa., in 1995, but that is the only game the U.S. has lost in the event's history.

Alyssa Blevins spent much of the C. Milton Wright lacrosse season on the sideline recovering from December ankle surgery. Now, she's spending her summer making up for lost time. One of the area's best defenders, Blevins hardly will have time to put her stick down until after she helps the United States try to defend its title at the Federation of International Lacrosse Under-19 Women's World Championships in August in Germany. In the meantime, she will play at the Under Armour All-America Classic Saturday at Towson's Johnny Unitas Stadium and at the Champion All-America Showcase July 17-19 in Orlando, Fla. "Getting back on the field was the best thing that I've ever felt," Blevins said.

The Greater Baltimore Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse will induct 10 new members into its 2011 Hall of Fame class. Joe Breschi, Tony Seaman, Quint Kessenich, Butch Marino, Michael Watson, Krystin Porcella, Michelle Meyer Dwan, Stephanie Roberts Radebaugh, Gina Roberts Ubriaco and Anne Ensor will be inducted at a banquet on Jan. 22, 2011, at Grand Mason Lodge in Hunt Valley. Breschi, a 1986 graduate of Loyola Blakefield, was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th Anniversary Men's Lacrosse Team for his career at the University of North Carolina and was a member of the 1994 and 1998 U.S. National Teams that played in the World Lacrosse Games.

Team TOP of the BAY, a girls lacrosse team from Harford County, took third place in the US Lacrosse U15 National Championships held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., at the Wide World of Sports Complex last week. Grace Richards (John Carroll '15) led the team in scoring with 17 goals in seven games, while Miranda Ibello (Maryvale '14) was a close second with 16 goals and Emma Wall (John Carroll '14) finished the tournament with 15 goals and also led the team in assists with seven. The defense was anchored by Haley Kyger (John Carroll '14)

If nothing else, last night's game against top-ranked Loyola was a chance for the Towson women's lacrosse team to see how far it had come. The Tigers entered the contest with a 3-1 record, their best start since 1998 and a refreshing change for a program that finished 7-9 just a year ago. But the undefeated Greyhounds would provide the team's first real test, and the way the Tigers handled it would likely set the tone for the rest of the spring....

When Bryn Mawr's girls lacrosse team was unranked in the preseason poll, the Mawrtians did not get upset."We decided instead that we would use it to our advantage," said junior defender Sara Jordan. "People wouldn't know we were that good and we could take them a little by surprise. All we could do was go up."And the Mawrtians have.They broke into the poll this week at No. 13. After beating No. 10 John Carroll, 9-6, in an Association of Independent Schools East Division showdown yesterday at John Carroll, the Mawrtians might be headed still higher.

The last three times Loyola's women's lacrosse team has played Penn State, the results could not have been closer. Loyola won each game, including two in overtime, by a single goal.Yesterday's meeting was a one-goal game too -- for exactly eight minutes.At that point, Allison Valentino's free-position goal into an open net gave the No. 3 Greyhounds a two-goal lead and they sprinted to a 16-8 victory in their season opener at Curley Field.Penn State, 1-1 and ranked No. 5 in the Lacrosse Magazine preseason coaches' poll, fell behind 6-1 midway through the half.

St. Mary's junior Mo McDonough tied the school record for career goals yesterday, but it mattered little to her.Also of little importance to the Saints is the school assist mark, which senior Randall Goldsborough came within one of tying in St. Mary's 4-1 victory over two-time defending Baltimore Catholic League champion John Carroll.What matters most to the Saints (9-1-1 overall, 8-1-1 league) is that they beat a John Carroll squad that has been a thorn in their sides in recent years.St.