April 29, 2026
Greyhounds Fall to Catholic in Landmark Conference Semifinals
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The third seeded Moravian University women’s lacrosse team fall to second seed and host The Catholic University of America, 13-9, in the Landmark Conference Tournament Semifinals Wednesday evening.
Moravian University
13-6, 7-2
9
The Catholic University of America
11-7, 8-1
13
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
Moravian University
G:
Kerry Seiler
- 3
A:
Kathryn Hunsinger
- 4
Sv:
Lily Parker
- 12
GB:
Lily Parker
- 4
The Catholic University of America
G:
Izzy Fiore
- 4
A:
Annie Galarza
- 2
Sv:
Olivia Koch
- 4
GB:
Kelly Bunnick
- 3
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Moravian University | The Catholic University of America |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 19 | 39 |
| Ground Balls | 15 | 17 |
| Saves | 12 | 4 |
| Clears | 13-20 | 12-20 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 15 |
| Draw Controls | 9 | 16 |
| Free Position Shots | 0-1 | 8-11 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The third seeded Moravian University women's lacrosse team fall to second seed and host The Catholic University of America, 13-9, in the Landmark Conference Tournament Semifinals Wednesday evening.
How It Happened
- The Cardinals scored the first two goals of the contest before sophomore attack Faith Mahoskey found the net off a pass from junior midfielder Bailey Leatherman to get the Hounds on the scoreboard. Catholic added another goal to lead 3-1 after 15 minutes of play
- Leatherman scored two minutes into the second quarter off a feed from Mahoskey to pull the Blue & Grey within a goal. However, the Cardinals ran off four consecutive goals to run the advantage out to 7-2. With just over three minutes left in the half, graduate student midfielder Kerry Seiler scored with a pass from sophomore midfielder Kathryn Hunsinger to cut the deficit to 7-3. Sophomore Ella Steirer added a goal with 1:25 on the clock off an assist from Hunsinger to pull Moravian within 7-4 at the intermission
- Catholic netted the first goal of the second half five minutes into the third quarter. Seiler scored about five minutes later while the Cardinals answered a minute later. Seiler netted another goal with just under two minutes to play in the quarter while Catholic found the net with 18 seconds left to lead 10-6 after 45 minutes of action
- The Cardinals pushed the advantage to 11-6 just 31 seconds into the fourth quarter. Steirer scored off a pass from Hunsinger with 8:51 on the clock while Hunsinger found the net a minute and a half later off an assist from junior attack Melissa Elefonte. Mahoskey put a pass from Hunsinger into the net with 4:38 to go as Moravian pulled within two at 11-9. Catholic scored twice in the final 1:40 to seal the match
- When the teams played in the regular season, the Cardinals won by 16 goals, 20-4 after outscoring the Blue & Grey 12-0 in the second half
- The Greyhounds finish the season at 13-6, a program record for wins in a season, and the 19 matches are the most played by a Moravian squad in a season
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian had six players collect points led by Seiler, who had a hat trick to go along with seven draw controls, three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers
- Mahoskey contributed two goals and an assist while Steirer had two goals
- Hunsinger recorded a goal, four assists and two draw controls while Leatherman added a goal and an assist
- Elefonte posted an assist while sophomore defender Mia Faisetty scooped up three ground balls and sophomore defender Alanna McBrearty caused a pair of turnovers
- Sophomore goalie Lily Parker registered 12 saves to go with four ground balls
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Season Complete
