The Loyola University Maryland women's lacrosse team defeated Notre Dame, 11-9, in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship.
Worth Noting • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Selection ('12)
2012 (Junior) • Played in 17 games, starting all 17 • Missed last three regular season games, but scored against every BIG EAST opponent • Led team with 56 draw controls • Finished the season with four hat tricks and two four-point games (Louisville and No. 6 Notre Dame) • Scored first goal of season at No. 12 Penn State, marking her first hat trick of the year • Also won a then-career-high five draws at PSU to go with two ground balls • Won career-high eight draws at No. 15 Cornell - the most since Meg Decker won 10 vs. Denver in 2011 • Also tacked on two goals and one assist • Recorded a hat trick vs. Rutgers to go with three GB, four DC and one caused turnover • Tied a career-high four goal vs. Notre Dame in BIG EAST Tournament • Named to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after winning six draws and scoring two goals in championship game vs. Syracuse
2011 (Sophomore) • Scored a career-high three goals at Rutgers • Set new career high in caused turnovers in season-opening win over Virginia • Scored twice against Denver
2010 (Freshman) • Scored seven goals in 15 games, while making two starts in her first collegiate season • Also tallied four ground balls, four draw controls and caused three turnovers as a freshman • Made her collegiate debut in a road win at UMBC, but did not record any stats (2/23) • Scored a pair of goals, the first two of her career at Denver (3/3) • Earned a start the following game against Towson, tallying a goal and adding a draw control (3/6) • Scored a pair of free-position goals in the women's lacrosse opener at Ridley Athletic Complex, a BIG EAST win over Rutgers (3/16) • Tallied two more goals in a win over Stony Brook (3/24) • Also tallied a pair of ground balls against the Seawolves • Controlled a pair of draws in a conference win over Cincinnati (4/3) • Picked two ground balls and caused a turnover in a victory over Villanova (4/24) • Caused a turnover in the BIG EAST Semifinals (5/6).
High School • Represented Baltimore in the 2008 Under Armour Underclass Game where she recorded a match-high four goals in the semifinal, and added another in the championship game • Closed out her high school career by earning IAAM All-Star and First-Team All-County honors as a senior • Helped her team to the IAAM Quarterfinals as a senior and the semifinals in 2008 • Also played basketball and soccer.
Personal: • Daughter of Son of Steve and Jeanne Dalton • Father played football in the 1970s for the Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins • Has two brothers, Will and J.P. • Will was a captain for the 2008 University of Maryland lacrosse team and J.P. is currently on the Loyola men's lacrosse team
