Box score

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Stevenson sophomore Stephanie Eyler (Thurmont/Catoctin) scored her second goal of the season and her seventh career game-winner as the Mustangs held off St. Mary's (Md.) for a 2-1 victory Wednesday at Caves Athletics Complex in their conference opener.

The win was the fourth-straight for Stevenson (4-1-1, 1-0 CAC) and its fifth in the last seven at home, extending the team's home unbeaten streak to seven.

The Mustangs also matched their 4-1-1 start from a season ago when they finished third in the CAC and advanced to the quarterfinals of the ECAC Division III South Championship.

Senior Katie Decker (White Hall/Hereford) scored her first goal of the season and the second of her career just 2:48 into the game when she sent a corner kick bending toward the goal that was misplayed by Seahawk keeper Lacey Johnson and bounced inside the near post.

It was the second consecutive game in which Stevenson scored the game's first goal less than three minutes in after sophomore Samantha Novy (Severna Park/Severna Park) scored a mere 1:11 into Saturday's 4-3 win over Frostburg State.

The Mustangs would hold its 1-0 lead into the second half before Eyler scored unassisted in the 66th minute.

However, St. Mary's (2-3, 1-1 CAC) would cut the lead in half when Lea Gonzalez scored her first goal of the season on a shot from the left wing after she intercepted an attempt by Stevenson to clear the ball out of its end.

It would be the only goal allowed by freshman Lauren Weitzman (Westminster/Winters Mill) who faced 11 shots and totaled three saves.

The Seahawks held a 16-10 edge in shots, including an 11-6 margin in the second half, but couldn't get the equalizer as Weitzman and sophomore Brittany Ross (Millersville/Severna Park), who made her fifth start and also finished with three saves.

Stevenson concludes its three-game homestand on Saturday when it welcomes Salisbury to Owings Mills for a 2:30 p.m., start. The Sea Gulls, who received votes in this week's NSCAA Division III National Poll, are ranked fourth in the South Atlantic Region with a 2-1-2 record this season. They are also unbeaten in their last four.