Spiders Win Fourth Straight Game, Morton Reaches Career Milestone

Wednesday, March 18

Fairfax, Va. / George Mason Stadium

5 p.m.

University of Richmond

6-2, 3-0

George Mason

5-5, 1-2

Richmond

George Mason

Spiders Win Fourth Straight Game, Morton Reaches Career Milestone

03/18/2026 | Women's Lacrosse

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FAIRFAX, Va. – The Richmond women's lacrosse team defeated George Mason, 18-8, on Wednesday evening at George Mason Stadium. In the win, Alexis Morton reached 200 career points and now ranks No. 10 in program history in points. The Spiders have now won four straight games.

With the win, the Spiders improve to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in Atlantic 10 play. George Mason falls to 5-5 overall and 1-2 in league action. The victory marks the eighth consecutive win over the Patriots since 2019.

"Thank you to Mason for hosting us and challenging us in a variety of ways today," said head coach Anne Harrington. "As we settled in, I'm really happy with all of the extra possessions we were able to get tonight — from ground balls, caused turnovers, draw controls, and second- and third-chance opportunities on offense. We sharpened our shooting in the second half, and that made a big difference. With 20 people collecting a stat, we were able to get a lot of people on the field and maintain a high level of play."

Morton led the team with seven points on four goals and two assists. Meghan Rode tallied four points on two goals and two assists. Juliana Stanley recorded a hat trick, while Anya Wardle (one goal, one assist) and Keating Hopkins (two goals) each added two points. Charlotte Edwards, Emma Kroneberger, Rileigh Meyer and Chloe Conti each scored a goal, while Bridget Lonsinger and Stella Axe added an assist. Ella Grimes and Grace Holmes each scored their first career goal as a Spider.

On the draw, Rode collected a career-high 15 draw controls.

Mia Valeria led the defense with two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Reagan Quinn also caused two turnovers and collected one ground ball.

In goal, Abby Francioli made four saves in 50:49 of play. Maggie Mullen also saw time in goal and made one save in 9:11.

Richmond led in multiple statistical categories, including shots (42-21), ground balls (16-15) and draw controls (21-6). The Spiders were 10-for-12 on clears and 20 Spiders collected a stat.

The Spiders struck first, scoring back-to-back goals to take a 2-0 lead with 6:37 remaining in the first quarter. After an exchange of goals, Richmond led 3-1 at the end of the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Patriots scored back-to-back goals to tie the game at 3-3. After each team scored once, the game was tied 4-4. To close the half, the Spiders scored three goals in less than a minute to take a 7-4 lead. Richmond added another goal to lead 8-4 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Spiders outscored George Mason 5-2 to extend the lead to 13-6. In the final frame, George Mason scored two goals, but Richmond's five-goal surge sealed the 18-8 win.

The Spiders host Saint Joseph's on Saturday, March 21, at noon at Robins Stadium.