SALISBURY, Md. - The Catholic Cardinals outscored Salisbury, the No. 2 ranked team in the country, in the second half on Saturday in a 14-10 road loss. 

A dominant second quarter for the Sea Gulls proved to be the difference as Salisbury outscored Catholic 6-2 over the 15 minutes. 

After falling behind 2-0, Henley Bredemann scored the first goal of the season for Catholic late in the first, putting one home off an Izzy Fiore feed. The Gulls would score the first four goals of the second quarter before Jessie Lee put an end to the run with 6:02 left in the first half. After two Audrey Harrington goals, Lindsay Sawyer converted on a free-position attempt and Catholic trailed 8-3 at the break. 

Salisbury scored the first goal of the third quarter, but Bredemann and Fiore responded with goals for Catholic to pull them back within four. The Sea Gulls would score three of the next four goals, but Catholic scored a pair of free-position goals in the final 2:52 and trimmed the gap to four heading into the final quarter. 

Bredemann's third score of the game brought Catholic within three with 13:18 to play, but a Regan McDonnell answer was crucial for Salisbury with 11:30 to play. Sawyer scored her second of the day with 9:21 to go, making it 13-10, but Miranda Mears would score the only goal of the final 9:21 with 4:25 to play to seal the deal on a 14-10 victory for the nation's preseason number two team. 

QUICK HITTERS

• Bredemann, a freshman from Daniel Island, S.C. opens her Cardinal career with a hat trick against one of Division III's most storied programs. The former USA Lacrosse All-American scored more than 200 goals in her high school career. 
• After scoring 35 goals and recording 42 points in 2024, Fiore started the season off strong, scoring two goals and picking up an assist. She logged 10 multi-goal games in 2024. 
• With a free-position goal, Sawyer is now 16-22 on free-position shots in her Catholic career. She was a perfect 8-8 as a freshman before going 7-13 last season. She improved from 17 goals to 24 as a sophomore and starts her 2025 with a multi-goal performance. 
• Sophomore Caroline Gaines stood out defensively, causing four turnovers and picking up four ground balls. She also contributed two draw controls. Freshman Kelly Bunnick and senior Lauren Bendo each caused two turnovers as well for Catholic. Bendo, a two-time all-conference choice has caused 52 turnovers in her career. 

Catholic is slated to open its home schedule on Saturday versus Bates at 12 p.m.