COLUMBIA, MD. – The Villa Maria women's flag football team finished with a 6-0 record on its Maryland road excursion that wrapped up at the National Collegiate Flag Football League (NCFFL) Maryland Championship Tournament with a 6-0 victory over Mercyhurst University (Erie, Pa.) in the second game of a doubleheader on March 29 at Howard Community College.

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Villa 6, Mercyhurst 0
LOCATION: Columbia, Md. | Howard Community College Practice Fields
TEAM RECORDS: Villa (7-1), Mercyhurst University (4-3)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The game was decided on Villa's final drive of the game in the final two minutes.
• Alannah Bushorr caught a TD pass from 18 yards out from Brianna Shalinsky.
• The Lakers had several redzone possessions with the Viking defense standing tall on each.
• Kiera LeBreton ended Mercyhurt's best scoring drive in the first half with a tackle-for-loss on fourth down.
• Keiliany Diaz ended a Laker second-half drive with an interception after Lily Runkel was credited with a pass breakup.
• The Vikings' defensive secondary was stout with eight combined pass breakups from five players including Diaz, Runkel, LeBreton, Kiara Mercado and Angelina Green.
• In the four-game tournament, Villa never allowed more than one score on defense.
• Scarlett Melancon and Bushorr were named to the National Collegiate Flag Football League (NCFFL) Maryland Championship All-Tournament Team.
• The victory improved Villa's win streak to seven games after six wins on the Maryland trip that started with a pair of wins Thursday followed by a 4-0 record at the NCFFL Maryland Championship Tournament on the weekend.

UP NEXT:
The Vikings host two non-conference teams in a doubleheader on Friday, April 3, beginning with Hartwick College at 6 p.m., followed by Daemen University at 8 p.m. at the Adpro Field House in Orchard Park.