Shannon Urey's 5 Goals, Late Defensive Stand Lead Mercer to Big South Crown
May 7, 2023
Kenny DeJohn
Big South Conference
Shannon Urey is quietly one of the top scorers in Division I. She played like a player deserving of more attention on Sunday afternoon in the Big South championship game.
Urey deposited five goals on six shots — giving her 82 goals this spring — and Kayla Soltys scored a pivotal goal with 4:15 remaining, as Mercer wrapped up its second straight Big South title with an 11-10 win over Campbell.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) May 7, 2023
Down 11-9, Campbell (12-7) cut the deficit to one on Ally Heath’s goal with 3:37 left. Campbell had multiple attempts to tie in the final seconds, but one shot hit a post and the other went wide.
The first half didn’t look like a game that would end as close as it did. Mercer (17-2) led 8-3 on Urey’s fifth goal, and the Bears went into the half up 8-4. Campbell erupted out of the break, scoring four of the first five goals of the second half, cutting it to 9-8.
Kileigh Casey scored a crucial player-down goal for Mercer to make it 10-8, and Heath responded to make it 10-9. Solty’s goal was the difference six minutes later.
Kenny DeJohn has been the Digital Content Editor at USA Lacrosse since 2019. First introduced to lacrosse in 2016 as a Newsday Sports reporter on Long Island (yes, ON Long Island), DeJohn specializes in women's game coverage. His search for New York quality pizza in Baltimore is ongoing.
