ATLANTA - The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels finished the regular season with a 19-4 home win against the Southwestern Pirates on Friday. The win secured Oglethorpe's spot in this year's Southern Athletic Association tournament. 

Mariah Butler and Anna Ramsden led with six goals each, a season high for both. Butler also posted three ground balls and Ramsden had two assists and a season high of four ground balls. Savannah Freeman followed with three goals, two assists and five draw controls.

Goalie Madelyn Gardner made nine saves and Ellis Mitchum had three caused turnovers and won six draw controls. Anna Conza made four assists and won five draw controls, while Sarah Liang had four ground balls and one assist.

Oglethorpe took multiple shots before Conza could score the first goal, then Butler followed with two of her own. The Pirates scored after 10 minutes of play, then Ramsden scored right after. Adesewa Atiba, Freeman and Ramsden again scored back-to-back-to-back goals to end the quarter up 7-1.

Southwestern achieved the first goal of the second quarter, but the Stormy Petrels continued to dominate with multiple saves by Gardner plus goals from Butler, Ramsden and Atiba. The latter scored with just five seconds on the clock thanks to an assist from Mitchum. Oglethorpe headed into halftime up 11-2, one of their biggest SAA leads this season.

Ramsden scored again at the top of the third quarter, followed by Southwestern's only goal for the quarter. Freeman and Butler continued to add goals for the Petrels, and Ramsden ended the period on a man-up goal with an assist from Conza. 

Freeman and Mitchum got to a 15-point lead at the beginning of the final quarter, then the Pirates scored their final goal. Scoring was much slower at this point, as the Petrels finally took the gas pedal off the floor. Ramsden scored one more goal with an assist from Mitchum, giving the Petrels a 19-4 victory to say goodbye to the home turf.

Game Notes

• Mitchum tied her career high for assists.
• Aliyah Shaffer had her first ever ground ball.
• Butler tied her career high for goals scored.
• Oglethorpe won 17 draw controls compared to Southwestern's eight.
• The Petrels went 14-19 on clears.
• After facing 35 shots and making 21 saves, Southwestern goalie Hannah Colvin has now set the Pirates' program records for saves in a single game for the second time this season.
• The only other time Oglethorpe has faced Southwestern was in 2024, right before the Pirates were full-time SAA members. That game resulted in a 24-14 win for the Petrels.

Up Next

The SAA tournament begins on Thursday, April 30, hosted by Sewanee. Only the top four teams will make an appearance, and tonight's win has secured Oglethorpe's ticket as the No. 4 seed. Centre enters as the No.3 seed with a 6-6 (3-2 SAA) record, as Rhodes and Sewanee duke it out Saturday in Tennessee to see who claims the No. 1 seed. Sewanee and Rhodes are both currently undefeated in SAA play, while Sewanee boasts a 13-2 overall record against Rhodes' 12-3.

Oglethorpe will play in the semifinals April 30 at 2 p.m. ET against the winner of Saturday's Sewanee-Rhodes matchup.