Mount Hebron records stun Bruns
Tuesday night after Mount Hebron's Ashley Bruns had set two school records and tied another during the No. 7 Vikings girls lacrosse team's 21-14 win over River Hill, she still couldn't believe it.
As the game progressed, she had no idea she had scored 12 goals and dished out seven assists. Her 12 goals and 19 points were Mount Hebron single-game records. Seven assists tied the record.
"It's incredible," said Bruns. "I didn't see it coming at all until [coach Brooke Kuhl-McClelland] told me after the game. I never keep track of my goals. When I came off the field, they said, 'You were involved in every single point.' I had no idea."
Actually, Bruns was involved in each of first 17 Vikings goals and a couple more after that.
Twelve goals broke the record of nine set in 1994 by Cathy (Nelson) Reese, now the head coach of Maryland women's lacrosse team. Bruns' 19 points also bettered Reese's mark of 12 from that same game. In addition, seven assists ties the record held by Reese since 1994 and by Lori Pasquantonio since 1992.
Bruns, a senior attacker who has signed with Florida, was surprised to realize that she was only 4 when Reese set those records.
While Bruns has led the Vikings in scoring in most of their games, she isn't focused on putting up big numbers.
"It's not so much about me scoring," she said. "I want everybody to play the best they can. I like to assist everybody and I like to pick everybody up."
So far it's working, as the Vikings are 10-2 overall and 10-0 in Howard County. Thursday's game with Glenelg likely will determine who wins the county title and advances to the District V championship Tuesday against the Anne Arundel County champ. In between, the Vikings host one of their chief national rivals, Moorestown, N.J., Saturday at 6 p.m.





