Mount Women's Lacrosse Takes on Lehigh for Thursday's Home Game

MOUNT ST. MARY'S (1-6) vs. LEHIGH (4-5)
Thursday, March 26, 2015 | 4 p.m.
Waldron Family Stadium | Emmitsburg, Md.

MOUNT UPDATE: The Mount St. Mary's women's lacrosse team continues non-conference action with a home game versus Lehigh on Thursday at Waldron Family Stadium. The Mountaineers will host Lehigh on Thursday and Columbia on Sunday before jumping into Northeast Conference play next week. In the midst of a season-long four game homestand, the Mount looks to improve on its 1-3 home record.

LAST TIME OUT: Five different players scored goals for the Mount in the team's 11-5 home loss to Duquesne on Sunday afternoon. Goalkeeper Steph Rurkowski notched a season-best 14 saves, but Duquesne pulled away by outscoring the Mount by a 7-1 margin in the final 30 minutes. Nicole Lantuh, Kelly Maloney, Molly Morris, Sammie Knapp and Erin Seipp all scored for the Mount.

ABOUT LEHIGH: The Mountain Hawks exploded for a 17-4 victory over Bucknell on Tuesday to improve to 4-5 on the season. Leading goal scorer Carli Sukonik tallied six goals versus the Bison to increase her total to 24 goals through nine games. Lehigh has outscored opponents 84-75 on the season and has secured wins over UC Davis, Niagara, Lafayette and Bucknell. Starting goalkeeper Taylor Tvedt has posted a 7.82 goals against average, ranking her in the top 15 in the nation.

LAST TIME VS. LEHIGH: In last year's meeting in Bethlehem, Pa., the Mount scored the game's first two goals in the opening two minutes, but Lehigh quickly bounced back for a 10-4 victory. Erin Seipp led the Mount with two goals, while Lindsay Diaz and Sammie Knapp also scored for the Mountaineers in the loss. Carli Sukonik paced the Mountain Hawks' offense with four goals and one assist.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LEHIGH: Mount St. Mary's will look to snap a four-game slide in the series versus Lehigh. Holding a 2-5 record against the Mountain Hawks, the Mount's last win in the series came on March 10, 2005.

MOUNT AT WALDRON FAMILY STADIUM: Mount St. Mary's has posted a 33-33 all-time record at home at Waldron Family Stadium since it opened prior to the 2007 season. The Mount will play 10 games at Waldron Family Stadium this season, which is the most for the women's lacrosse program at the venue for a single season.

100 ON THE HORIZON: In the Mount's 11-5 loss to Duquesne on March 22, senior Erin Seipp inched closer to reaching 100 career points with her 11th goal this season. The Towson, Md. native has registered 74 goals and 24 assists, good for 98 career points with the Mount. Two more points would make her the 19th player in school history to reach 100 points.

CONSISTENCY: Sophomore captain Sammie Knapp has scored in all seven of the Mount's games this season. During the first seven games, the midfielder has put together three multi-goal games including a four-goal effort in the team's win over St. Bonaventure on March 4.

REACHING 10: The Mountaineers' offense has put up 10 or more goals on three occasions through seven games this season. A year ago, the Mount reached double figures twice in 16 games.

SAVE AFTER SAVE: In the Mount's March 22 loss to Duquesne, junior goalkeeper Steph Rurkowski made a season-high 14 saves. Rurkowski's career high for saves came last season when she recorded 17 in a road loss at George Washington. The 14 she registered versus Duquesne are tied for the third most in a game for her career.

UP NEXT: The Mount hosts Columbia on Sunday, March 29, at Waldron Family Stadium at noon.

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