MOUNT ST. MARY'S (4-1, 0-0 NEC) at LAFAYETTE (4-1, 0-0 PATRIOT)
Easton, Pa. | Fisher Stadium
Saturday, March 7th | 4:00 PM
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MOUNT UPDATE
The Mount women's lacrosse team had a strong bounce back performance after their loss to George Mason with an 18-7 rout of Campbell on Wednesday afternoon. Jordan Butler had a stellar performance scoring five goals and dishing out four assists to lead the Mountaineers to the victory. Erin Anderson tallied her first career hat trick, registering four goals to help widen the margin over the Lady Camels. Kate Kinsella (2g, 1a), Alayna Pagnotta (3g), Carly Miller (1g, 1a), Zoe Hurlburt (1g, 1a), and Jordan Groover (1g, 1a) all recorded multi-point efforts. Jenna Oler made 11 stops in net before she was taken out by freshman Madison Bradley when the Mountaineers gained a sufficient lead late in the second half. Bradley made her first career save in her first seven minutes of collegiate action. The Mountaineers now sit at 4-1 and are set to take on another 4-1 team in Lafayette on Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS
Lafayette comes into Saturday's showdown with the same record as the Mountaineers at 4-1. The Leopards are currently riding a two-game win streak after defeating Manhattan 10-9 in a double overtime thriller their last time out. The only loss for the squad came at the hands of Binghamton (9-7), who the Mountaineers took down in overtime earlier this season. On offense, the Leopards are led by sophomore attacker Olivia Cunningham who has posted 13 goals and seven assists in four games. At the X, Colleen Bannon and Ally Hickey each have 12-plus draw controls to lead the Leopards. In cage, Quinn Lacy has started all five games and posted 7.24 goals against average with 47 saves.
INSIDE THE SERIES
This will be the first meeting between the two schools in women's lacrosse.
TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Butler (15), Pagnotta (13), Kinsella (12), Colson (9)
Assists: Butler (10), Miller (7), Hurlburt (5)
Points: Butler (25), Kinsella (16), Pagnotta (13), Colson/Hurlburt/Miller (10)
Ground Balls: Colson (8), Groover/Hurlburt/Oler/Stewart (7)
Draw Controls: Colson (18), Zeigenfuse (12), Hurlburt/Ridenour (8)
Caused Turnovers: Stewart (5), Dickson/Lonergan/Ridenour/Hurlburt (4)
Save Percentage: Oler (52.5%, 52 Saves)
CHASING MOUNT HISTORY
With a win on Saturday, Coach Lauren Skellchock will become the Mount women's lacrosse all-time leader in coaching victories with 46. She will surpass Courtney Martinez Connor who coached the Mountaineers from 2002 through 2005 for four seasons. Coach Skellchock currently holds a 45-45 record all-time as the coach of the Mount during her five seasons. This includes a 23-12 mark in Northeast Conference play.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
After taking on the Leopards, the Mount St. Mary's women's lacrosse team will return to Waldron Family Stadium for a two-game homestand against Howard and Temple next week. The matchup against Howard on Wednesday, March 11th is set for 3:00 p.m.
