'Cats Close Homestand With Matchup vs. Lafayette Tuesday

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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off its first Big South victory, Davidson returns to non-conference action with a tilt against Lafayette as it concludes a three-game homestand Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in women's lacrosse at Richardson Stadium.

The Opening Draw Control
Davidson (3-5, 1-0 Big South) wraps up its homestand with a non-conference matchup against Lafayette Tuesday evening. The Leopards come into the the contest with a 6-5 overall mark.

The All-Time Series/Last Meeting
The series is all knotted up at 2-apiece. The Wildcats will be looking to avenge a 14-8 defeat to the Leopards a year ago at Richardson Stadium. In last year's contest, Lafayette rattled off a 6-0 run in the second half that broke open a two-goal game (8-6) at the time in favor of the Leopards.

Last Time Out...
... Davidson — Alanna Parker scored a season-high four goals and 10 Wildcats in all had at least one point in guiding Davidson to 17-7 a home win vs. Longwood in its Big South Opener for women's lacrosse Saturday afternoon at Richard Stadium.

Davidson, starting its first year in the inaugural Big South Women's Lacrosse Conference after playing in the National Lacrosse Conference the past three years, snapped a two-game skid.

Emily Cooke had a team-best five points on three goals and two assists, giving her a team-high 37 points on the year (16 goals, career-best 21 assists). She has already matched her point total of all of last year in 18 games.

Erin Doherty had a season-high three points (2 goals, assist) and Mary Leonard gave Davidson its fifth player with multiple goals by scoring twice in the first half.

Emily Rademacher (four points) matched Cooke with three of her own goals, including the first of the game on a free-position shot that started the 9-0 spurt. The Wildcats led by as many as 12 (16-4) in the second half on Lindsay Cooper's goal with 13:12 left in the game.

Davidson had 15 draw controls as Paige Logan and Emma Sissman scooped up six each. Sissman now has a team-best 34 on the season. Logan added four groundballs to push her total to 22 on the season.

... Lafayette — The Navy Mids, leading the Patriot League standings and currently sitting 18th in the national rankings, proved too much for the Lafayette women's lacrosse team on Saturday afternoon in Annapolis, Md. as they came away with a 15-8 victory.

Junior midfielder Ana White led the Lafayette attack with a five-goal effort to go along with five draw controls, five ground balls and three caused turnovers. Classmate Laura Kleiber chipped in with two goals and one ground ball, while League leading scorer senior Addie Godfrey added the eighth score.

Navy took control of the game early as a pair of three-goal runs in the first 16 minutes of the contest were broken up by two White scores to give the Mids the 6-2 lead with 14:26 to play in the first half.

Coming out in the second, Lafayette was determined to make it a game as White and Kleiber each scored to get the lead to just three, 9-6, with 24:12 on the clock.

2013 Opponent Team Statistics
Lafayette - 132 goals (12.0 per game), 41 assists, 283 shots (25.7 per game), 154 draw controls (14 per game), 84 caused turnovers, 185 groundballs, and 33-76 on free-position shots (43.4%)

•Goals - Addie Godfrey (38), Ana White (33), Laura Kleiber (24)
•Assists - Ana White (16), Addie Godfrey (7), two tied with 4 each
•Points - Ana White (49), Addie Godfrey (45), Laura Kleiber (28)
•Groundballs - Ana White (33), Caitlin Mitchell (21), two tied with 18 each
•Caused Turnovers - Ana White (24), Cammie Linville (12), Carlianne McCabe (9)
•Draw Controls - Ana White (67), Addie Godfrey (30), Laura Kleiber (28)
•Saves - Meghan Curtin (43), Mimi Connell (33)

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