Saturday, February 16
Davidson, N.C.
2:00 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
Furman
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'Cats Home Opener & Senior Day set for W. Lax Saturday
2/13/2019 1:09:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Opening the season with an impressive 12-4 road win last weekend, Davidson will celebrate its home opener and Senior Day this Saturday, Feb. 16, when it hosts Furman inside Richardson Stadium in women's lacrosse.
The Opening Draw Control...
Davidson (1-0, 0-0 A-10), winners of its past two home openers the last two seasons, will play Furman (0-1, 0-0 A-Sun) Saturday at 2 p.m. Prior to the game, the Wildcats will honor their five seniors, Sarah Kopp, Sophia Sgroi, Lindsay Rufolo, Charley Orner and Annie Beresheim.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting vs. Furman ...
This is just the second meeting all-time with the Paladins after Davidson took an 18-8 season-opening road win last year.
Six Wildcats scored multiple goals and the 'Cats opened the game scoring the first four goals, and seven of the first eight overall, in rolling to its first win in a season opener since 2015. Pacing the offense was the quartet of Christine Molinari, Jordan Wood, Sarah Kopp and Shannon Blee with three goals each. Davidson dominated in shots (34-15) and draw controls (21-7), while finishing with 18 groundballs and going 6-for-11 on free-position attempts.
Quick Hits
Record Watch...
A few Wildcats are slowly climbing the record books. Sarah Kopp is currently ranked in the top-10 in draw controls with 117, good for fourth-most on the career list. Her 38 caused turnovers are 11 away from reaching the top-10. Sophia Sgroi is closing in on reaching the top-10 in draw controls as well, sitting with 83 and just four away from moving up. Junior Shayne Antolini and sophomore Olivia Carey are making their mark in the assist category, with Antolini sitting at 44 for eighth place, while Carey has 26 and needs 12 to move into the top-10 all-time.
Weekly Awards...
Feb. 11: Junior Delaney Guhman claimed her first Atlantic 10 women's lacrosse weekly award when she was named the league's defensive player of the week for games played from Feb. 4-10.
Guhman helped Davidson open its 2019 season with a 12-4 win on the road at Winthrop with an impressive showing between the pipes. She earned her first collegiate victory by allowing just four goals, only one of them coming in the second half, while picking up six saves for a .600 save percentage. In addition, the Greensboro, N.C., native scooped up a couple groundballs.
A-10 Preseason Poll...
Coming off a second straight trip to the semifinals in the Atlantic 10 Championship last year, Davidson was picked to finish fourth by the league's coaches in the 2019 preseason poll. The Wildcats received 63 points, one more than George Mason, and were picked behind Richmond (95, five first-place votes), UMass (94, five first-place votes) and Saint Joseph's (73).
Richmond was picked to repeat as A-10 Champions after tying a program best with a 16-4 record and downing UMass 12-11 in an overtime thriller over the top-seeded Minutewomen, who had their nine-year championship streak snapped. UMass had also been picked to finish first in the preseason poll for the past 10 consecutive seasons until this year.
The 2019 Atlantic 10 Women's Lacrosse Championship will be held April 25-28 at George Mason Stadium. The Championship will feature a bracket of six teams.
Last Time Out... Feb. 10
DAVIDSON — Davidson scored the first four goals to start the game and never looked back in opening the 2019 season with a 12-4 road win at Winthrop.
Sophomore midfielder Sam Rippley had a strong start to the season by scoring a game-high four goals, including two of the first four Wildcat goals in the first 10 minutes of the game. She would add two more in the second half, helping to start a 6-0 run to finish out the last 25 minutes of the game.
Emily Weld (2), Gianna New (2), Braeden Dial (1) and Jane Digregorio (1) all scored in their first collegiate games, with Dial adding her first two collegiate assists as well. Olivia Carey had a team-high three assists, while Shayne Antolini finished with two points on a goal and an assist.
Davidson's defense shut down the Eagles' offense for most of the day, allowing just the one goal in the entire second half while forcing them into 23 turnovers and causing 15 of them.
FURMAN — Behind a combined 17 goals from Samantha Herman, Kaely Kyle, Abby Hormes, and Ashley Britton, High Point downed Furman, 21-12, in the 2019 season opener.
Furman was led by Grace Pollak and Abby Shields with three goals each, while Pollak added three assists and Shields added two. Courtney Baker recorded six saves on the day, while causing three turnovers.
Abby Shields and Sophie Brennan opened the game with back-to-back goals for the Paladins, before High Point reeled off six-straight goals to take a 6-2 lead and later pushed it to 10-4. The Paladins then used three-straight goals of their own to get within 11-7 lead into halftime. The Panthers held the momentum to start the second half, scoring three-straight goals to take a 14-7 lead and Furman was never able to catch up.
Davidson Team/Individual Statistics ...
The 2019 Wildcat Statistics ... click here for full statistics
Opponent Team/Individual Statistics (as of 4/9)
Furman- 12 goals (12.0 per game), 8 assists, 26 shots (26 per game), 18 draw controls (18 per game), 9 caused turnovers, 16 groundballs and 2-6 on free-position shots (33.3%)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Abby Shield (3), Grace Pollak (3), Hannah Demis (2)
•Assists - Grace Pollak (3), two tied (2)
•Points - Grace Pollak (6), Abby Shields (5), Hannah Demis (4)
•Groundballs - Courtney Baker (3), Morgan Franklin (3), two tied (2)
•Caused Turnovers - Courtney Baker (3), Sophie Brennan (2), Avery Whitehead (2)
•Draw Controls - five tied (3)
•Saves - Courtney Baker (6)
Next Up ...
The Wildcats will host an Alumni game Sunday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. before traveling to Gardner-Webb next Saturday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Opening the season with an impressive 12-4 road win last weekend, Davidson will celebrate its home opener and Senior Day this Saturday, Feb. 16, when it hosts Furman inside Richardson Stadium in women's lacrosse.
The Opening Draw Control...
Davidson (1-0, 0-0 A-10), winners of its past two home openers the last two seasons, will play Furman (0-1, 0-0 A-Sun) Saturday at 2 p.m. Prior to the game, the Wildcats will honor their five seniors, Sarah Kopp, Sophia Sgroi, Lindsay Rufolo, Charley Orner and Annie Beresheim.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting vs. Furman ...
This is just the second meeting all-time with the Paladins after Davidson took an 18-8 season-opening road win last year.
Six Wildcats scored multiple goals and the 'Cats opened the game scoring the first four goals, and seven of the first eight overall, in rolling to its first win in a season opener since 2015. Pacing the offense was the quartet of Christine Molinari, Jordan Wood, Sarah Kopp and Shannon Blee with three goals each. Davidson dominated in shots (34-15) and draw controls (21-7), while finishing with 18 groundballs and going 6-for-11 on free-position attempts.
Quick Hits
Record Watch...
A few Wildcats are slowly climbing the record books. Sarah Kopp is currently ranked in the top-10 in draw controls with 117, good for fourth-most on the career list. Her 38 caused turnovers are 11 away from reaching the top-10. Sophia Sgroi is closing in on reaching the top-10 in draw controls as well, sitting with 83 and just four away from moving up. Junior Shayne Antolini and sophomore Olivia Carey are making their mark in the assist category, with Antolini sitting at 44 for eighth place, while Carey has 26 and needs 12 to move into the top-10 all-time.
Weekly Awards...
Feb. 11: Junior Delaney Guhman claimed her first Atlantic 10 women's lacrosse weekly award when she was named the league's defensive player of the week for games played from Feb. 4-10.
Guhman helped Davidson open its 2019 season with a 12-4 win on the road at Winthrop with an impressive showing between the pipes. She earned her first collegiate victory by allowing just four goals, only one of them coming in the second half, while picking up six saves for a .600 save percentage. In addition, the Greensboro, N.C., native scooped up a couple groundballs.
A-10 Preseason Poll...
Coming off a second straight trip to the semifinals in the Atlantic 10 Championship last year, Davidson was picked to finish fourth by the league's coaches in the 2019 preseason poll. The Wildcats received 63 points, one more than George Mason, and were picked behind Richmond (95, five first-place votes), UMass (94, five first-place votes) and Saint Joseph's (73).
Richmond was picked to repeat as A-10 Champions after tying a program best with a 16-4 record and downing UMass 12-11 in an overtime thriller over the top-seeded Minutewomen, who had their nine-year championship streak snapped. UMass had also been picked to finish first in the preseason poll for the past 10 consecutive seasons until this year.
The 2019 Atlantic 10 Women's Lacrosse Championship will be held April 25-28 at George Mason Stadium. The Championship will feature a bracket of six teams.
Last Time Out... Feb. 10
DAVIDSON — Davidson scored the first four goals to start the game and never looked back in opening the 2019 season with a 12-4 road win at Winthrop.
Sophomore midfielder Sam Rippley had a strong start to the season by scoring a game-high four goals, including two of the first four Wildcat goals in the first 10 minutes of the game. She would add two more in the second half, helping to start a 6-0 run to finish out the last 25 minutes of the game.
Emily Weld (2), Gianna New (2), Braeden Dial (1) and Jane Digregorio (1) all scored in their first collegiate games, with Dial adding her first two collegiate assists as well. Olivia Carey had a team-high three assists, while Shayne Antolini finished with two points on a goal and an assist.
Davidson's defense shut down the Eagles' offense for most of the day, allowing just the one goal in the entire second half while forcing them into 23 turnovers and causing 15 of them.
FURMAN — Behind a combined 17 goals from Samantha Herman, Kaely Kyle, Abby Hormes, and Ashley Britton, High Point downed Furman, 21-12, in the 2019 season opener.
Furman was led by Grace Pollak and Abby Shields with three goals each, while Pollak added three assists and Shields added two. Courtney Baker recorded six saves on the day, while causing three turnovers.
Abby Shields and Sophie Brennan opened the game with back-to-back goals for the Paladins, before High Point reeled off six-straight goals to take a 6-2 lead and later pushed it to 10-4. The Paladins then used three-straight goals of their own to get within 11-7 lead into halftime. The Panthers held the momentum to start the second half, scoring three-straight goals to take a 14-7 lead and Furman was never able to catch up.
Davidson Team/Individual Statistics ...
The 2019 Wildcat Statistics ... click here for full statistics
Opponent Team/Individual Statistics (as of 4/9)
Furman- 12 goals (12.0 per game), 8 assists, 26 shots (26 per game), 18 draw controls (18 per game), 9 caused turnovers, 16 groundballs and 2-6 on free-position shots (33.3%)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Abby Shield (3), Grace Pollak (3), Hannah Demis (2)
•Assists - Grace Pollak (3), two tied (2)
•Points - Grace Pollak (6), Abby Shields (5), Hannah Demis (4)
•Groundballs - Courtney Baker (3), Morgan Franklin (3), two tied (2)
•Caused Turnovers - Courtney Baker (3), Sophie Brennan (2), Avery Whitehead (2)
•Draw Controls - five tied (3)
•Saves - Courtney Baker (6)
Next Up ...
The Wildcats will host an Alumni game Sunday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. before traveling to Gardner-Webb next Saturday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m.
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