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'Cats Set for A-10 Play, Open vs. UMass & GW This Weekend
3/21/2019 11:43:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Atlantic 10 women's lacrosse play begins this weekend as Davidson will open at home against Massachusetts Friday and then Sunday host George Washington at Richardson Stadium.
The Opening Draw Control...
Davidson (6-2, 0-0 A-10) seeks to get back on the winning track will play UMass (5-3, 0-0 A-10) Friday night at 6 p.m. and then take on GW (2-6, 0-0 A-10) Sunday at 1 p.m.
Game Promotions
Friday vs UMass is "Tacos and Tanks" as the first 75 fans will receive a FREE taco and the first 75 students will receive a FREE tank top.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting vs. UMass / GW ...
The series vs. the Minutewomen is six games old dating back to 2015 when the Wildcats joined the A-10. Last year saw both teams matchup twice, including the semifinals of the A-10 Championship where UMass claimed a 19-11 decision. Up 9-6 at the half, UMass put the game away by outscoring the Wildcats 10-5 in the second half and leading by as many as nine goals. Senior Christine Molinari finished out a solid career by leading Davidson's offensive attack, tallying a hat trick and two assists for five points. Sophia Sgroi had a hat trick of her own, while Olivia Carey added two goals and an assist.
The series vs. the Colonials is 10 games old dating back to 2003 with Davidson trailing 7-3, but it has won the last consecutive matchups. Last year's meeting took place in Washington, D.C., during the final game of the regular season. Davidson used a 6-0 run in the early stages of the second half to break up a tightly played game and went on to score a 15-10 road victory at George Washington in both teams final regular season. The Wildcats got goals from six different players starting at the 25-minute mark and ending at 18:52 to grab a 12-7 lead. It would maintain a three-goal lead the rest of the way for the win. Jordan Wood recorded a career-best seven points on five goals and a personal-best two assists. Sam Rippley had a season-high four points (3 goals, 1 assist- first of her career), Olivia Carey picked up three points on two goals and an assist, and Shannon Blee had two goals.
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 158, good for second-most on the career list. Her 45 caused turnovers are four away from reaching the top-10. Sophia Sgroi is also in the top-10 in draw controls, sitting with 99 for 9th place. Junior Shayne Antolini and sophomore Olivia Carey are making their mark in the assist category, with Antolini sitting at 52 for 5th place, while Carey has 36 and is tied for 10th in 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.
Feb. 18: Freshman Braeden Dial claimed Davidson's second straight weekly award when she was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for women's lacrosse for games played from Feb. 11-17. The freshman from New Canaan, Conn., had a stellar outing in her second collegiate game in helping Davidson take a 13-8 home win against Furman on Saturday, Feb. 16. Dial led the team with a season-high four goals on seven shots, while adding a groundball and a draw control. Dial scored the first and second goals of the game for the Wildcats in helping it race out to a 9-1 lead in the first half. She then ended the scoring on the day with the final goal. Dial put six of her seven shots on goal.
March 18:Â For the second time this season, freshman Braeden Dial was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for women's lacrosse for games played from March 11-17. Dial is the first Wildcat to win a weekly award twice this year and the first player in program history to earn the rookie of the week twice in a season since the Wildcats joined the A-10 in 2014-15. It also marks the 14th time overall Davidson has taken home one of the three weekly awards since joining the A-10. The freshman from New Canaan, Conn., had a stellar outing last week vs. William & Mary, recording her third game this year with four goals and fired off a season-best 12 shots, 11 of which went on goal. Dial added two groundballs, a draw control, and one caused turnover.
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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... March 18
DAVIDSON — Beginning a busy week, Davidson started it off with a trip to No. 13 Duke Monday afternoon but the Blue Devils proved too much in taking a 17-8 decision in women's lacrosse at Koskinen Stadium. Sophia Sgroi and Jane Digregorio gave the 'Cats a 2-1 lead in the first eight minutes of the game, but Duke answered with an 8-1 run to go up 9-3 by halftime and never looked back. Digregorio and Emily Weld scored two goals each to pace the offense. Sam Rippley had a career-high three assists and added a goal for four points, and four other Wildcats scored one goal apiece.
UMass — A six-goal run to close the first half proved the difference maker as Dartmouth defeated the UMass women's lacrosse team 19-7 last Sunday afternoon. UMass was without the services of the nation's leading goal scorer Kiley Anderson who missed the game due to injury. The 13th-ranked draw specialist was also missed in the center circle as Dartmouth (3-3) won 18-of-27 draws on the day. Haley Connaughton and Stephanie Croke each tallied two goals and an assist to lead the UMass offense. Kaitlyn Cerasi (assist), Brinley Anderson and Kelly Marra each scored goals as well.  Â
GW — In a tightly-contested affair that featured six ties and two lead changes, Monmouth snuck away with an 11-10 win over the George Washington last Saturday afternoon. Tori Hampton led GW's offensive effort with four goals, three of which came in the game's first half. Aidan Cage, Christine Weber, Posie Paoletta, Abby Carlin, Caroline Kiernan and Quinn all added one apiece. Sophomore keeper Jenna Oler played all 60 minutes between the pipes, faced 26 shots and made 10 saves.
Davidson Team/Individual Statistics ...
The 2019 Wildcat Statistics ... click here for full statistics
Opponent Team/Individual Statistics
The Minutewomen- 134 goals (16.75 per game), 69 assists, 301 shots (37.6 per game), 150 draw controls (18.8 per game), 121 caused turnovers (15.1 per game), 158 groundballs (19.8 per game) and 21-54 free-position shots (.389)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Kiley Anderson (38), Hannah Palau (16), two tied (13)
•Assists - Kaitlyn Cerasi (19), Haley Connaughton (16), Stephanie Croke (10)
•Points - Kiley Anderson (41), Kaitlyn Cerasi (32), Haley Connaughton (28)
•Groundballs - Gina Carroll (22), three tied (12)
•Caused Turnovers - Ally Murphy (7), Courtney Barrett (7), two tied (5)
•Draw Controls - Kiley Anderson (46), Caitlyn Petro (28), Stephanie Croke (16)
•Saves - Gina Carroll (68)
The Colonials-Â 78 goals (9.75 per game), 38 assists, 228 shots (28.5 per game), 94 draw controls (11.8 per game), 92 caused turnovers (11.5 per game), 186 groundballs (23.5 per game) and 18-46 free-position shots (.391)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Tori Hampton (14), Ioanna Mantzouratos (13), Katie Quinn (11)
•Assists - Morgan McDonnell (8), Katie Quinn (5), Catie Perkins (5)
•Points - Tori Hampton (17), Katie Quinn (16), Ioanna Mantzouratos (15)
•Groundballs - Cassie Scandalios (26), Caroline Esmond (22), Jenna Oler (19)
•Caused Turnovers - Caroline Kiernan (16), Caroline Esmond (14), two tied (11)
•Draw Controls - Caroline Kiernan (25), Katie Quinn (16), two tied (13)
•Saves - Jenna Oler (80)
Next Up ...
Davidson will next travel to La Salle, March 29, for a 3 p.m. A-10 game.
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Atlantic 10 women's lacrosse play begins this weekend as Davidson will open at home against Massachusetts Friday and then Sunday host George Washington at Richardson Stadium.
The Opening Draw Control...
Davidson (6-2, 0-0 A-10) seeks to get back on the winning track will play UMass (5-3, 0-0 A-10) Friday night at 6 p.m. and then take on GW (2-6, 0-0 A-10) Sunday at 1 p.m.
Game Promotions
Friday vs UMass is "Tacos and Tanks" as the first 75 fans will receive a FREE taco and the first 75 students will receive a FREE tank top.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting vs. UMass / GW ...
The series vs. the Minutewomen is six games old dating back to 2015 when the Wildcats joined the A-10. Last year saw both teams matchup twice, including the semifinals of the A-10 Championship where UMass claimed a 19-11 decision. Up 9-6 at the half, UMass put the game away by outscoring the Wildcats 10-5 in the second half and leading by as many as nine goals. Senior Christine Molinari finished out a solid career by leading Davidson's offensive attack, tallying a hat trick and two assists for five points. Sophia Sgroi had a hat trick of her own, while Olivia Carey added two goals and an assist.
The series vs. the Colonials is 10 games old dating back to 2003 with Davidson trailing 7-3, but it has won the last consecutive matchups. Last year's meeting took place in Washington, D.C., during the final game of the regular season. Davidson used a 6-0 run in the early stages of the second half to break up a tightly played game and went on to score a 15-10 road victory at George Washington in both teams final regular season. The Wildcats got goals from six different players starting at the 25-minute mark and ending at 18:52 to grab a 12-7 lead. It would maintain a three-goal lead the rest of the way for the win. Jordan Wood recorded a career-best seven points on five goals and a personal-best two assists. Sam Rippley had a season-high four points (3 goals, 1 assist- first of her career), Olivia Carey picked up three points on two goals and an assist, and Shannon Blee had two goals.
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 158, good for second-most on the career list. Her 45 caused turnovers are four away from reaching the top-10. Sophia Sgroi is also in the top-10 in draw controls, sitting with 99 for 9th place. Junior Shayne Antolini and sophomore Olivia Carey are making their mark in the assist category, with Antolini sitting at 52 for 5th place, while Carey has 36 and is tied for 10th in 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.
Feb. 18: Freshman Braeden Dial claimed Davidson's second straight weekly award when she was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for women's lacrosse for games played from Feb. 11-17. The freshman from New Canaan, Conn., had a stellar outing in her second collegiate game in helping Davidson take a 13-8 home win against Furman on Saturday, Feb. 16. Dial led the team with a season-high four goals on seven shots, while adding a groundball and a draw control. Dial scored the first and second goals of the game for the Wildcats in helping it race out to a 9-1 lead in the first half. She then ended the scoring on the day with the final goal. Dial put six of her seven shots on goal.
March 18:Â For the second time this season, freshman Braeden Dial was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for women's lacrosse for games played from March 11-17. Dial is the first Wildcat to win a weekly award twice this year and the first player in program history to earn the rookie of the week twice in a season since the Wildcats joined the A-10 in 2014-15. It also marks the 14th time overall Davidson has taken home one of the three weekly awards since joining the A-10. The freshman from New Canaan, Conn., had a stellar outing last week vs. William & Mary, recording her third game this year with four goals and fired off a season-best 12 shots, 11 of which went on goal. Dial added two groundballs, a draw control, and one caused turnover.
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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... March 18
DAVIDSON — Beginning a busy week, Davidson started it off with a trip to No. 13 Duke Monday afternoon but the Blue Devils proved too much in taking a 17-8 decision in women's lacrosse at Koskinen Stadium. Sophia Sgroi and Jane Digregorio gave the 'Cats a 2-1 lead in the first eight minutes of the game, but Duke answered with an 8-1 run to go up 9-3 by halftime and never looked back. Digregorio and Emily Weld scored two goals each to pace the offense. Sam Rippley had a career-high three assists and added a goal for four points, and four other Wildcats scored one goal apiece.
UMass — A six-goal run to close the first half proved the difference maker as Dartmouth defeated the UMass women's lacrosse team 19-7 last Sunday afternoon. UMass was without the services of the nation's leading goal scorer Kiley Anderson who missed the game due to injury. The 13th-ranked draw specialist was also missed in the center circle as Dartmouth (3-3) won 18-of-27 draws on the day. Haley Connaughton and Stephanie Croke each tallied two goals and an assist to lead the UMass offense. Kaitlyn Cerasi (assist), Brinley Anderson and Kelly Marra each scored goals as well.  Â
GW — In a tightly-contested affair that featured six ties and two lead changes, Monmouth snuck away with an 11-10 win over the George Washington last Saturday afternoon. Tori Hampton led GW's offensive effort with four goals, three of which came in the game's first half. Aidan Cage, Christine Weber, Posie Paoletta, Abby Carlin, Caroline Kiernan and Quinn all added one apiece. Sophomore keeper Jenna Oler played all 60 minutes between the pipes, faced 26 shots and made 10 saves.
Davidson Team/Individual Statistics ...
The 2019 Wildcat Statistics ... click here for full statistics
Opponent Team/Individual Statistics
The Minutewomen- 134 goals (16.75 per game), 69 assists, 301 shots (37.6 per game), 150 draw controls (18.8 per game), 121 caused turnovers (15.1 per game), 158 groundballs (19.8 per game) and 21-54 free-position shots (.389)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Kiley Anderson (38), Hannah Palau (16), two tied (13)
•Assists - Kaitlyn Cerasi (19), Haley Connaughton (16), Stephanie Croke (10)
•Points - Kiley Anderson (41), Kaitlyn Cerasi (32), Haley Connaughton (28)
•Groundballs - Gina Carroll (22), three tied (12)
•Caused Turnovers - Ally Murphy (7), Courtney Barrett (7), two tied (5)
•Draw Controls - Kiley Anderson (46), Caitlyn Petro (28), Stephanie Croke (16)
•Saves - Gina Carroll (68)
The Colonials-Â 78 goals (9.75 per game), 38 assists, 228 shots (28.5 per game), 94 draw controls (11.8 per game), 92 caused turnovers (11.5 per game), 186 groundballs (23.5 per game) and 18-46 free-position shots (.391)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Tori Hampton (14), Ioanna Mantzouratos (13), Katie Quinn (11)
•Assists - Morgan McDonnell (8), Katie Quinn (5), Catie Perkins (5)
•Points - Tori Hampton (17), Katie Quinn (16), Ioanna Mantzouratos (15)
•Groundballs - Cassie Scandalios (26), Caroline Esmond (22), Jenna Oler (19)
•Caused Turnovers - Caroline Kiernan (16), Caroline Esmond (14), two tied (11)
•Draw Controls - Caroline Kiernan (25), Katie Quinn (16), two tied (13)
•Saves - Jenna Oler (80)
Next Up ...
Davidson will next travel to La Salle, March 29, for a 3 p.m. A-10 game.
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