Sunday, March 31
Davidson, N.C.
1:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Duquesne
Photo by: Jeff Sochko/DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson Plays Duquesne Sunday in A-10 Lax Game
3/27/2019 3:05:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Gavin McFarlin - Associate SID
Live Stats vs. Duquesne | Live Video vs. Duquesne
ESPN+ Sign Up (to create an account and watch)
Davidson Photos.com
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson seeks to get back on the winning side at home when it hosts Duquesne Sunday in women's lacrosse at Richardson Stadium.
The Opening Draw Control...
Davidson (6-4, 0-2 A-10), which plays at La Salle Friday afternoon, will continue its Atlantic 10 schedule by hosting Duquesne (5-3, 0-2 A-10) Sunday at 1 p.m.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting vs. Duquesne ...
The series vs. the Dukes is 12 games old dating back to 1997 with Davidson trailing 5-7, but it has won the last two straight meetings. Last year's meeting took place in Pittsburgh, Pa., where Sam Rippley registered her first career hat trick and Davidson overcame a three-goal deficit in the second half with a 5-0 run on its way to a 10-8 Atlantic 10 road win. Trailing 8-5 with close to five minutes run off the second half clock, Rippley started the winning rally with a goal at the 22:52 mark. The Wildcats went on to score four more goals, two of those by Rippley, in the final 18:11 to cap a 5-0 run and secure the 10-8 win.
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 165, good for second-most on the career list. Her 47 caused turnovers are two away from reaching the top-10. Sophia Sgroi is also in the top-10 in draw controls, sitting with 117 for a 5th place tie. 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 37 and is 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: 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.
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 24
DAVIDSON — In game that featured seven ties and eight lead changes, George Washington broke up a tie game with the final lead change and Davidson fell 12-11 Sunday afternoon. Tied at 11-all, the Colonials scored the game-winner at the 5:03 mark on Katie Quinn's fourth goal of the game. Davidson had a chance to tie it up late with 2:04 to go and fired off a shot, which went wide but it was able to hold possession. Without the shot clock resetting on the shot, the Wildcats were forced to scramble and never got another shot off as the shot clock ran out for a turnover. GW then ran out the game clock to earn the win. Shannon Blee scored a season-high three goals to lead the 'Cats' offense. Braeden Dial dished out a season-best four assists, while Sophia Sgroi and Gianna New scored twice each. Olivia Carey had a goal and an assist.
Duquesne — Saint Joseph's claimed a 21-6 victory over Duquesne last Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 matchup. The Hawks scored nine of the first ten goals of the game, including six straight to begin the contest. Duquesne's Maddie Hart scored three of her team-high four goals in the first half. SJU would gain a 13-4 halftime lead before outscoring Duquesne 8-2 in the second frame. Michaela Connolly dished out two assists for Duquesne.
Davidson Team/Individual Statistics ...
The 2019 Wildcat Statistics ... click here for full statistics
Opponent Team/Individual Statistics (as of 3/24)
The Dukes- 137 goals (17.12 per game), 53 assists, 352 shots (44.0 per game), 135 draw controls (16.9 per game), 130 caused turnovers (16.3 per game), 207 groundballs (25.9 per game) and 23-72 free-position shots (.319)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Maddie Hart (26), Rilee Bradshaw (22), Michaela Connolly (18)
•Assists - Michaela Connolly (15), Courtney Battles (9), Carlee Braverman (6)
•Points - Michaela Connolly (33), Maddie Hart (28), Rilee Bradshaw (25)
•Groundballs - Maddie Hart (28), Michaela Connolly (23), Sydney Reed (21)
•Caused Turnovers - Maddie Hart (23), Sydney Reed (20), Rilee Bradshaw (10)
•Draw Controls - Maddie Hart (55), Sarah Kollhoff (29), Rilee Bradshaw (24)
•Saves - Curtis (98)
Next Up ...
Davidson will next travel to La Salle, March 29, for a 3 p.m. A-10 game.
ESPN+ Sign Up (to create an account and watch)
Davidson Photos.com
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Davidson seeks to get back on the winning side at home when it hosts Duquesne Sunday in women's lacrosse at Richardson Stadium.
The Opening Draw Control...
Davidson (6-4, 0-2 A-10), which plays at La Salle Friday afternoon, will continue its Atlantic 10 schedule by hosting Duquesne (5-3, 0-2 A-10) Sunday at 1 p.m.
The All-Time Series/Last Meeting vs. Duquesne ...
The series vs. the Dukes is 12 games old dating back to 1997 with Davidson trailing 5-7, but it has won the last two straight meetings. Last year's meeting took place in Pittsburgh, Pa., where Sam Rippley registered her first career hat trick and Davidson overcame a three-goal deficit in the second half with a 5-0 run on its way to a 10-8 Atlantic 10 road win. Trailing 8-5 with close to five minutes run off the second half clock, Rippley started the winning rally with a goal at the 22:52 mark. The Wildcats went on to score four more goals, two of those by Rippley, in the final 18:11 to cap a 5-0 run and secure the 10-8 win.
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 165, good for second-most on the career list. Her 47 caused turnovers are two away from reaching the top-10. Sophia Sgroi is also in the top-10 in draw controls, sitting with 117 for a 5th place tie. 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 37 and is 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: 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.
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 24
DAVIDSON — In game that featured seven ties and eight lead changes, George Washington broke up a tie game with the final lead change and Davidson fell 12-11 Sunday afternoon. Tied at 11-all, the Colonials scored the game-winner at the 5:03 mark on Katie Quinn's fourth goal of the game. Davidson had a chance to tie it up late with 2:04 to go and fired off a shot, which went wide but it was able to hold possession. Without the shot clock resetting on the shot, the Wildcats were forced to scramble and never got another shot off as the shot clock ran out for a turnover. GW then ran out the game clock to earn the win. Shannon Blee scored a season-high three goals to lead the 'Cats' offense. Braeden Dial dished out a season-best four assists, while Sophia Sgroi and Gianna New scored twice each. Olivia Carey had a goal and an assist.
Duquesne — Saint Joseph's claimed a 21-6 victory over Duquesne last Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 matchup. The Hawks scored nine of the first ten goals of the game, including six straight to begin the contest. Duquesne's Maddie Hart scored three of her team-high four goals in the first half. SJU would gain a 13-4 halftime lead before outscoring Duquesne 8-2 in the second frame. Michaela Connolly dished out two assists for Duquesne.
Davidson Team/Individual Statistics ...
The 2019 Wildcat Statistics ... click here for full statistics
Opponent Team/Individual Statistics (as of 3/24)
The Dukes- 137 goals (17.12 per game), 53 assists, 352 shots (44.0 per game), 135 draw controls (16.9 per game), 130 caused turnovers (16.3 per game), 207 groundballs (25.9 per game) and 23-72 free-position shots (.319)
Individual Statistics:
•Goals - Maddie Hart (26), Rilee Bradshaw (22), Michaela Connolly (18)
•Assists - Michaela Connolly (15), Courtney Battles (9), Carlee Braverman (6)
•Points - Michaela Connolly (33), Maddie Hart (28), Rilee Bradshaw (25)
•Groundballs - Maddie Hart (28), Michaela Connolly (23), Sydney Reed (21)
•Caused Turnovers - Maddie Hart (23), Sydney Reed (20), Rilee Bradshaw (10)
•Draw Controls - Maddie Hart (55), Sarah Kollhoff (29), Rilee Bradshaw (24)
•Saves - Curtis (98)
Next Up ...
Davidson will next travel to La Salle, March 29, for a 3 p.m. A-10 game.
Players Mentioned
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
Atk
/ Women's Lacrosse
Atk
/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
MF
/ Women's LacrosseLax 2023 Season Hype Video
Friday, February 10
2021 Lacrosse A-10 Tournament
Tuesday, June 28
Davidson vs. Czech Republic National Team
Wednesday, May 18
Friday Feature: Izzy Lozano's Determination
Thursday, March 19
