Women's lacrosse seeks first win of the season against Wilmington

Wednesday, February 27

Millersville, PA

4:00 PM

Millersville University

Wilmington

Women's lacrosse seeks first win of the season against Wilmington

2/25/2019 3:00:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

By: Michael Rosen, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

MILLERSVILLE WOMEN'S LACROSSE GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	Live Video	Live Stats
Wednesday, Feb. 27	Wilmington	4 p.m.	Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium Millersville, Pa.	Millersville All-Access	Sidearm Stats
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ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• Millersville enters Wednesday's game after losing its season opener to Georgian Court, 18-7, on Feb. 18. Genevieve Speights paced the offense with three points, two goals and one assist, while Sarah Leverentz was right behind her with two points, one goal and one assist. Wilmington will be the Marauders' second-straight Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent.
• It was the first game of head coach Cindy Wilson's Millersville tenure. All four coaches in program history lost their first game at the helm. Wilson looks to join Barbara Waltman as the only coach who then proceeded to win her second game.
• The Marauders are coming off a season in which they went 10-7 overall, 5-7 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play, and narrowly missed a playoff berth.

LAST TIME IN ACTION: Georgian Court 18, Millersville 7 (Feb. 18, 2019)
• Millersville was faced with a tough task to begin its season; Georgian Court went 13-6 last season, including 9-0 in CACC play, on its way to a conference title.
• The Marauders jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Genevieve Speights and Erin Fagan, but the Lions scored the next 10 goals and didn't allow another goal in the first half.
• Millersville was quick to respond after halftime, once again scoring the first two goals of the half. Sarah Leverentz notched the first one and Grace Cobaugh followed with her first collegiate goal.
• Georgian Court scored the next seven goals before the Marauders scored the next three. MaryCait Dorley began the run and Eliza McNamara followed with the first goal of her collegiate career. Speights scored the final goal for Millersville, her second of the game.

SERIES HISTORY
Series vs. Wilmington: 3-1
Series Streak: Millersville, 3
First Meeting: 2012 (L, 15-17)
Last Meeting: 2018 (W, 21-11)
• Since the first meeting, the Marauders have outscored the Wildcats 53-22 during their three-game win streak. Wilmington scored fewer than seven goals in two of those meetings.

THE LAST MEETING: Millersville 21, Wilmington 11 (Feb. 24, 2019)
• The Marauders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in their season opener, but the Wildcats quickly tied the game. The two teams exchanged goals back and forth until Wilmington scored two-straight to take an 8-7 lead. Millersville took control from there, scoring the next seven goals and only allowing three more the rest of the game.
• Nine different Marauders scored, including Sabrina Fusco who led the team with five goals. Sarah Leverentz was just behind her with four goals and Nathalie Sell also had a multi-goal game with two while scooping up a game-high four ground balls. Sara Burney notched a game-high four assists, while Leverentz and Speights each won a team-high four draw controls. Natalie Sukanick, Jasa Lorah and Michella Salvitti each caused two turnovers and Shannon Davis made four stops in net.
• Millersville outshot Wilmington 44-19 and turned the ball over just 10 times compared to the Wildcats' 21 turnovers. The Marauders were also 16-for-19 on clears.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• Wilmington went 7-10 last season, including 5-4 in CACC play, before losing in the CACC Tournament Quarterfinals to Caldwell, 18-12.
• The Wildcats are also seeking their first win after losing their season opener at Shippensburg on Feb. 23 by a score of 15-9. Lashay Ross led the Wilmington attack with five goals and one assist, while Taylor Lambeth, Mariah Spencer, Delaney Steele and Brooke Siebert each scored one goal. Ross also collected a game-high four ground balls and Maris Allen won a game-high seven draw controls. Maddie Hurm and Tori Grubowski split time in net and combined for 13 saves. The Wildcats were 20-for-23 on clears, including a perfect 10-for-10 in the second half.

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