GAME NOTES
- The Red Devils are 0-3 all-time against William Smith. The two teams last met on March 13, 2007 in Wellington, Florida. The Herons won this contest 13-9.
- Both teams come into this matchup with a .500 win/loss record. The Red Devils defeated Widener College and Lebanon Valley College before dropping a pair of close games to Messiah College, and St. Mary's (Md.) in double overtime.
- Sophomore Maddy Gesner (West Newton, Mass./Kimball Union Academy) has led the Red Devils so far this season. The midfielder has 10 goals, two assists, four ground balls, 20 draw controls, and five caused turnovers. Her 10 goals this season has her tied for the conference lead.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Drew Yager (Towson, Md./Notre Dame Prep) has made a major improvement from her freshman campaign. Yager's GAA has decreased from 10.64 to 7.99 this season. Her save percentage has also increased from 39.9% to 46.8% this season. She currently has 29 saves this season, good for second in the conference.
- Junior attacker Greta Holt (Alexandria, Va./Episcopal) leads the Red Devils with 13 points on the season. Holt's 13 points currently puts her at third in the conference. Holt also ranks fifth in the conference with six assists.
LAST TIME OUT
The Dickinson women's lacrosse team traveled to the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame to face St. Mary's College on Saturday afternoon. The Red Devils suffered a second straight heartbreaker as the Seahawks rallied to force overtime and then tallied the game-winner in the second extra frame for an 11-10 win.
The first half was a back-and-forth battle with both teams trading goals before the Red Devils held a 6-4 edge at the break.
The Seahawks scored a pair of quick goals before the Red Devils countered with a pair as Greta Holt (Alexandria, Va./Episcopal) found the net and first-years Liv Yeagle (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) and Katherine Kerin (Franklin Lakes, N.J./Indian Hill) connected to knot the game with 17:43 to play in the half.
St. Mary's sandwiched a pair of goals around an unassisted strike from Alex Goles (Cockeysville, Md./Roland Park) before the Red Devils closed out the half with three straight to lead 6-4.
Chase Landis (New Canaan, Conn./Berkshire School) and Kerin found the net before Goles fed Holt for her second of the game with 2:31 on the clock.
The Seahawks again countered an unassisted score from Goles to cut the deficit to 7-6. Goles forced a turnover and Maddy Gesner (West Newton, Mass./Kimball Union Academy) gave Dickinson an 8-6 cushion.
Landis and Gesner would each add another goal, giving the Red Devils a 10-8 advantage with 4:35 remaining in the game.
The Seahawks looked to rally late, scoring twice to tie the game with 1:42 on the clock and force the game into overtime.
Neither team found the net in the first extra frame, but Katie Bartholomew would give St. Mary's the win with 4:19 remaining in the second with her second goal of the game.
Holt scored twice and controlled five draws while Gesner finished with two goals and three draws. Liv Hoekman (Riverside, Conn./Greenwich) pulled in six draws and Goles tallied two goals, three ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Ashley Conner (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes) picked up four ground balls and forced a pair of turnovers. Landis added three GBs and a pair of caused turnovers to her two goals. Drew Yager (Towson, Md./Notre Dame Prep) made six saves on the day.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Red Devils will head south to take on the Rhodes College Lynx in Bradenton, Florida on Thursday, March 12 at 1:00 pm. Following this, Dickinson will travel to Washington College to take on the Shorewomen on Saturday, March 21 at 4:00 pm. The Red Devils will return home to take on the Cougars of Misericordia University on Wednesday, March 25 at 4:00 pm.