WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary lacrosse team will conclude its regular season slate when it travels to Elon on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Live video and
live stats will be available at ElonPhoenix.com.
Admission is not available to the general public.
A Look at the Tribe
W&M enters Sunday's contest at Elon with a 3-8 record overall and a 0-3 mark in conference play.
The Tribe currently leads the Colonial Athletic Association in ground balls per game (19.27) and saves per game (11.09), while it ranks second in caused turnovers per game (9.0).
Individually,
Belle Martire leads the team in goals (38) and points (47), as she ranks sixth nationally in free position goals per game (1.55) and seventh in free position shooting percentage (.773). Additionally, she ranks fifth in the conference with 3.82 draw controls per game.
Defensively,
Caroline Hertzberg (1.67),
Courtney Vasquenza (1.36),
Caroline Donovan (1.09) and
Sabrina Schrader (1.0) all rank among the league's top 10 in caused turnovers per game. Goalie
Elsa Rall ranks second in the CAA with 8.4 saves per game.
Scouting Elon
Although Elon enters Sunday's game having lost its last two contests, the Phoenix has garnered a national ranking earlier this season and owns an 8-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in conference play. The only two setbacks have come against Virginia Tech and James Madison.
As a team, Elon currently ranks second nationally in scoring defense (7.0) and 14th in scoring margin (5.7).
Individually, goalie Paulina DiFatta ranks third in the country in goals against average (6.97) and fifth in save percentage (.527). Mae McGlynn leads the team with 44 points (26g, 18a), while Sara Bouwman (25g, 10a), Margaret Stephan (25g, 2a) and Gillan Curran (18g, 9a) have also provide production offensively. Stephan also ranks eighth nationally in shooting percentage (.641).
| Matchup At A Glance |
|
W&M / Opp. |
Elon / Opp. |
| Goals Avg. |
11.8 / 16.2 |
12.7 / 7.0 |
| Shooting % |
.441 / .470 |
.457 / .350 |
| Assists |
47 / 80 |
51 / 34 |
| Ground Balls |
212 / 213 |
157 / 144 |
| Draw Controls |
143 / 184 |
115 / 95 |
| Turnovers |
181 / 165 |
133 / 165 |
| Caused Turnovers |
99 / 100 |
85 / 78 |
W&M-Elon All-Time Series
W&M and Elon have played just five times, as the Phoenix owns a 4-1 advantage in the series. Three of the five matchups were decided by three goals or less.
Last Meeting vs. Elon
W&M opened its CAA slate with a 15-6 setback to No. 25 Elon at Busch Turf on April 3. Although W&M was outscored by just one goal in the second half (6-5), it was unable to overcome a 9-1 halftime deficit.
Kathleen Cozzi and
Grace Ahonen led W&M offensively with two goals apiece, while
Sabrina Schrader and
Sydney Sloan also found the back of the cage. Schrader also totaled a career-high eight draw controls to go with three ground balls and a caused turnover. Defensively,
Caroline Donovan ecorded a team-high three caused turnovers, while goalie
Devon Fleischmann posted 10 saves and seven ground balls.
Last Time Out
W&M fell at No. 25 James Madison, 21-8, last Friday. Although W&M got on the scoreboard first with a goal by
Lauren Russell, JMU responded with 10 unanswered goals and held the Tribe scoreless for a span of more than 21 minutes.
Belle Martire scored a team-high three goals, while Russell found the back of the cage twice.
Ranked Opponents
Although Elon fell out of the national rankings recently, W&M's 12-game slate has included five games against nationally ranked opponents.
Closing in on a W&M Freshman Record
Freshman standout
Caroline Hertzberg enters Sunday's contest averaging 1.67 caused turnovers per game, which ranks tied for 12th on W&M's single-season list and first among freshmen. The current freshman single-season record was set by Abby Junior (1.44) in 2014, meaning Herzberg will eclipse the record even if she does not record a CT against Elon.
Courtney Vasquenza is also challenging the mark, as she is averaging 1.36 caused turnovers per game.
Martire Honored as CAA Player of the Week Twice
W&M standout
Belle Martire has been selected as the CAA Player of the Week twice this season. She garnered her first accolade of the year following a seven-point, eight-draw control effort in the win against Longwood. Martire was honored a second time after recording eight points (7g, 1a) with eight draw controls, two caused turnovers and two ground balls in the victory against Campbell.
Martire Eclipses 100-Goal Mark
Belle Martire became the 21st player in school history to reach the 100-goal mark with her hat trick against Radford. She currently has 111 career goals, which ranks 16th on W&M's all-time list, while her 128 points ranks 19th.
Among W&M's All-Time Best
Goalie
Elsa Rall currently ranks fourth on the Tribe's all-time saves list with 470 career stops. She needs 14 more to move into a tie for third with Jacque Orsi (1997-00), who finished her career with 484 stops.
Starr Howard also ranks among the Tribe's best in draw controls and ranks eighth all-time with 102. She needs seven more to move into a tie for seventh with Morgan Lang (2003-06), who finished her career with 109 DC.
Record-Setting Performance
Belle Martire equaled her own single-game school record with 10 points and nearly matched her own single-game record with eight goals in the Tribe's 19-11 victory at Old Dominion earlier this season.
Captains
W&M is led by a quintet of senior captains this season –
Elsa Rall,
Audrey Hoeg,
Sophie Kopec,
Anne Milwicz and
Devon Fleischmann. All five captains have distinguished themselves as outstanding leaders both on and off the field throughout their careers.
