WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary lacrosse team will continue its conference slate when it hosts Towson at Martin Family Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m.
A pregame Easter Egg Hunt will begin at noon when gates open. Fans are encouraged to bring their own baskets and be on the lookout for special golden eggs for special prizes.
The team will also sign autographs following the contest.
Admission is free.
Live stats will be available at
TribeAthletics.com, while video of the contest will be streamed on
FloLive.
Complete game day information is available below.
A Look at the Tribe
After earning a thrilling overtime victory against Delaware last weekend, W&M enters Saturday's game with a 6-5 record overall and a 2-1 mark in conference play.
Sarah Cipolla (13g, 3a) and
Sam Van Gieson (12g, 4a) lead the Tribe offensively, while Cipolla has also totaled a team-high 44 draw controls. A trio of players, including the reigning CAA Player of the Week,
Justyce Barber, have recorded 14 points apiece. Defensively, goalie
Elise Palmer ranks third in the CAA in saves per game (8.0), while Caroline
Hertzberg (11 CT, 18 GB) and
Caroline Donovan (10 CT, 14 GB) have also come up big.
Scouting Towson
Currently on a four-game winning streak, Towson owns an 8-3 record overall and a 3-0 mark in conference play. Two of the Tigers' three losses have come against nationally ranked opponents. Milana Zizakovic currently leads Towson with 40 points (28g, 12a), while Blair Pearre (26g, 4a) and Lindsey Marshall (23g, 6a) have also come up big offensively. Lindsey has also totaled a team-high 49 draw controls, while Pearre's 25 ground balls leads the team.
| Matchup At A Glance |
|
W&M / Opp. |
Towson / Opp. |
| Goals Avg. |
9.8 / 14.0 |
12.1 / 10.4 |
| Shooting % |
.378 / .436 |
.381 / .405 |
| Assists |
37 / 69 |
51 / 48 |
| Ground Balls |
180 / 219 |
180 / 170 |
| Draw Controls |
126 / 174 |
159 / 131 |
| Turnovers |
188 / 184 |
151 / 172 |
| Caused Turnovers |
89 / 117 |
97 / 74 |
W&M-Towson All-Time Series
Towson holds a 19-8 advantage in the all-time series with W&M. Although the Tribe won the first four contests versus the Tigers, TU has claimed the last 13 matchups.
Last Time vs. Towson
W&M concluded its 2022 season with a 12-5 setback at Towson. The Tigers opened the contest by tallying the first six goals before W&M got on the scoreboard when
Serena Jacobs found the back of the cage with 6:36 remaining in the second quarter. Towson responded, however, and gradually extended the margin to as many as nine, 12-3, midway through the fourth quarter en route to securing the conference victory.
Last Time Out
Justyce Barber scored a career-high six goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to help lift W&M to a thrilling 13-12 victory against Delaware at Martin Family Stadium last Saturday. In addition to scoring a career-high six goals, which ranks tied for 11th in W&M's record book, Barber also dished out an assist and collected a ground ball and caused turnover en route to being selected as the CAA Player of the Week.
Sarah Cipolla and
Miranda Bate also came up big offensively with two goals apiece, while Cipolla added a team-high five draw controls to go with two ground balls and three caused turnovers. Bate also posted three ground balls.
Record Watch
With 153 career draw controls, Sarah
Cipolla needs just four more to break the W&M career record (156) set by Ellen
Shaffrey.
Additionally, her 44 draw controls this season ranks tied for 10th on W&M's single-season list.
CAA Weekly Honors
Four Tribe standouts have earned weekly awards from the CAA this season, as
Elise Palmer Defensive Player of the Week, March 20),
Maresa Moyer (Rookie of the Week, March 20), Kate
Draddy Rookie of the Week, Feb. 27) and
Justyce Barber (Player of the Week, April 3) have all garnered distinction.
Seizing the Moment
In addition to being 2-0 in overtime games this season, W&M is 3-0 in games decided by just one goal.
Up Next
Following this weekend's contest against Towson, W&M will take a break from its conference slate when it hosts George Washington at Martin Family Stadium on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
