WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary lacrosse team will open its conference home slate when it hosts Delaware at Martin Family Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Admission is free. William & Mary Athletics, in conjunction with the William & Mary Police Department, has implemented a clear bag policy that regulates the size and type of bag that may be carried into W&M Athletics facilities during the 2023-24 year, including Busch Field, Kaplan Arena, Martin Family Stadium, Plumeri Park, and Zable Stadium. Information as well as approved and prohibited items is available at
TribeAtheltics.com.
The contest will promote the
One Love Foundation, which is a national non-profit organization with the goal of ending relationship abuse. Its mission is to empower young people with the tools and resources they need to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships and bring life-saving prevention education to their communities.
Fans are also invited to the annual Easter egg hunt, which will begin at noon at the Martin Family Stadium gate. The event is free and participants should bring their own basket.
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
W&M enters Saturday's game with a 4-7 overall record and a 0-2 mark in conference play.
Paige Gilbert leads the Tribe with a team-high 27 points (25g, 2a) with 33 draw controls.
Kate Draddy has also come up big with 23 points (13g, 10a), 46 draw controls and 20 ground balls. She ranks fifth in the CAA with 4.2 draw controls per game. Defensively,
Jaylin Locke has posted 11 caused turnovers and 15 ground balls.
Scouting Delaware
Delaware currently owns a 7-3 overall record and a 0-2 mark in CAA action after opening its league slate with losses to Drexel and Towson last weekend. Riley Gillin leads the Blue Hens offensively with 36 points (17g, 19a), while Jaclyn Marszal has totaled 28 points (18g, 10a). Madison Hranicka leads the CAA in ground balls per game (4.6) and caused turnovers per game (4.2), while Sam Schelling ranks fourth in the conference in draw controls per game (4.2). Goalie Steph Marszal ranks third in the CAA in goals against average (8.79) and save percentage (.527).
| Matchup At A Glance |
|
W&M / Opp. |
Delaware / Opp. |
| Goals Avg. |
10.1 / 13.7 |
11.3 / 8.3 |
| Shooting % |
.394 / .430 |
.402 / .353 |
| Assists |
48 / 70 |
58 / 32 |
| Ground Balls |
162 / 203 |
164 / 167 |
| Draw Controls |
140 / 157 |
116 / 104 |
| Turnovers |
181 / 162 |
169 / 167 |
| Caused Turnovers |
62 / 86 |
96 / 95 |
W&M-Delaware All-Time Series
Delaware owns a 14-13 edge in the all-time series and has won the last eight of the last 10 meetings.
Last Meeting vs. Delaware
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 season. Although W&M trailed by three goals, 11-8, early in the fourth quarter, the Tribe rallied back with a 4-0 run to take the lead with 3:55 remaining. UD answered less than a minute later with a goal by Danielle Livornese to send the game into overtime, but W&M's defense held the Blue Hens scoreless the rest of the way and Barber provided the game-winner with 2:03 left in the extra session.
Last Time Out
W&M outscored Monmouth in the second half and nearly rallied back from a late three-goal deficit, but it was edged by the Hawks, 14-13, last Sunday. Trailing by three goals with a little more than 2 minutes remaining, W&M (4-7, 0-2) charged back with scores by
Paige Gilbert and
Chloe Pierini and had an opportunity to tie the contest in the waning seconds but
Serena Jacobs' shot on goal was saved by Monmouth goalie, Katie Sullivan. Gilbert led W&M by matching a career high with six goals to go with four draw controls, three ground balls and a caused turnover.
Overtime Success
With the 12-11 victory at George Washington earlier this season, W&M has won four of its last five overtime games dating back to 2019.
Seizing the Moment
During the last two seasons, W&M has posted a 5-2 record in games decided by just one goal.
Single-Season Top-10 List
After totaling five draw controls in W&M's last outing at Monmouth,
Kate Draddy currently ranks tied for ninth on W&M's single-season list for draw controls (46).
Big Numbers
In addition to posting a pair of six-goal performances this season,
Paige Gilbert has recorded multiple-goal efforts in seven of the last eight games.
Career Record Watch
One of the most successful goalies in school history,
Elise Palmer is ranked seventh in school history in career saves (332). She needs 54 more saves to pass Carlen Sellers for sixth on the all-time list.
Caroline Hertzberg currently ranks 10th all-time at W&M in draw controls (104), while her 51 career caused turnovers is just one shy of moving into the program's all-time top-10 list.
Courtney Vasquenza is also closing in on W&M's top-10 list for caused turnovers with 40.
Up Next
Following Saturday's game versus Delaware, W&M will return to action when it hosts Towson at Martin Family Stadium next Saturday at 1 p.m.
