WATERBURY, Conn. - The Post women's lacrosse team concludes their longest homestand of the season, a three-game stretch, when the Eagles host Georgian Court in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match on Wednesday, and welcome Philadelphia to LaMoy Field on Sunday. The Lions are in sole possession of first place in the conference with a perfect 4-0 record.
Post is led by a pair of 20-goal scorers in
Mallorie Michalak and
Morgan Kanavy. Michalak leads the team with 29 points.
Georgian Court is the two-time defending CACC Tournament Champions. The Lions were picked to finish second in the CACC Preseason Poll and are led by Corinne Coyle who ranks second in the conference in goals with 23 tallies this year.
GAME NOTES:
SERIES HISTORY WITH GEORGIAN COURT:
Post scored 11 goals in the most recent meeting, but has yet to beat Georgian Court in four all-time meetings. The Eagles have been outscored in the series 91-15 in the four matchups.
PREVIOUS RESULTS:
4/10/11 – vs. GCU – L, 22-11
3/24/11 – at GCU – L, 20-0
4/11/10 – vs. GCU – L, 25-2
3/25/10 –at GCU – L, 24-2
SERIES HITSORY WITH PHILADELPHIA:
Post trails the all-time series with Philadelphia and is 0-5 in all of its meetings with the Rams. Earlier this season, the Eagles lost a 24-3 contest in Philadelphia on March 11.
PREVIOUS RESULTS:
3/11/12 – at PhilaU – L, 24-3
4/2/11 – at PhilaU – L, 24-8
3/13/11 – vs. PhilaU – L, 19-6
4/3/10 – at PhilaU – L, 20-2
3/14/10 – vs. PhilaU – L, 22-1
SCOOP 'EM UP:
Mallorie Michalak ranks third in Division II in ground balls per game with an average of 4.25 per contest. She is also ranked 16
th in caused turnovers with 2.0 per game, 34
th in points with 29 and 38
th in assists with nine.
LAST TIME OUT:
CHESTNUT HILL 20, POST 16
The Eagles cut an eight-goal second half deficit to as few as four tallies on Saturday at LaMoy Field.
Mallorie Michalak,
Meghan Diggett and
Morgan Kanavy combined to score 15 of Post's 16 goals.
ON THE HORIZON:
Post concludes its three-match homestand on Sunday April 1, at 1 p.m. when it hosts Philadelphia in a CACC contest. The Eagles were defeated in Philadelphia 24-3 in the first meeting with the Rams on March 11.
