April 7, 2011

PHILADELPHIA - The Explorers will welcome Richmond to McCarthy Stadium tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. for the first of two Atlantic 10 contests this weekend.

On Sunday La Salle will travel to face George Washington for a 1:00 p.m. game.

The Explorers will be looking for their first A-10 victory of the season after falling 17-4 to the three-time defending A-10 champion Minutewomen their last time out.

Melanie Sarcinello leads La Salle with 27 points on 26 goals and one assist.  Nora McGurkin has been the top Explorer on the draw control unit, with 22 on the season.

Megan Corliss has posted a 10.79 goals against average between the pipes, good for fourth in the A-10.

The Spiders, 5-7 on the season, are coming of a 20-5 dismantling of St. Bonaventure and now boast a 2-0 A-10 record.  Gabi Wiegand was on fire with seven goals in the contest.  Live GameTracker coverage is available.

George Washington, which has won three of its last five, will first face Temple on Friday.  The Colonials feature one of the top goalkeepers in the conference in Liz Hoffman, who leads the A-10 in saves per game (9.67).

Fans can watch the action against George Washington live here and also follow along on GameTracker.