Women's Lacrosse | April 22, 2016

PHILADELPHIA- The La Salle women's lacrosse team enters a pivotal weekend as they battle for a spot in the six team Atlantic 10 Championship. The Explorers head to George Washington, with whom La Salle is tied for the sixth place in the A-10, on Friday and Richmond, who sits one game out of the A-10 Championship currently, on Sunday.
 
La Salle Explorers (4-9, 2-4 A-10) at George Washington Colonials (4-10, 2-4 A-10)
Friday, April 22 | 4:00 PM
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La Salle Explorers (4-9, 2-4 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (5-8, 1-5 A-10)
Sunday, April 24 | 12:00 PM
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Scouting the Explorers

La Salle enters the weekend locked in a tie with George Washington for the sixth and final spot in the 2016 A-10 Championship with three games left to play in the regular season.

Senior Katelyn Fay is tied for second in the A-10 with 36 goals on the season averaging 2.77 per contest. She has 18 goals through six A-10 games which is good for third in the conference at 3.00 goals per contest.  Fay also now sits in fifth place in La Salle history with 154 career points after passing Melanie Sarcinello over the weekend.

Allee Ilgenfritz and Brittany Edwards have aided the offensive output with 25 and 20 goals respectively to their names on the year.

Senior Abby O'Donnell leads the team with 21 ground balls on the year. She also has caused eight turnovers on the season.  
 
Senior Allie Burnett leads the team with 14 caused turnovers on the season. She has also added three goals and three assists while scooping up nine ground balls and 17 draw controls on the year.  

Freshman Sarah Gallagher has taken over in the cage the past five games with a 10.47 goals against average and 32 saves to her name. Gallagher made 14 saves in a 14-4 win over St. Bonaventure.  

La Salle-George Washington  History

The Explorers have won the past two in the series grabbing a 10-8 win last season and  winning a thrilling 8-7 overtime thriller in 2014. Last season the Explorers jumped out to a 7-0 first half lead and held off a late run by the Colonials to seal the win.  Junior Allee Ilgenfritz finished with six goals on the afternoon while senior Katelyn Fay added a pair of her own. Ilgenfritz also recorded a hat trick as a freshman in the 2014 win for La Salle.

Scouting the Colonials

George Washington enters the weekend after snapping a five game losing skid and picking up its first two conference wins over the past weekend. George Washington grabbed a 11-10 win at Richmond before finishing the weekend with a 20-12 win over VCU. The Colonials currently sit tied with La Salle for the sixth and final spot in the A-10 Championship.
 
Bailey Forcier leads the Colonials and is ranked seventh in the A-10 as she is averaging 3.50 points per game against A-10 opponents. She also leads the team with 5.33 shots per game in conference play.  

Forcier is tied for the team lead with 19 goals with Michaela Lynch. Jocelyn Donohue has 15 on the year while Gabbi Hull has 14 to her name.

Adele Wise has been the primary goalie for the Colonials this year. She is averaging 11.99 goals per game and has made 98 saves for a .434 save percentage on the season.  
 
George Washington closes the season with a trip to Duquesne before hosting Saint Joseph's next weekend.
 
Scouting the Spiders

Richmond enters the weekend on a five game slide. The Spiders grabbed a 16-9 win over VCU to open conference play but have fallen to George Mason, St. Joes, Duquesne, George Washington and Davidson since then. The Spiders host Massachusetts on Friday before welcome La Salle on Sunday and close the season at St. Bonaventure next Saturday.  
 
Despite the rough stretch, the Spiders sit just one game out of A-10 Championship contention.  

Richmond ranks third in the league in scoring, as they average 10.77 goals per game on the season. Its offense has slowed down in conference play as the Spiders only average 8.67 goals against A-10 foe.  

Mia Castagnero leads the team with 34 goals on the season. Natalia Chaney and Brooke Wilson have both been consistent offensive threats as well with 26 and 25 goals to their names.
 
Michaela Aymong has been the primary goalie through A-10 play and is averaging 8.96 goals against per game with 42 saves for a .400 save percentage on the season.  

Next Up

La Salle returns home to finish out the regular season as it welcomes Duquesne to McCarthy Stadium on Saturday for Senior Day.