Women's Lacrosse | March 14, 2021

PHILADELPHIA -- La Salle lacrosse will not have to wait until the 20th to play again as the Boston University Terriers come to McCarthy Stadium on Monday. First draw is at 2:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE EXPLORERS

• La Salle is 1-2 this campaign, most recently falling to Villanova on a last-second shot on Wednesday.
• The Blue & Gold has been bolstered by some fantastic individual play. Senior Molly Loughlin, notably, is fifth in the nation in save percentage (.593), eighth in saves per game (11.67) and 12th in goals against average (8.00).
• Senior Bridget Ruskey leads the charge on offense. Her  3.33 goals per game is best in the A-10 and 37th in the NCAA. She has been lethal with free position opportunities, averaging a goal a game while not missing yet.
• Another defensive highlight has been the play of senior Priya Kavuru, who has averaged two caused turnovers per game -- good for second in the conference.

SCOUTING THE TERRIERS

• Boston U is 1-2 on the season so far, falling to nationally ranked Stony Brook and UMass. It most recently defeated Vermont on March 7th.
• The Terriers are strong on the draw, ranking third in the conference in draw controls per game (14). individually, Jennifer Barry is third in the conference with 6.33 draw controls per game.
• Emily Vervlied leads Boston U with 12 points so far (xx goals, xx assists), ranking fourth in the conference.
• In net, Arielle Hammer has accounted for the majority of the minutes, tallying 10 saves on 39 shots for a .256 save percentage.