Lehigh University Athletics
Mountain Hawks open league play on Friday night
3/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh women’s lacrosse team will take its 4-0 record and head to Lewisburg on Friday evening as the Mountain Hawks open the 2010 Patriot League schedule versus the Bucknell Bison. Lehigh was last in action on Tuesday afternoon when the Brown and White raced out to a 7-0 lead on Le Moyne and held off a second-half rally by the Dolphins to earn a 14-8 victory. Freshman ML DiNisco received her first start in goal for the Mountain Hawks and sent back nine shots in 42 minutes of play, while sophomore Kelly Draper and junior Lauren Dykstra led the offense with four goals apiece.
Dykstra currently leads Lehigh with 13 goals this season, while senior Inneke Carmola has scored ten and Draper has added seven. Draper and junior Allison Thomas are the leaders in assists with four apiece and Thomas has scooped up a team-leading 14 ground balls. Sophomore Leigh Ann Torcivia has won 12 draw controls and caused three turnovers, which ties Kenzie Dambach for the team lead. DiNisco has stopped 15 shots this season and posted a goal against average of 4.17, while senior Kelsy Ferris has sent back 12 shots in 125 minutes of action.
Bucknell has won just once this season, posting an 8-7 win over Davidson on February 21. The Bison have since dropped four straight, including a 13-11 setback versus Drexel on March 7 in Lewisburg. Julie Braun has been the offensive star for Bucknell in the early going with 15 goals and two assists, while Michelle Milot has found the back of the net nine times and is tied for the team lead in assists with Becca Devine (3). Braun also leads Bucknell in ground balls (13), draw controls (25) and caused turnovers (8) and Alyssa DeLorenz has stopped 72 shots in 360 minutes in goal.
Friday’s game marks the 35th time Lehigh and Bucknell will meet in women’s lacrosse with the Brown and White leading the series 22-12. The Bison have won three of the last four however, including a come-from-behind win in Bethlehem a season ago. The Mountain Hawks emerged victorious in the last meeting in Lewisburg by a score of 11-10 in 2008.
Lehigh’s 4-0 start this season is its best since 2003, when the Mountain Hawks also started 4-0. The Brown and White’s last 5-0 start was the 1985 season when Lehigh began with eight straight wins en route to a 13-3 campaign.
Lehigh and Bucknell will get things started at 7:00 on Friday evening in Lewisburg.
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