For Immediate Release: Contact: Kendall Johnson April 18, 2006 [email protected] 2006 Stanford Schedule No. 19 Cardinal GEARS UP (7-5, 4-1 MPSF) date opponent Location time/Result FOR LOYOLA 2/11 oregon* Stanford, CA W, 18-9 Stanford squad heads to seeking third straight win. 2/18 Cal* Berkeley, CA L, 6-9 2/24 ohio State Stanford, CA W, 17-9 Stanford (7-5/4-1) vs. Loyola (6-6/3-1) - 1:00 PM (EST) 2/26 #17 Notre Dame Stanford, ca l, 11-12(2OT) April 22 - Geppi-Aikens Field - Baltimore, MD 3/3 uc Davis* Stanford, CA Postponed 3/5 #12 Vanderbilt Stanford, CA W, 15-9 This Week 3/11 columbia Stanford, CA W, 13-4 The Stanford women’s lacrosse team travels to this weekend to take on 3/12 Saint Mary's* Stanford, CA W, 18-7 the for the fourth time in school history. The Cardinal looks to 3/25 #1 Northwestern Stanford, ca l, 8-19 build momentum for the MPSF Tournament in early May and make a run for the 3/30 #15 Dartmouth Hanover, NH L, 9-13 program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament bid. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m. (EST) 4/2 #5 North Carolina Washington, DC L, 5-12 Saturday at Geppi-Aikens Field in Baltimore. 4/10 uc Davis* Stanford, CA W, 20-6 4/15 Denver* Denver, CO W, 11-9 ON THE HORIZON 4/22 Loyola Baltimore, MD 10 a.m. After this weekend, Stanford makes one more regular-season road trip before head- 4/28 Connecticut Storrs, CT 4 p.m. ing to Eugene, Ore. for the MPSF Tournament early next month. On April 28, the 4/30 Cornell Cambridge, MA 9 a.m. Cardinal takes on the University of Connecticut Huskies for just the second time 5/5 MPSF Semifinals Eugene, OR TBA in program history. Two days later, Stanford battles No. 11 Cornell in a neutral site 5/7 MPSF Finals Eugene, OR TBA meeting at Harvard University. The match will mark the Cardinal’s sixth against a 5/13 NCAA Tournament TBA TBA top-20 opponent this season. 5/20 NCAA Tournament TBA TBA SO Far This Season *MPSF conference game • All times PST The Cardinal has played twelve matches this year, carries a 7-5 overall record and • Home games in bold and played at Maloney Field finished the conference season last weekend with a 4-1 mark. In the MPSF, Stan- ford handled Oregon, Saint Mary’s and UC Davis by an average of 11.3 goals. Also in the MPSF, the Cardinal fell to Bay Area rival Cal, 9-6 on February 18 and IWLCA Division I POLL (4/17) downed Denver in an 11-9 decision last weekend. In non-conference action, Stan- ford is 3-4. On February 24, Stanford bested Ohio State 17-9 behind the five-goal performances of Michelle DeChant and Megan Burker. Two days later, the Cardi- no. School nal fell in a double-overtime heartbreaker to then-No. 17 Notre Dame, despite 21 saves from goalkeeper Laura Shane. The next week, however, the Cardinal rallied 1 Duke to capture its biggest win so far this season, knocking out Vanderbilt, a program 2 Northwestern* then-ranked 12th in the IWLCA poll. The Cardinal earned another non-conference 3 Georgetown win on March 11, taking down Columbia for the first time in history. On March 4 Virginia 25, the squad was overwhelmed by the top-ranked Northwestern Wildcats, suffer- 5 North Carolina* ing a 19-8 defeat despite a six-goal first half. Three weeks ago, on the team’s first 6 Maryland road trip, Stanford fell to No. 15 Dartmouth, 13-9, and No. 5 North Carolina, 12-5, 7 Notre Dame* despite a combined 38 saves by Laura Shane. Overall in 2006, the Cardinal has 8 Johns Hopkins outscored opponents by 28 percent, 151-118. 9 10 Princeton HOME SWEET HOME 11 Cornell* Ten Cardinal players will return to their home state of Maryland this weekend when 12 Richmond the team faces Loyola in Baltimore. The game will mark the last regular-season 13 Syracuse collegiate match in the nation’s lacrosse hotbed for four senior Baltimore-area na- 14 Dartmouth* tives: Sarah Bach, Megan Burker, Nyerr Parham and Kinsey Morrison. In addition, 15 William & Mary juniors Michelle DeChant and Carly Posner and sophomores Katharine Fox, Bri 16 James Madison Ned, Alicia Soto and Laura Shane all hail from the Old Line State. Head coach 17 Hofstra Michele Uhlfelder is also a Maryland native, as she graduated from Pikesville High 18 St. Bonaventure School in 1987 and played for the University of Maryland from 1988-1991. 19 Stanford 20 Pennsylvania PRESENCE IN THE CAGE Sophomore goalkeeper Laura Shane has carried the Cardinal squad on defense this *2006 Cardinal opponents season and has led the team to impressive showings against some of the nation’s

-- 2006 Stanford University Women’s Lacrosse -- best. With 142 saves already this year, Shane is recognized as one of the top net-minders in 2006 Stanford Quick Facts the NCAA. In the team’s five games against ranked programs, Shane has denied opponents 78 goals. She leads the team with 33 ground balls this year and ties for third on the team in caused Location: Stanford, Calif. turnovers. With 14 saves in the heated match with Denver, Shane continued her ascent on the President: John L. Hennessy Cardinal career chart. Twelve games into her sophomore year, Shane has 346 saves, third best Interim Athletic Director: Bill Walsh in a Stanford keeper’s career. Enrollment: 6,556 Undergrads Founded: 1885 TOPPING THE MPSF Colors: Cardinal and White With Stanford’s two conference wins last week, the squad has positioned itself in a tie for first Nickname: Cardinal place in the MPSF. The finish marks the sixth consecutive season that Michele Uhlfelder has Conference: Mountain Pacific Federation led her team to the top of the conference. Stanford now awaits the results of California’s last Website: www.gostanford.com two MPSF matches, which affect the tiebreaker and determine whether the Cardinal will be Head Coach: Michele Uhlfelder (Maryland, ‘91) seeded first or second in next month’s conference tournament. Record at Stanford: 67-35 (6th year) Career Record: same CHART WATCH Assistant Coaches: Sarah Hughes (Dartmouth, ‘02) With just three regular-season matches to go, Cardinal seniors Sarah Bach and Megan Burker Kylee Reade (Ohio State ‘02) are making runs at program records in every statistical category in the books. Burker, who is 2005 Overall Record: 13-5 one of just three players in history to appear in the top-10 on every list, is currently second in MPSF Record: 5-0 career goals scored (123), just 20 shy of a new Stanford record. Bach, last season’s leading MPSF Conference Finish: 1st scorer, remains eighth on the list with 90 career goals. In the assists category, Burker’s 59 are Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/2 just 11 shy of a Cardinal best. Bach’s 34 assists put her sixth on the career chart. The duo also Newcomers: 8 stands second and seventh in shots with 292 (Burker) and 191 (Bach). Against Denver, Burker Lacrosse SID: Kendall Johnson topped the 100 mark in draw controls, just the second player in Cardinal history to do so. Her Email: [email protected] 48 caused turnovers rank ninth in Cardinal history. Both seniors also appear ranked in free Phone: (206) 214-5583 position shots on goal (third and sixth), ground balls (second and seventh) and games played (t-seventh). The Cardinal In The Polls NATIONALLY SPEAKING IWLCA Inside Lacrosse This week, the Cardinal appears in the top-50 nationally in four statistical categories. Stanford averages 12.6 goals per game, the 15th highest scoring offense in the nation. The team’s 2.75 19 20 goal scoring margin is 21st in the NCAA, while its .583 winning percentage ranks 27th. With a combined 30 draw controls in the last two matches, the Cardinal also pulled back into the Stanford 2006 Season Facts top-50 in that category, appearing 43rd. Goalkeeper Laura Shane moved back into second Stanford’s Record when... with a .559 save percentage, close at the heels of North Carolina’s top-ranked Kristen Hordy. Shane’s 22 saves against North Carolina earlier this month ties for the top single-game mark in Playing at home: 6-2 the NCAA. She also carries the second-best single-game mark, with 21 saves on February 26 Playing on the road: 1-2 against Notre Dame. Senior Megan Burker appears in the individual national rankings in the Playing at a neutral site: 0-1 draw control category. Her 2.67 per game currently stands 27th. The team’s 20 goals last week Playing during the day: 5-5 versus UC Davis tied for the 18th best single-game mark in the NCAA. Playing at night: 2-0 Stanford scores first: 5-1 BY THE NUMBERS Leading at halftime: 7-1 Stanford averages 12.6 goals per game to Loyola’s 11.2. The Cardinal also shoots significantly Trailing at halftime: 0-3 better than the Greyhounds, at 43.8 percent compared to Loyola’s 39.3 percent. Stanford is Versus ranked opponents: 1-4 topping opponents by an average of 2.8 goals this season, while Loyola is trailing them by an In overtime games: 0-1 average of 1.2 goals. Just over half of the Cardinal goals are scored by the top three scorers on Versus MPSF opponents: 4-1 the squad. For Loyola, 62 percent of scoring comes from one of the top three players. Versus non-conference opponents: 3-4 THE SERIES WITH LOYOLA Saturday’s match marks the fourth overall meeting between the Greyhounds and Cardinal, as the two programs have met in each of the last three years. Loyola leads the series 2-1. Last sea- 2006 Stanford Season HIGHS son, Stanford earned its first-ever win against the program with a 20-16 victory in Baltimore. The combined 36 single-game goals was the highest scoring affair of the season for both teams. Goals: 20 (vs. UC Davis, Apr.10) Megan Burker and Daphne Patterson came through for the Cardinal with five goals apiece in Assists: 8 (vs. Saint Mary’s, Mar.12) the match. Total Points: 26 (twice, last vs. UC Davis Apr.10) Shots: 38 (vs. Ohio State, Feb.24) SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS Caused Turnovers: 14 (twice, last vs. UC Davis Apr.10) At the helm of the Greyhounds is third year head coach Kerri O’Day, who finished her success- Groundballs: 34 (at Denver, Apr.15) ful collegiate career at Loyola in 1997. She enters Saturday’s match with a 25-21 career record Draw Controls: 18 (vs. UC Davis, Apr.10) and leads a team that has been ranked in the top-20 six of nine weeks this year. The Greyhounds Saves: 22 (vs. North Carolina, Apr.2) have lined up a solid schedule, with ten opponents who have appeared in the national rank- Free Position SOG: 13 (at Denver, Apr.15) ings already this season. The team is currently riding a two game win streak, which includes a notable April 8 overtime win over then-No. 13 Syracuse. Leading the squad is junior Kate McHarg, who tops the team with 47 goals and 7 assists on the season. The native of Victoria, Australia is second in the nation in goals per game and 13th in the nation in points per game. Sophomore attacker Maura Kenny is the second leading scorer for the Greyhounds with 23 goals and the best shot percentage on the team. Goalkeeper Alex Piraino averages 8.9 saves in ten starts for the Greyhounds. As a team, Loyola is one of the best in the nation on the draw. The squad’s 14.25 per game is currently fourth in the NCAA.

-- 2006 Stanford University Women’s Lacrosse -- 2006 STANFORD CARDINAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Vicky Fanslow 5-5 D FR Farmingdale, NY (Farmingdale HS) 2 Kinsey Morrison 5-9 D SR Baltimore, MD (Roland Park Country School) 4 Ariana Parasco 5-10 MF SO Manhasset, NY (Manhasset HS) 5 Anna Brown 5-7 MF SO Denver, CO (Kent Denver School) 6 Jamie Nesbitt 5-7 MF FR Cincinnati, OH (Sycamore HS) 7 Thea Lorentzen 5-10 D SR Greenwich, CT (Greenwich HS) 8 Katharine Fox 5-4 D SO Lutherville, MD (Roland Park Country School) 9 Jessica Verrilli 5-9 MF JR Seattle, WA (Seattle Preparatory School) 10 Alicia Soto 5-1 MF SO Ellicott City, MD (Hayfield Secondary School) 11 Kate Horowitz 5-2 GK SR Yorktown Heights, NY (Lakeland HS) 12 Bryanne Gilkinson 5-7 D/MF JR Mississauga, Canada (Cawthra Park Secondary School) 13 Michelle DeChant 5-7 A JR Annapolis, MD (Annapolis Senior HS) 14 Nyerr Parham 5-4 MF SR Owings Mills, MD (Bryn Mawr School) 15 Rachel Dyke 5-9 D JR McLean, VA (Potomac School) 16 Rebecca Milo 5-7 A JR Seattle, WA (Lakeside School) 17 Megan McClain 5-8 A/MF SO Dallas, TX (Hockaday School) 18 Megan Burker 5-3 A SR Balitmore, MD (Bryn Mawr School) 19 Sarah Bach 5-4 A SR Balitmore, MD (Seton Keough HS) 20 Elizabeth Fries 5-9 A/MF FR Princeton, NJ (Hun School) 21 Maris Perlman 5-6 A/MF FR North Kingstown, RI (Lincoln School) 22 Bri Ned 5-3 D SO Severn, MD (Severn School) 23 Aly English 5-5 A FR Manhasset, NY (Manhasset HS) 25 Laura Shane 5-6 GK SO Baltimore, MD (Towson HS) 27 Melissa Vogelsong 5-9 D/MF FR Jamesville, NY (Jamesville-Dewitt HS) 28 Liz Piselli 5-6 MF JR Rockville Centre, NY (South Side HS) 30 Bess Siegfried 5-5 D FR Devon, PA (Agnes Irwin School) 33 Polly Brown 5-8 D FR Washington, D.C. (National Cathedral School) 36 Carly Posner 5-4 GK JR Owings Mills, MD (Park School) 44 Daphne Patterson 5-10 A SO New York, NY (St. Andrew's School) Head Coach: Michele Uhlfelder Assistant Coaches: Sarah Hughes, Kylee Reade, Chris Moxhay (Volunteer)

2006 STAnford cardinal Season Stats Player GS GP G a Pts Sh fP GB ct to dc Sarah Bach 12 12 21 8 29 40 12 19 4 21 13 Megan Burker 12 12 25 12 37 55 17 20 11 26 32 Daphne Patterson 12 12 27 5 32 61 13 14 6 15 4 Liz Piselli 12 12 24 6 30 56 15 27 12 21 19 Megan McClain 12 12 6 5 11 14 3 11 3 15 7 Michelle DeChant 12 12 15 4 19 33 4 15 4 26 14 Nyerr Parham 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 4 5 Jessica Verrilli 8 10 4 1 5 10 2 5 3 7 7 Anna Brown 0 12 6 3 9 9 3 8 1 14 4 Laura Shane 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 33 8 13 0 Bri Ned 12 12 2 0 2 5 0 13 8 7 2 Katharine Fox 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 Thea Lorentzen 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 5 2 Rachel Dyke 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 1 3 Jamie Nesbitt 1 12 4 2 6 14 4 8 2 8 4 Elizabeth Fries 3 11 8 1 9 28 6 5 2 11 2 Kinsey Morrison 7 12 0 1 1 0 0 15 8 4 6 Maris Perlman 0 12 5 0 5 10 1 10 5 2 5 Polly Brown 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bryanne Gilkinson 5 12 4 1 5 7 4 9 6 3 8 Ariana Parasco 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 5 1 Kate Horowitz 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Alicia Soto 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aly English 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Melissa Vogelsong 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Stanford Total – 12 151 49 200 345 84 256 112 216 138

Goalkeeper GS GP Saves Min GA Save Pct. GAA Laura Shane 12 12 142 671:36 112 .559 10.01 Kate Horowitz 0 4 7 55:58 6 .538 6.43 Stanford Total – 12 149 727:34 118 .558 9.73

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