Women's • Week 5 • March 13, 2013
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WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Contacts: Chris Day (Association Director) 719-580-4498 • [email protected] Website: www.thewila.com Twitter: @WILA_SID ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Women’s • Week 5 • March 13, 2013 2013 WILA WOMEN’S STANDINGS WILA Overall Institution W-L Pct. GF GA W-L Pct. GF GA Streak Last 5 Regis 2-0 1.000 32 13 3-3 .500 85 78 L2 2-3 Fort Lewis 3-1 .750 48 35 4-3 .571 69 73 W1 3-2 Adams State 1-1 .500 15 20 1-2 .333 26 38 W1 1-2 Colorado Mesa 1-2 .333 34 34 1-3 .250 47 48 W1 1-3 Lindenwood 0-0 .000 0 0 4-0 1.000 74 7 W4 4-0 McKendree 0-3 .000 16 43 1-5 .167 46 85 L5 0-5 WILA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK RECENT RESULTS/ (WEEK #4) UPCOMING SCHEDULE Monday, March 4th Offensive Fort Lewis 10, @ Chestnut Hill (Pa.) 9 Lexy Hamilton • Adams State @ [4] Rollins (Fla.) 19, Regis 9 #3, Jr., M, 5-4 Lake Erie (Ohio) 18, Adams State 11 - Grand Junction, Colo. Monte Vista, Colo./Sangre de Cristo HS Wednesday, March 6th Regis 11, Georgian Court (N.J.) 10 - Davenport, Fla. Lake Erie (Ohio) 14, @ Colorado Mesa 13 Hamilton broke her own school-record for goals in a Thursday, March 7th game as she scored seven in Monday’s game (Mar. 4) @ [3] West Chester (Pa.) 20, Fort Lewis 3 against Lake Erie (Ohio) (L, 11-18)… That total, one Friday, March 8th greater than her former school-record of six, is tied for third most in WILA [13] Gannon (Pa.) 19, Regis 17 - Davenport, Fla. history and is the best single-game performance of any player in the WILA Lake Erie (Ohio) 24, McKendree 8 - Grand Junction, Colo. this year… She also added an assist in that game, finishing with eight offen- Saturday, March 9th sive points… That mark also set a new ASU record that is two greater than @ Millersville (Pa.) 9, Fort Lewis 8 (OT) the former mark of six that she held with teammate LiErin Wilson… Her eight points are also the most of any WILA player in a single game this year and *-@ Colorado Mesa 15, McKendree 4 are tied for 10th most in WILA history… Hamilton also added a goal in the @ [RV] Florida Southern 17, Regis 16 Grizzlies’ first-ever WILA win over McKendree (11-10) on Sunday (Mar. 10) Sunday, March 10th and took 11 shots, including nine on goal during the week, which also saw *-@ Adams State 11, McKendree 10 her tally six ground balls (3 in each game), three draw controls and a caused Tuesday, March 12th turnover. *-Fort Lewis 17, McKendree 2 - Alamosa, Colo. Wednesday, March 13th *-Adams State at [RV] Lindenwood, 7 p.m. (CT) Defensive Thursday, March 14th Qiana Barfield • Adams State $-Adams State vs. Findlay (Ohio), 1 p.m. (CT) #6, Fr., D, 5-7 *-McKendree at Regis, 4 p.m. (ET) Denver, Colo./Cherokee Trail HS Saturday, March 16th *-Adams State at McKendree, 11 a.m. (CT) - Lebanon, Ill. Barfield set a new school-record causing six turnovers in Colorado Mesa vs. St. Michael’s (Vt.), Noon (ET) - Saint Leo, Fla. the Grizzlies’ Sunday win over McKendree (11-10), their Findlay (Ohio) at [RV] Lindenwood, 5 p.m. (CT) first-ever WILA victory… She also had four ground balls Sunday, March 17th in the game and caused a key turnover on what ended Findlay (Ohio) at McKendree, Noon (CT) up being McKendree’s final possession of their comeback attempt that fell Colorado Mesa at Saint Leo (Fla.), 2 p.m. (ET) short… Barfield did not play in the Grizzlies’ game against Lake Erie (Ohio). Tuesday, March 19th Colorado Mesa at [13] Florida Southern, 5 p.m. (ET) The Players of the Week are selected by a vote of the WILA *- WILA Game Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors. Games [#] indicates current IWLCA Coaches’ Poll Rank played between Mar. 4-10 were included. (RV = Receiving Votes). 2013 WILA Women’s Lacrosse News & Notes Week 5• March 13 QUICK DRAWS... IWLCA Coaches’ Poll The WILA was a busy league last week as five of the WILA’s six teams played a combined Week #3 (Mar. 12) 12 games between Mar. 4-10... Only two of those were league contests... REGIS played four Record Votes Prev. games as the Rangers made a trek to Florida, facing three teams that are ranked nation- 1. LIU Post (N.Y.) 3-0 222 (14) 1 2. West Chester (Pa.) 1-0 210 (1) 3 ally in this week’s IWLCA NCAA Division II Coaches’ Poll... was the only LINDENWOOD 3. Rollins (Fla.) 4-0 175 4 WILA team to not play last week but is receiving votes in that poll for the fourth straight 4. Adelphi (N.Y.) 4-0 172 5 week (counting preseason)... The undefeated Lady Lions (4-0) are also ranked second in 5. LeMoyne (N.Y.) 2-1 155 2 the LaxPower.com NCAA II/NAIA Computer Rating (see page 5) as of this morning (Wed., 6. Limestone (S.C.) 5-1 142 6 Mar. 13)... The FORT LEWIS Skyhawks also played a nationally-ranked squad in now No. 7. Pfeiffer (N.C.) 7-0 136 14 2 West Chester (Pa.) (ranked third at the time of the game on Mar. 7) in their 3-game trip 8. Dowling (N.Y.) 2-0 110 10 to Pennsylvania... Both Fort Lewis and Regis claimed one win each... Meanwhile, in Colo- 9. Bentley (Mass.) 0-0 91 9 10. Stonehill (Mass.) 0-2 82 7 rado, both COLORADO MESA and ADAMS STATE picked up their first wins of the season 11. New Haven (Conn.) 1-1 79 8 in WILA match-ups against visiting McKendree over the weekend... The victory for Adams 12. Lock Haven (Pa.) 0-0 72 11 State was the Grizzlies’ first-ever WILA win... Fort Lewis also returned home and improved 13. Florida Southern 5-1 53 RV to 3-1 in WILA action with a Tuesday (Mar. 12) neutral-field WILA win over MCKENDREE... 14. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 0-0 47 12 The Bearcats wrap up their 5-game swing through Colorado on Thursday (Mar. 14) at Regis 15. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 2-1 26 15 and then return home to Lebanon, Ill. to face Adams State and Findlay (Ohio) on Saturday Also receiving votes: Florida Southern, (Mar. 16) and Sunday (Mar. 17), respectively, the end of a stretch that will see them play Lindenwood, Merrimack (Mass.), St. seven games in 10 days... Adams State will also play at Lindenwood tonight (Mar. 13) in the Anselm (N.H.) Lady Lions’ WILA and home-opener and will face-off with Findlay at McKendree’s Leemon Next Poll: March 19 Field on Thursday... Findlay also plays at Lindenwood on Saturday evening... Colorado Mesa now heads to begin a 3-game trip in Florida facing off with St. Michael’s (Vt.) in a WILA Teams in the Poll... neutral-site battle on Saturday before remaining in Saint Leo to face the host Lions on Preseason (Feb. 4): RV-Lindenwood Sunday (Mar. 17)... Fort Lewis has the rest of this week off after claiming Tuesday’s win over Week #1 (Feb. 25): RV-Lindenwood McKendree in Alamosa... That game was moved to Adams State because of un-playable Week #2 (Mar. 5): RV-Lindenwood RV-Lindenwood field conditions in the Skyhawks’ home of Durango. Week #3 (Mar. 12): Previous TEAM NOTES... WILA Players of the Week Week #1/2 (Feb. 27) Adams State Grizzlies (1-2, 1-1 WILA) Offensive: Erin Todd, Regis www.asugrizzlies.com Defensive: Giana Lombardi, Regis Week #1/2 (Feb. 27) Top Offensive Player: Lexy Hamilton – WILA Offensive Player of Offensive: Shelby Polk, Lindenwood the Week Defensive: Katlyne Duffey, Fort Lewis Top Defensive Player: Qiana Barfield — WILA Defensive Player of the Week Team Notes: The Grizzlies earned their first-ever WILA win on Sunday (Mar. 10), holding on to defeat McKendree by an 11-10 margin... The victory was also ASU’s first-ever home win and their first win over NCAA Division II competition... This week’s sweep of the WILA Player of the Week selections is ASU’s first such sweep in program history... The Grizzlies lead the national statistics in caused turnovers per game (14.00) and set a new school-record with 22 against the Bearcats... After leading the national statistics last year in ground balls, sophomore goalie Danica Kristiansen currently ranks fourth in the national statistics with her WILA-leading 5.00 per game average... Lexy Hamilton leads the WILA in goals per game (3.00) as she has scored nine in three games... Five of those goals have come on free position shots, a category that she also leads the WILA in at 1.67 per game... Qiana Barfield leads the WILA with her 4.50 caused turnover per game average... The Grizzlies, who also played against Lake Erie (Ohio) in Grand Junction last Monday (Mar. 5) falling 18-11, will take their longest road trip of the season this week playing at Lindenwood tonight (Mar. 13) in their first true road game of the year... They then play against Findlay (Ohio) in a neutral-site game to be played at McKendree’s Leemon Field before remaining in Lebanon, Ill. for a re-match with the Bearcats on Saturday (Mar. 16)... The Grizzlies are 0-3 all-time against Lindenwood... Thursday’s (Mar. 14) game against Findlay, a first- year program, will be the first match-up between the squads..