WOMEN’S LACROSSE Colonial Athletic Association NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS | MAY 25, 2018 Delaware • Drexel • Elon • Hofstra • James Madison • Towson • William & Mary 2018 #CAALAX STANDINGS Conference Overall Rank Team W L Pct. GF GA W L Pct. GF GA H A N Stk 5/5 James Madison$ 6 0 1.000 102 40 20 1 .952 331 186 12-0 7-1 1-0 W12 8/8 Towson 5 1 .833 94 49 16 5 .762 291 197 8-2 7-3 1-0 L1 --/-- Elon^ 3 2 .600 47 52 4 11 .267 135 183 0-5 4-4 0-2 L1 --/-- Delaware 3 3 .500 54 67 8 10 .444 178 220 5-3 3-6 0-1 L1 --/-- Hofstra 2 4 .333 65 79 8 9 .471 201 187 4-5 4-4 0-0 L3 --/-- Drexel 1 5 .167 53 85 4 12 .250 165 236 3-4 1-8 0-0 L2 --/-- William & Mary^ 0 5 .000 38 81 4 12 .250 123 213 4-4 0-8 0-0 L8 *Rankings are listed as IWLCA/Cascade $ CAA Regular Season Champion ^The Elon-William & Mary game was declared a no-contest NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS May 11 | First Round | Towson, Md. May 19 | Quarterfinal | Harrisonburg, Va. Wagner 6, No. 7 Seed 8/8 Towson 16 No. 6 Seed 6/6 Florida 8. No. 3 Seed 5/5 James Madison 11 May 13 | Second Round | Home Sites May 25 | Semifinals | Stony Brook, N.Y. | ESPN3 18/RV Virginia 12, No. 3 Seed 5/5 James Madison 15 5:00pm No. 2 Seed 3/4 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Seed 5/5 James Madison May 27 | Final | 12:00 PM | ESPNU No. 2/3 Seed vs. No. 1/4 Seed 9/11 Northwestern 21, No. 7 Seed 8/8 Towson 17 7:30pm No. 1 Seed 2/2 Maryland vs. No. 4 Seed 4/3 Boston College #CAALAX POSTSEASON HONORS PLAYER OF THE YEAR KRISTEN GAUDIAN | JAMES MADISON SENIOR | MIDFIELDER | FAIRFAX STATION, VA./LAKE BRADDOCK Senior Kristen Gaudian, a Tewaaraton Award Finalist, leads the CAA with 89 points this season, scoring 74 goals and connecting with team- mates 15 times. Gaudian’s 74 goals are the most by any CAA player since 2005 and are the second-most in CAA single season history. She’s among the national leaders in several offensive categories, including free position shooting, going 27-for-38 at the eight-meter. Gaudian also added 75 draw controls. She was named as an IL Women Media First Team All-American. DEFENSIVE CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR OLIVIA CONTI | TOWSON SOPHOMORE | DEFENDER | WANTAGH, N.Y./ST. ANTHONY’S Sophomore Olivia Conti is the fifth player in CAA history to be named Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. For the second consecutive season, she’s set the CAA single season record for caused turnovers, posting 52 in 2018. She also had 51 ground balls and posted 47 draw controls. Conti added to the offense with three goals and two assists. Conti was named a top-25 nominee for the Tewaaraton, the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and to the IWLCA All-Mid-Atlantic First Team and the IL Women Media All-America Second Team. DEFENSIVE CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR HALEY WARDEN | JAMES MADISON SENIOR | MIDFIELDER | GLEN MILLS, PA./GARNET VALLEY Senior Haley Warden is the first player in CAA history to have received both a Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honor at any point during her career. Warden, a defensive midfielder, has caused 43 turnovers, picked up 46 ground balls and won 95 draw controls. Her hustle has also helped the Dukes on offense as she’s netted 37 goals and assisted on 11. Warden was named a top-25 nominee for the Tewaaraton and to the IL Women Media All-America Second Team. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR COLLEEN GRADY | DREXEL FRESHMAN | MIDFIELDER | GLEN RIDGE, N.J./GLEN RIDGE Freshman Colleen Grady, who earned spots on the All-CAA Second Team and the All-Rookie Team, is the first Drexel player ever to receive a major award. She led the Dragons in goals (32), assists (24) and points (56) and ranked among the top-10 in the CAA in all three categories. She was named CAA Rookie of the Week three times in 2018. COACH OF THE YEAR SHELLEY KLAES-BAWCOMBE | JAMES MADISON James Madison Head Coach Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe picked up her fifth CAA Coach of the Year honor after guiding the nationally-ranked Dukes to a 20-1 overall mark, a 6-0 league record and the CAA Regular Season and Tournament Championships. James Madison leads the CAA in every offensive category and is nationally ranked in 11 categories. Klaes-Bawcombe, JMU’s all-time winningest coach, was previously named CAA Coach of the Year in 2005, 2010, 2016 and 2017. Contact: Kelly McCarthy • (804) 525-1430 • [email protected] CAASports.com • Twitter: @CAASports • Instagram: @CAASports • Snapchat: CAAsports • Facebook: CAASports • YouTube: CAASportsProductions • CAA.TV CAA WOMEN’S LACROSSE NCAA REPORT #CAALAX IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP • NCAA Quarterfinal Recap: Third-seeded James #CAALAX IN THE NCAA RPI • For the first time since 2001, a CAA team has advanced Madison knocked off sixth-seeded Florida, 11-8, at to the NCAA Semifinals. Sentara Park to move on to the national semifinals. A10 A17 A24 M1 M8 F • Since 1994, a CAA squad has appeared in seven James Madison was paced by Tewaaraton finalist CAA 4 4 4 4 4 national semifinals. Loyola has five of those Kristen Gaudian who had three goals. Three other Delaware 33 30 33 33 33 appearances (1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001) and Dukes - Hanna Haven, Elena Romesburg, Morgan James Madison has two (2000, 2018). Hardt - each had a pair of goals. It was a one-goal Drexel 60 67 68 76 77 game at halftime but Florida turned it into a two-goal Elon 53 45 41 39 39 • The Dukes look to become only the second CAA team lead, 5-4, early in the second half. Romesburg tied it Hofstra 51 61 47 51 53 to advance to the NCAA Championship game. The up at 25:56. The Dukes then struck twice more in the CAA’s only national final appearance came in 1997. 98-second span to pull away. Florida cut it to, 7-6, at JMU 4 5 5 4 4 Loyola defeated North Carolina, 10-8, in the semifinals Towson 7 9 9 8 7 17:53 but JMU countered with four unanswered goals before falling to Maryland, 9-8, in the title game. to cruise to the win. James Madison caused 10 of W&M 56 48 67 70 71 • For the first time since 2001, the CAA has had multiple Florida’s 16 turnovers and had a 21-13 advantage in teams earn national seedings, with JMU receiving the ground balls. Florida had the upperhand, 13-8, in draw No. 3 Seed and Towson receiving the No. 7 Seed. controls. In the cage, Molly Dougherty made nine saves #CAALAX VS. THE REST • The Dukes have received the most seeds in CAA history while Haley Hicklen had 12 stops for Florida. CAA IN NON-CONFERENCE with five. They were last seeded in 2011 and were previously seeded as high as fifth (2010). #2 NORTH CAROLINA VS. #3 JAMES MADISON America East 1-2 • The Tar Heels enter NCAA Semifinals on an 11-game • For the third straight season, CAA has had multiple winning streak while the Dukes have won their last 12. Atlantic 10 5-2 team earns NCAA bids, with James Madison getting ACC 4-7 the automatic and Towson receiving an at-large. • James Madison and North Carolina are meeting for the Atlantic Sun 3-0 second time this year and for the first time since their • The CAA has had 11 multi-bid seasons since 1994. season openers. In that contest, the Dukes pulled out Big East 5-4 1994 - Loyola / William & Mary a 15-14 double overtime win in Harrisonburg. The Big South 2-5 1996 - Loyola / William & Mary Dukes trailed 14-12 with five minutes remaining and Big Ten 5-9 1997 - Loyola / William & Mary / JMU scored twice to force OT. JMU received five goals from both Kristen Gaudian and Elena Romesburg while Independent 2-1 1998 - Loyola / William & Mary / JMU 1999 - Loyola / JMU Katie Kerrigan had four helpers. JMU out-shot UNC Ivy 2-4 2000 - Loyola / JMU 34-31, including a 27-24 edge in shots on goal. For MAAC 5-1 2001 - (7) Loyola / (10) William & Mary / (9) JMU UNC, Marie McCool had four goals before carding out Mountain Pacific 1-0 2010 - Towson / (5) JMU while Katie Hoeg had a hat trick. JMU also forced 11 2016 - Towson / JMU caused turnovers, to UNC’s six and the Dukes held a NEC 4-0 2017 - Towson / JMU / Elon 17-14 advantage in ground balls. Pac-12 1-1 2018 - (7) Towson / (3) JMU • JMU’s win was the first over North Carolina since 2000. Patriot 1-1 • Since 1994, the CAA has advanced to the NCAA The Tar Heels are 6-3 all-time against the Dukes. Quarterfinals on 11 occasions, with JMU making eight TOTAL 41-37 • Statistically, the two teams are similar with JMU having of those appearances. The CAA is 4-7 in the quarters. 11 more goals (331-320) and UNC having 14 more CAA VS. RANKED OPPONENTS • The CAA has had a team in the second round in three points (490-476) and 21 more draws (323-302).