UConn huskies Women's Lacrosse Game Notes Lacrosse Contact: Bill Peterson [email protected] 2021 NCAA Tournament Office: 860-486-9109 Cell: 860-465-7539 / 203-558-3215 2021 Schedule 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT - First & Second Rounds at Arlotta Stadium - University of Notre Dame First ROund February (2-1 / 0-0 BIG EAST) UConn Huskies (12-6) vs. No. 11/16 Virginia Cavaliers (8-8) 17 vs. Central Connecticut Canceled Friday, May 14, 2021 | 5:00 pm 20 at Hofstra L, 17-11 Second Round 26 at UMass Lowell W, 18-5 Sunday, May 16, 2021 | 1:00 pm 28 vs. New Hampshire W, 19-3 March (6-1 / 4-0 BIG EAST) 4 vs. UAlbany W, 14-11 7 vs. No. 22/18 Massachusetts W, 12-11 (ot) 13 at Massachusetts L, 15-14 (ot) UConn Huskies virgina cavaliers Notre Dame Robert Morris OVerall: 12-6 OVerall: 8-8 Fighting Irish Colonials 19 at Marquette * W, 14-13 BIG EAST: 7-3 acc: 3-7 No. 5 Seed OVerall: 14-2 National Rank: National Rank: OVerall: 9-6 MAC: 10-0 RV InsideLacrosse.com 11th Iwlca ACC: 5-5 21 at Marquette * W, 18-13 / / National Rank: n/a 16th/InsideLacrosee.com National Rank: 5th/IWLCA 26 at Butler * W, 22-11 6th/InsideLacrosse.com 28 at Butler * W, 19-4 Media Coverage... April (3-3, 3-3 BIG EAST) TV/STREAM: ESPN3 9 vs. No. 22/RV Denver * L, 14-13 (3ot) Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com 11 vs. No. 22/RV Denver * L, 11-7 Twitter: @UConnWLax 16 at Villanova * W, 14-7 Instagram: UConnWlax 18 at Villanova * L, 13-12 (ot) » The UConn Huskies return to the NCAA Touranment for the first time since the 2013 season, earning an at- 23 vs. Georgetown * W, 15-14 (ot) large bid into this year's field. The Huskies finished the season with a 12-6 overall record, finished second in the BIG EAST at 7-3, and advanced to the conference title game before falling to fellow NCAA Tournament 25 vs. Georgetown * W, 16-12 team Denver. » The Huskies will be matched up the Virginia Cavaliers from the ACC in the first round at Arlotta Stadium at the University of Notre Dame. This will be the first-ever meeting between the Huskies and Cavaliers. May (1-0 / 0-0 BIG EAST) » UVA enters the tournament ranked No. 11 in the latest IWLCA Coaches National Poll and 16th in the InsideLacrosse.com National Poll. The Huskies are currently receiving votes in the the InsideLacrosse.com 6 vs. Georgetown ^ W 15-13 poll. The Cavaliers finished 8-8 on the season and were 3-7 in the ACC, losing in the conference tournament 8 vs. No. 15/14 Denver ^ L, 13-7 quarterfinal to Boston College. » The Huskies have only ever faced ACC members Boston College, North Carolina, and Syracuse but met 14 vs. No. 11/16 Virginia # 5 pm Louisville, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech back when they were in the BIG EAST. UConn is 3-3 against BC 16 NCAA Second Round # 1 pm and 0-4 against Syracuse as a members of the ACC and 0-1 against UNC. » This is the program's second-ever trip to the NCAA Touranment. The Huskies last appearance came in 2013 when they earned an at-large big after a 13-4 regular season. UConn lost in the first round against No. 8 Times listed are EST nationally ranked UMass, 14-10, at Penn State. Home games in bold / Joseph J. Morrone Stadium » The Huskies advanced to the BIG EAST title game for the second time in program history thanks to a 15-13 * - BIG EAST game win over Georgetown last Thursday, the Huskies first-ever win over the Hoyas on the road in 12 trips to Wash- ^ - 2021 BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Championship ington, D.C. The win over the Hoyas was the Huskies 12th victory on the season, tying the school record for presented by JEEP at Cooper Field (Georgetown) wins. They hit the 12 win mark in 2016 and 2005. Junior goaltender Landyn White has been the goaltender of # - 2021 NCAA Tournament - First & Second Round at the record in all 12 wins, tying the school mark for goaltender wins (12 - Shannon Nee, 2016). University of Notre Dame » UConn fell short of their first-ever BIG EAST Championship in a 13-7 loss to the top-seed Denver in the title game. » UConn took home a pair of major post season awards as senior Sydney Watson was the unanimous winner of 2021 BIG EAST STANDINGS the BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and head coach Katie Woods and her staff were named the BIG EAST Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. Coaching Staff of the Year. Woods and her staff also won the award in 2013 and 2015. » Watson led the Huskies into the NCAA Tournament with 53 goals scored on the season, tops in the BIG EAST Denver 10-0 1.000 14-1 .933 and 16th nationally. Over her 16 games, she has put up 53 goals and 12 assists and is ninth in the nation with 133 draw controls, an 8.31 per game average. Her 53 goals are the third highest single season total in Husky UConn 7-3 .700 12-5 .706 history. Georgetown 5-5 .500 6-10 .375 » Watson has been named one of 25 nominees for the 2021 Tewaaraton Award, recognizing the top female col- lege lacrosse player in the country. Marquette 4-6 .400 7-9 .438 » Junior attacker Lia LaPrise is the team's leading scorer with 76 points on the season, first in the BIG EAST Villanova 4-6 .400 6-11 .353 and 16th in the nation. She has 36 goals and her 40 assists is 11th nationally. Her 40 assists is the second highest single season total and her 76 points are the fourth highest UConn total. Butler 0-10 .000 0-11 .000 » Junior goaltender Landyn White has made 154 saves this season, ranking sixth in the NCAA. 2021 Roster University of Connecticut No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown Location .................................................Storrs, Conn., 06269 1 Megan Whitley Fr. Midfield Adams Center, NY Founded...........................................................................1881 2 Maggie Lonsinger Fr. Defense Verona, NJ Totall Enrollment .........................................................32,257 3 Grace Coon Jr. Attack Marcellus, NY Undergraduate at Storrs ...............................................19,133 4 Abby Vetsch Sr. Midfield Marcellus, NY Colors ............................ National Flag Blue (Navy) & White 5 Katherine Parker Sr. Defense Rockville Centre, NY Nickname ..................................................... Huskies, UConn 7 Alyssa Conklin Gr. Defense Sloatsburg, NY Affiliation ....................................................NCAA Division I 9 Kyra Place So. Midfield Enola, PA Conference ............................................................BIG EAST 10 Lia LaPrise Jr. Attack Windsor, CT 11 Sydney Watson Sr. Midfield Prince Frederick, MD President ..............................................Thomas C. Katsouleas 12 Susan Lafountain Fr. Attack Rochester, NY Athletic Director ............................................David Benedict 13 Stephanie Palmucci Sr. Attack Herndon, VA 14 Grace Goetz So. Midfield Cary, NC UConn WOMEN'S LACROSSE 15 Landyn White Jr. Goalkeeper Alpharetta, GA Head Coach ....................................Katie Woods, 11th season 17 Julia Ozimek Jr. Defense New Canaan, CT Alma Mater .......................................................... Drew, 2001 18 Annie Carroll Sr. Goalkeeper Fallsington, PA Record at UConn ...................................... 101-76, 11 seasons 19 Georgia Hoey Fr. Goalkeeper Fairfield, CT Career Record ........................................ 127-118, 15 seasons 20 Jacqueline Manno Sr. Defense South Salem, NY Assistant Coach ..........................Lauren Gunning, 7th season 21 Olivia Troy Sr. Attack Westport, CT Assistant Coach .......................... Kiley Anderson , 1st season 23 Amanda McMahon So. Defense Commack, NY Student Assistant Coach ...............Grace Beshlian, 1st season 24 Sam McKenna Sr. Attack Fayetteville, NY 25 Madelyn George So. Midfield Rush, NY Facility ........................................Joseph J. Morrone Stadium 26 Emily Schillinger So. Attack Rush, NY 27 Ariana Kline So. Defense Reading, PA PRONUNCIATIONS: 28 Gillian Haverty Jr. Defense West Hartford, CT #2 Maggie Lonsinger Lon-sing-ur 29 Kate Shaffer So. Attack West Hartford, CT #4 Abby Vetsch Vet-ch 31 Sophie Sorenson So. Attack Kildeer, IL #9 Kyra Place Kiera 32 Morgan Carter Fr. Midfield Davidsonville, MD #10 Lia LaPrise La-Preace 33 Lauren Barry Fr. Attack Wilbraham, MA #14 Grace Goetz Getz 34 Jordon Coulon Jr. Midfield Fulton, NY #17 Julia Ozimek O-she-meck 35 Colleen Phaneuf Fr. Defense Newtown, CT #34 Jordan Coulan Coo-lon 36 Abby Charron Fr. Midfield Canton, CT 38 Paloma Meehan Fr. Midfield Fairfield, CT 43 Raye Neil Fr. Defense Exeter, NH 44 Rylee Brown So. Midfield Moorestown, NJ 2 2021 UConn Women's Lacrosse Game Notes 2021 BIG EAST awards 2021 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year 2021 - at Georgetown Sydney Watson, Sr. (unanimous) Semifinal: No. 2 UConn 15 -- No. 3 Georgetown 13 Senior Sydney Watson and junior Lia LaPrise combined to score nine goals with two assists to lead the Huskies into the BIG EAST Championship game with a 15-13 win over Georgetown. BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year The Huskies returned to the BIG EAST title game for the second time in program history and UConn the first time since 2015. LaPrise scored four of her game-high five goals in the second half as the Huskies erased a 6-5 halftime deficit with 10 goals over the final 30 minutes en route to the semifinal win. Watson finished with four goals and a dominant force on draws, winning 11 draw All-BIG EAST First Team controls as the Huskies held a 19-11 advantage over the Hoyas. Attack - Lia LaPrise, Jr. (unanimous) Midfield - Sydney Watson, Sr. (unanimous) Championship: No. 1 Denver 13 -- No. 2 UConn 7 The UConn women's lacrosse team fell short of winning their first BIG EAST Championship, Defense - Ariane Kline, So. losing to the No.