MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S LACROSSE Contact: E.J. Stevens • E-mail: [email protected] • Office phone: (414) 288-6980 Twitter/Instagram: @MarquetteWLax Facebook.com/MarquetteWLax THIS WEEK IN MARQUETTE WOMEN’S LACROSSE WEEKLY NOTES - MARCH 2021 - all times are Central and subject to change - 15 MONDAY 16 TUESDAY 17 WEDNESDAY 18 THURSDAY 19 FRIDAY 20 SATURDAY 21 SUNDAY Off Day Practice 9 a.m. Practice 2:30 p.m. Practice 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Practice 10 a.m. Noon 9 THE MATCHUP MARQUETTE QUICK FACTS 2021 Record ...................................................................3-3 (0-0 BIG EAST) MARQUETTE (3-3, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. UCONN (4-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) Location ............................................................................Milwaukee, Wis. Golden Eagles’ Ninth Season March 19 and 21, 2021 • 4 p.m. and Noon CT • Milwaukee • Valley Fields President ...................................................................Dr. Michael R. Lovell VP/Director of Athletics .............................................................Bill Scholl Website: ................................................... GoHuskies.com Home Facility ..............................................................Valley Fields (1,000) Head Coach: ................................................. Katie Woods Head Coach ........................................Meredith Black (Notre Dame, ‘04) Points Leader: ..................................Sydney Watson (23) Black’s Record at Marquette .................................53-84 (Ninth season) Goals Leader: ...........................................Lia LaPrise (13) Assistant Coaches...........................................Caitlin Fifield (Richmond, ‘13) UConn Starting Goalie: . Landyn White (4-2, 10.71 GAA, 52 SV) @MarquetteWLax ......................................................................Emilia Ward (Manhattan, ‘08) Affiliation/Conference .................................. NCAA Division I/BIG EAST Head Coach: .................. Meredith Black SERIES SNAPSHOT Nickname .............................................................................Golden Eagles ...............................(53-84, Ninth Season) Overall: UCONN leads 5-1 Most Recent Meetings: Colors ................................................................. Blue (281) and Gold (123) Points Leader .......Megan Menuzber (27) Goals Leader .......Megan Menuzber (19) @Marquette: Tied 1-1 Apr. 18, 2018: H, 15-14 Assists Leader ..... Megan Menuzber (8) @UCONN: UConn leads 4-0 Apr. 12, 2017: A, L, 17-14 MARQUETTE SCHEDULE Starting Goalie .....................Sophia Leva Apr. 9, 2016: H, L, 15-13 Date Opponent Location Time/Result ........................ (3-2, 8.81 GAA, .549 SV%) Apr. 4, 2015: A, L, 13-8 February Sun. 14 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio L, 20-19 Sun. 21 Notre Dame Valley Fields Postponed MU WELCOMES UCONN BACK TO THE BIG EAST THIS WEEKEND Sun. 21 at Central Michigan Mt. Pleasant, Mich. L, 11-10 The Golden Eagles and Huskies last met in 2018 Fri. 26 Oregon Valley Fields W, 16-4 Sun. 28 at Kent State Kent, Ohio W, 19-8 The Marquette women’s lacrosse team will look to Foust, Caroline Steller and Leigh Steiner) and 13 March Fri. 5 Central Michigan Valley Fields W, 15-4 bounce back from a hard-fought defeat against the who have contributed to the points tally in 2021. Sun. 14 #19 Louisville Valley Fields L, 14-10 No. 19 Louisville Cardinals on Sunday. The Golden MU has split goaltending duties this year with Fri. 19 UConn* Valley Fields 4 p.m. Eagles will begin BIG EAST play by welcoming Sophia Leva (3-2, 8.81 GAA, .549 SV%) and Jules Sun. 21 UConn* Valley Fields Noon back the UConn Huskies to the conference with Horning (0-1, 13.34 GAA, .226 SV%) each playing Fri. 26 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. 11 a.m. Sun. 28 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. 11 a.m. two games at Valley Fields. significant time this year. April Fri. 9 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. 3 p.m. The first game is set for Friday, March 19 at 4 p.m. Live stats and streaming for Friday’s game can be Sun. 11 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. Noon 9Fri. 16 #10 Denver* Valley Fields 3 p.m. Central time while Sunday’s game will be a noon found at GoMarquette.com. Follow along on Twitter Sun. 18 #10 Denver* (Senior Night) Valley Fields 1 p.m. matinee at Valley Fields. GoMarquette.com will @MarquetteWLAX for live in-game updates. Fri. 23 at Butler* Indianapolis, Ind. 2 p.m. provide live stats and a live stream once again Sun. 25 at Butler* Indianapolis, Ind. 11 a.m. while Dan Avington (play-by-play) and Eric Simon May SCOUTING THE HUSKIES: Thu. 6 BIG EAST Semifinals Washington, D.C. TBA (analyst) will be on the call. • Katie Woods enters her 11th season as head Sat. 8 BIG EAST Finals Washington, D.C. TBA coach at UConn in 2021. Woods’ 93 wins and .552 All times are CT and subject to change The Golden Eagles (3-3) have taken multiple steps win percentage at UConn both mark the highest in * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game forward since dropping two one-goal games to program history. Denotes Pancreatic Cancer Action Network game open the season against Cincinnati and Central Valley Fields is located at 1818 W. Canal Street, Milwaukee • UConn is led by senior midfielder Sydney Watson, Rankings are IWLCA at time of game Michigan. They’ve beaten Oregon (16-4), Kent who leads the BIG EAST with 23 goals through six State (19-8) and got revenge against CMU (15-4) games. She ranks second in points (25). She was before falling against No. 19 ranked UofL. named to the 2021 Tewaaraton Award women’s PROJECTED STARTERS/RESERVES watch list last week. Although MU is characterized by a balanced • Junior attacker Lia LaPrise leads the team and 9 Megan Menzuber A Sr. Key Reserves 21 Shea Garcia A Jr. 1 Maria Mulvihill D Jr. offensive attack, redshirt senior Megan Menzuber the BIG EAST with 13 assists in 2021. 4 Caroline Steller A Sr. 2 Mary Dooley M Sr. is having an all-time start to the season. She leads • Kate Shaffer is the team’s second-leading goal 37 Lydia Foust M Jr. 6 Bridget Danko A Gr. the team and the BIG EAST with 27 points (19 3 Leigh Steiner M Fr. 8 Hannah Greving A So. scorer with 15 goals this year. 15 different Huskies 10 Emma Soccodato M So. 12 Caroline Peterson M Sr. goals, eight assists) and became the first Golden have reached the scoring column in 2021. 35 Emily Cooper M Sr. 14 Mary Schumar A So. Eagle in team history to register 25 points in the • UConn lost its season opener to Hofstra before 34 Ellie Henry D So. 16 Madison Kane M Sr. first five games of a season. 26 Jocelyn Miller D Sr. 19 Mary Blee M So. reeling off four straight wins, including a 12-11 17 Kate Pearson D So. 28 Lindsey Hill A Sr. overtime victory over then No. 22 UMass. The 33 Erin Dowdle D Sr. 31 Jules Horning G Sr. The Golden Eagles have five players who’ve Huskies lost in overtime to UMass six days later in 27 Sophia Leva G Sr. 45 Audrey Brett D Fr. reached double digits in points (Menzuber, Lydia the return game of a home-and-home series. Head Coach MEREDITH BLACK 9th Year | Flemington, N.J. | Notre Dame ‘04 Meredith Black will be entering her ninth season and 10th year at Marquette in 2020-21. She was named the first head coach in Marquette women’s lacrosse history on Feb. 4, 2011, taking over the program prior to the 2012 season, after which time she oversaw its transformation into an NCAA Division I varsity team before leading it into its first season in 2013. The 2019 season marked significant progress in the seventh year of Meredith Black’s tenure at MU. The Golden Eagles made the postseason for the second time in as many years, making the Big East Tournament semifinals. The team earned its highest-ever seed in the conference tournament (No. 2) and hosted a Big East Tournament game at Valley Fields for the first time in program history. On senior night, Marquette set another program record after a 14-12 victory over No. 24 Georgetown, marking MU’s first-ever triumph over a top-25 opponent. Also in 2019, senior Grace Gabriel became Coach Black’s first player to garner First Team All-BIG EAST honors in three consecutive seasons (2017-19). The 2018 IWLCA Second Team All-American surpassed the school’s record for career points in 2019 to own Marquette’s points (196), goals (172), shots (428) and draw controls (324) career records. She was also named the conference’s Co-Midfielder of the Year for the second consecutive season. A program-record five players were named to the All-BIG EAST first and second teams, while freshman attacker Shea Garcia was named Coach Black’s first ever BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Black’s program had a banner year in 2018 in which it set numerous records and milestones on its way to 10 Coach Black enters her ninth season at MU in 2019-20. victories and a first-ever BIG EAST semifinals berth. Collectively, the Golden Eagles set records in every statistical She’s looking to bring her team back to the BIG EAST category, including goals (244), which marked an increase of more than three goals per game from the 2016 season. tournament for the third straight year after hosting then No. The 13.56 goals per game average finished in the nation’s top-30 by year’s end. 24 Georgetown at Valley Fields last May in the conference semifinals. The women’s lacrosse program continues as a shining example in the community for the Marquette athletic depart- ment, volunteering countless hours and continuing to raise funds in an inspiring effort in the fight against pancreatic cancer. All told, over $12,000 was raised for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network during the 2014-15 academic ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS year, bringing MU’s total during its three seasons of competition to over $30,000 for the organization. Arizona State................................................................... 0-1 The former Meredith Simon arrived at Marquette after spending the previous seven years as an assistant coach at Butler ..............................................................................