Feb. 27, 2015
| #9 PENN STATE vs. #8 VIRGINIA | |
| 3-0 (0-0 B1G) | 1-2 (0-1 ACC) |
| Saturday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. | |
| HOLUBA HALL | UNIVERSITY PARK | |
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| INSIDE THE NUMBERS | ||
| PSU | 2015 Stats | UVA |
| 3-0 | Overall Record | 1-2 |
| 0-0 | Conference Record | 0-1 |
| 48 | Goals Scored | 32 |
| 9 | Goals Allowed | 26 |
| 16.00 | Goals Scored/gm. | 10.67 |
| 3.00 | Goals Allowed/gm. | 8.67 |
| 84 | Shots | 80 |
| 28.0 | Shots/gm. | 26.7 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 8-17 | Free-Position Shots | 9-23 |
| 38 | Ground Balls | 26 |
| 30 | Draw Controls | 32 |
| 33 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 38 | Caused Turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Saves | 17 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The ninth-ranked Nittany Lion women's lacrosse team faces its toughest matchup of the young season when it hosts No. 8 Virginia on Saturday at Holuba Hall. Opening draw is slated for 3 p.m. with the first 200 fans receiving gray Penn State Lacrosse rally towels.
ADMISSION & PARKING
All regular-season Penn State lacrosse games are free to attend. Parking is available in Orange Lot F outside Holuba Hall.
LAST TIME OUT: Penn State 16, Duquesne 0 (Feb. 24)
No. 9 Penn State posted its first shutout since April 15, 1989 in a 16-0 drubbing of Duquesne Tuesday evening at Joe Walton Stadium. Maggie McCormick (Eldersburg, Md.) led the scoring barrage with seven points on four goals and three assists, goalie Emi Smith (Denver, Colo.) had six saves in the blanking.
Penn State (3-0) earned its third straight win to start the season with effective scoring and superb defense. The last Nittany Lion shutout came in a 20-0 victory over Lehigh in 1989.
The Nittany Lions controlled possession for the majority of the game, out-shooting Duquesne (1-1), 35-11, while forcing the Dukes in 19 turnovers including seven failed clears.
McCormick's goal scoring was joined by Madison Cyr's (Westminster, Md.) hat tricks. Penn State's leading scorer, Steph Lazo (Stevensville, Md.), added two of her own on the day as did Jess Loizeaux (Mullica Hill, N.J.).
Midfielder Ally Heavens (Garnet Valley, Pa.) and Kelly Lechner (Silver Spring, Md.) were effective scoring and passing, each registering multi-point games. Heavens had three points on a goal and two assists, while Lechner had a goal and an assist.
Defensively, Taylor Bleistein (Bayville, N.Y.) helped her netminder out by causing a pair of turnovers and picking up three ground balls. Natalie Schmitt (Malvern, Pa.) also guided the Penn State effort with two ground ball pickups and a caused turnover.
CYR, MCCORMICK NAMED TO TEWAARATON AWARD WATCH LIST
Senior Maggie McCormick (Eldersburg, Md.) and junior Madison Cyr (Westminster, Md.) were named as two of 50 women's lacrosse players to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on Thursday night. The Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour, honors the best men's and women's collegiate lacrosse player.
This is the fifth straight season the Nittany Lions have had a representative on the preseason watch list. Potential additions to the watch list will be announced March 19 and April 9 before the first cutdown to 25 players on April 23.
LAZO LEADING THE LIONS
Penn State sophomore Steph Lazo is the team's leader in goals early on with 10. She had a five-goal game against Lehigh and a hat trick against Bucknell last week before scoring two vs. Duquesne. In all, Lazo has 11 points on the season, which is tied with Maggie McCormick. Entering 2015, she had only one goal to her name.
BALANCED SCORING
The Nittany Lions have received goals from 13 different sources this season with six providing multiple goals. Joining Lazo in the multi-goal category is Kelly Lechner (6), Maggie McCormick (5), Jenna Mosketti (5), Abby Smucker (4, Bel Air, Md.), Tatum Coffey (4, Toms River, N.J.), Madison Cyr (3), Jess Loizeaux (2) and Katie O'Donnell (2).
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
Virginia (1-2, 0-1 ACC) plays its fourth straight road game to start the season following a tough 14-13 loss at Syracuse on Monday. UVa dropped a 6-5 decision to Northwestern to open the season in Georgia before defeating in-state rival Richmond, 14-6, on Feb. 18.
The Cavaliers are scoring 10.67 goals per game, while allowing 8.67 goals. Virginia has drawn 23 free-position shots, scoring on nine (.391), while limiting the opposition to just six opportunities with two goals.
Individually, Liza Blue and Casey Bocklet lead the team in goals (6) and points (10), while Courtney Swan has a team-high five assists. Kelly Boyd has five goals and Daniela Eppler has chipped in with four. In net, Rachel Vander Kolk has played every minute, stopping 17 shots, while giving up 26 goals (.395 pct.).
THE PENN STATE-VIRGINIA SERIES
The Nittany Lions and Cavaliers have met every season since 1983. Penn State looks for its fourth win in six games against Virginia, who holds a 16-8 overall lead in the series.
All-Time Series : Virginia leads 16-8 PSU Streak: 1 loss First Meeting: 4/2/83, PSU 16-8 Last Meeting: 3/1/14, UVA 12-11 Last PSU Win: 3/3/13, 15-14 Last UVA Win: 3/1/14, 12-11 Largest PSU Win: 23-8, 3/29/86 Largest UVA Win: 15-5, 3/21/99
THIS IS B1G
Penn State is one of six members in the inaugural season for Big Ten women's lacrosse. The Nittany Lions join storied programs such as Maryland and its 12 NCAA titles and Northwestern with its seven championships. When PSU's two NCAA crowns are factored in, the Big Ten is the winningest conference in women's lacrosse.
Joining PSU, Maryland and Northwestern are Ohio State, Rutgers and Michigan in the Big Ten fold. Each team will play the other five members of the conference once. The 2015 Big Ten Tournament is set for April 30-May 3 at Rutgers with all six teams participating.
NEXT TIME OUT
Penn State returns to the road when it travels to Loyola on Saturday, March 7. Opening draw against the 14th-ranked Greyhounds is slated for 1 p.m. PSU will then host two straight games against No. 19 James Madison (March 11 at 4 p.m.) and Vanderbilt (March 15 at Noon).