March 14, 2015
| #9 PENN STATE vs. VANDERBILT | |
| 4-2 (0-0 B1G) | 3-3 (0-0 Big East) |
| Sunday, March 15 at Noon | |
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| INSIDE THE NUMBERS | ||
| PSU | 2015 Stats | VANDY |
| 4-2 | Overall Record | 3-3 |
| 0-0 | Conference Record | 0-0 |
| 87 | Goals Scored | 91 |
| 46 | Goals Allowed | 67 |
| 14.50 | Goals Scored/gm. | 15.17 |
| 7.67 | Goals Allowed/gm. | 11.17 |
| 179 | Shots | 169 |
| 29.8 | Shots/gm. | 28.2 |
| 33 | Assists | 39 |
| 15-33 | Free-Position Shots | 15-29 |
| 72 | Ground Balls | 116 |
| 74 | Draw Controls | 90 |
| 55 | Turnovers | 62 |
| 55 | Caused Turnovers | 62 |
| 41 | Saves | 49 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The ninth-ranked Nittany Lion women's lacrosse team will host former ALC rival Vanderbilt for a Sunday showdown. Game time is set for Noon at Penn State Lacrosse Field.
ADMISSION & PARKING
All regular-season Penn State lacrosse games are free to attend. Parking is available in Lot 44 next to the Penn State Multi-Sport Complex.
PROMOTIONS
Every weekend afternoon game will have a Kids Zone where youngsters can make arts and crafts and tie-dyed shirts.
LAST TIME OUT: No. 15 James Madison 13, No. 9 Penn State 12
No. 9 Nittany Lion women's lacrosse was unable to stave off a furious rally by No. 15 James Madison, falling 13-12 at Penn State Lacrosse Field Wednesday afternoon. Senior midfielder Tatum Coffey (Toms River, N.J.) scored three times to pace the PSU offense.
Leading 10-7 with 22:44 remaining in the game, Penn State (4-2) held its largest lead of the contest. James Madison (6-1) would score six of the next seven goals en route to the victory.
In a game that saw nine free-position goals, it was JMU's Elena Romesburg's tally with 21:28 left that started the comeback. Betsy Angel at 19:51 and Stephanie Finley at 16:21 evened the score at 10.
Coffey tallied her third of the day four minutes later as Penn State regained the lead. The two teams would trade prolonged possessions with the ball before JMU pulled even for the fifth time on a Brooks Lawler free-position shot with 4:53 to go.
JMU won the ensuing draw and Jaci Gordon found Ali Curwin for the go-ahead goal with 3:16 left, giving the Dukes their first lead of the game.
The Nittany Lions were stymied on the other end in their response and gave up an empty netter to Finley with 17 seconds remaining before Katie O'Donnell (West Chester, Pa.) tallied with 4.1 seconds left. PSU was unable to regain possession off the draw for a last-second chance.
Four Nittany Lions scored multiple goals along with Coffey as Kelly Lechner (Silver Spring, Md.), Maggie McCormick (Eldersburg, Md.) and Jenna Mosketti (Fallston, Md.) each scored twice. McCormick tallied PSU's lone assist of the afternoon to complete a three-point day while Mosketti has a team-high five draw controls.
MCCORMICK RISING UP THE CHARTS
Maggie McCormick is on pace to set a Penn State career record for assists, currently holding the third spot with 108 dishes. McCormick is one dish away from matching Marsha Florio (109, 1982-85) and seven from pulling even with Julie Tice (115, 1997-2000).
For her career, McCormick has 217 points, evenly distributed between goals and assists. The 214 points are good for fifth place at Penn State. McCormick (109 goals) needs 11 goals to crack the top 15 goals chart.
LAZO LEADING THE LIONS
Penn State sophomore Steph Lazo is the team's leader in goals early on with 14. She had a five-goal game against Lehigh and a hat trick against Bucknell before scoring two vs. Duquesne. She found the back of the net once more against Virginia two weeks ago and had another hat trick vs. Loyola last week.
In all, Lazo has 15 points on the season, second to Maggie McCormick (20, 7-13). Entering 2015, Lazo had only one goal to her name. Lazo missed Wednesday's game vs. JMU due to injury.
BALANCED SCORING
The Nittany Lions have received goals from 13 different sources this season with 12 providing multiple goals. Joining Lazo in the multi-goal category is Kelly Lechner (9), Madison Cyr (9), Abby Smucker (8), Tatum Coffey (7), Maggie McCormick (7), Jenna Mosketti (7), Jess Loizeaux (4), Ally Heavens (3), Katie O'Donnell (3), Haley Ford (2) and Maggie Gallagher (2).
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, Feb. 26. 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.
ABOUT THE COMMODORES
Following a three-game winning streak, Vanderbilt (3-3) has dropped its past three contests for a .500 record entering Sunday's game. Last time out, Vanderbilt dropped a 22-11 game to No. 11 Stanford following a tough 12-11 overtime loss to No. 12 Penn on March 1.
VU averages 15.17 goals per game, scoring on 53.8 percent of its shots, while allowing 11.17 goals per game on 47.5 percent shooting. Leading the scoring charge is Mallory Schonk with her 17 goals and 27 points, while Jill Doherty has tallied 14 goals. Kelly Chandler (13 goals), Alexa Kunowsky (13) and Meggie Ramzy (10) are all double-digit scorers.
Schonk and Doherty supply the meat of the team's offense, combining for 52 of the team's 130 points this year. Schonk has 10 assists, while Doherty has 11. Doherty also leads the team with 13 caused turnovers. Chandler has a team best 28 draw controls and Kunowsky a team-best 15 grounders.
In net, two goalies have split time: Callahan Kent (3-0) and Maddie Kratz (0-3). Kent has a 9.43 GAA with a .483 save percentage, while Kratz has posted a 12.68 GAA and .362 save percentage.
THE PENN STATE-VANDERBILT SERIES
The Nittany Lions and Comodores will meet for the 19th time Sunday afternoon. Penn State has won the past five outings and holds an 11-7 all-time record. The last time the Nittany Lions hosted Vanderbilt, Penn State won 20-14 inside Holuba Hall during the 2013 season.
All-Time Series : Penn State leads 11-7
PSU Streak: 5 wins
First Meeting: 3/16/97, PSU 14-7
Last Meeting: 3/15/14, PSU 14-8
Last PSU Win: 3/15/14, 14-8
Last VU Win: 3/21/10, 20-14
Largest PSU Win: 17-7, 5/1/98
Largest VU Win: 20-14, 3/21/10
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 hits the road for a top-20 matchup with Princeton on Wednesday. Game time in New Jersey is set for 1 p.m.