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April 11, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy women's lacrosse team looks to wrap up a spot in the Patriot League Tournament this Saturday as it will play host to Bucknell in a key Patriot League battle, beginning at 1:00 pm on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Mids are 9-3 overall and 2-2 in the Patriot League, while Bucknell enters with a 5-5 mark and a 1-3 record in conference play.

Following the game, there will be free clinic led by the Navy women's lacrosse players and coaching staff for girls ages 6-16, that will feature such drills at shooting, dodging, stick work and goalie work. For information on how to be part of the clinic, call 410-293-8785.

The Mids remained unbeaten at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium at 9-0 with a 19-5 win over Howard on Wednesday afternoon. Head coach Cindy Timchal saw seven players tally at least two points, led by Erin Rawlick's eight points (4 g, 4 a). Rawlick now has two of the top 13 single-game point performances in the country, both coming in the last five games after she scored nine points against Canisius on March 25. Rawlick leads the Patriot League with 65 points (46 g, 19 a) and ranks high on the national lists in points (fourth) and goals (sixth). She has scored at least three points in every game this year, and has 29 points in her last five games.

Freshman Meg Decker has added 51 points to rank third among the nation's rookies in scoring. She has recorded nine straight games with hat tricks and has tallied at least four points nine times this year. She has won the Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor twice, including last Monday.

Three other players have tallied at least 29 points, led by Amanda Towey's 42 points (16 g, 26 a). As of Monday, Towey ranked 10th nationally in assists per game (2.18). Sophomore Mary Ruttum has contributed 36 points (26 g, 10 a), while freshman Katrina Nietsch has 29 points (24 g, 5 a).

Natalie Blandon has seen most of the time in goal, stopping 43.7 percent of all shots on goal, while posting a 9.98 GAA.

As a team, Navy averages 16.1 goals per game to rank third in the country in that category behind just Northwestern and Syracuse. Navy also ranks fourth in scoring margin (+6.41) and third in draw controls per game (16.2).

Bucknell enters Saturday's game on a two-game losing streak coming to Drexel (16-12) and Colgate (14-12). The current streak was preceded by a three-game winning streak that was highlighted by an 18-17 win over No. 22-ranked Ohio State in Columbus.

Leading a balanced Bison attack is Carol Donohue with 49 points (26 g, 23 a), to rank third in the Patriot League in points per game (4.90). She is aided by five players that have scored between 15 and 18 goals and 21 to 27 points. Alyssa DeLorenz has played nine games in goal with a .443 save percentage and a GAA of 14.56.

As a team, Bucknell is averaging 14.89 goals per game, while giving up 14.56. Opponents are outshooting Bucknell, 30.9 to 26.0.

The two teams met last year, when Navy was in its final club season, with Bucknell pulling out a 14-10 decision in Lewisburg. Towey and Rawlick each scored hat tricks in the loss.

This will be the second-to-last home game of the year for the Navy women's lacrosse team as it will celebrate Senior Day on Wednesday, April 16, with a 4:00 pm game against Robert Morris. Admission is free to all Navy women's lacrosse home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

# GO NAVY #