This Week: Notre Dame College women's lacrosse plays one game this week, as they travel to Frostburg State University for a 4 p.m. start on April 16.
Schedule Change: The game scheduled for April 13, against Alderson Broaddus University, was canceled and will not be played later.
Records: Notre Dame now has a record of 5-5 (4-0 MEC) after going 2-1 last week. Frostburg State enters the weekend at 4-6, with a 3-1 MEC record. After losing to NDC on April 2, FSU has put together a three-game win streak.
Coaches Corner: Ben Morhac is in his third season at the helm of the Notre Dame program. He has a record of 19-11 with a 13-1 mark in the MEC. Taylor Sindall is in her second season as head coach of Frostburg State, with a record of 14-11 (12-4 MEC).
Rankings: Neither of these teams are ranked in the Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) top 25 poll.
Series History: Notre Dame is 3-1 against Frostburg State, meeting the Bobcats for the first time last season.
Noting the Falcons: Notre Dame remains at the top of the MEC with an undefeated conference record and they are looking to sweep the regular season series with Frostburg State. On April 2, NDC was able to get past FSU by a score of 22-8. Last week, the Falcons went 2-1. Notre Dame traveled to No. 2 University of Indianapolis, falling 23-5, on April 5. On April 7, NDC traveled again and got off to a slow start, but outscored Charleston 11-4 in the second half and won, 18-9. The Falcons were scheduled to play Davis & Elkins on Sunday, and celebrate Senior Day, but the game was called a forfeit and Notre Dame took the victory.
Emileigh Scott had seven goals in the two games last week, including a team-high five against Charleston and
Joselyn Storm tied her career-high with three assists against UC. In goal,
Mackenzie Levine made 25 saves over two games. Her 18-save performance against UIndy was tied for the third most in NDC history and she now has 208 in her time with the Falcons.
Scott is currently third in NCAA Division II in draw controls per game, at 10.33. She leads the team with 31 goals, 35 points, seven free position goals and an NDC record 93 draw controls.
Megan Dano leads the squad with 11 assists and
Mackenzie Levine has totaled 53 saves.
Noting the Bobcats: Frostburg State is one game behind NDC for the division lead. Since April 7, FSU has defeated West Virginia Wesleyan, 20-5, Charleston, 24-11, and Davis & Elkins, 19-6. Lilly Stephens totaled nine goals and led the team in scoring in two out of the three contests, while Lindsay Kohlmann totaled nine assists in those three games. In the win over Charleston, goalkeeper Nicole Gray stopped 17 shots. The Bobcats had balanced scoring in their win over West Virginia Wesleyan, with 13 different players scoring at least one time.
Earlier this week, they swept the MEC Weekly Awards, with Stephanie King taking the Offensive honors and Lindsay Kohlmann earning the Defensive award. King, an attacker, helped the Bobcats to two wins last week by scoring 13 points, including 10 goals and three assists in the two games. Against UC on Sunday, King netted eight goals and passed out two assists. Kohlmann, a midfielder, was a big part of two Frostburg wins on the defensive end last week. During the two victories, Kohlmann totaled 25 draw controls, caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls. She also had three goals and four assists on the week.
Stephanie King has 24 goals, eight assists and 32 points and seven free position goals this season. Anna Kearney is not far behind with 23 goals and 26 points and seven free position goals. Lindsay Kohlmann leads the Bobcats with 10 assists and 51 draw controls. FSU has had four goalkeepers appear in at least one game. Nicole Gray has started eight and has 75 saves.
