This Week: Notre Dame College comes home to face Frostburg State University, on April 27, at 3 p.m. The Falcons will go to Charleston to play the Golden Eagles, on April 30, at 3 p.m.

Records: Notre Dame has won five consecutive games and holds a record of 8-7, overall, with a 7-1 Mountain East Conference record. Frostburg State is also 8-7 (7-1 MEC), while UC is 7-8 (6-2 MEC).

MEC Standings: Notre Dame and Frostburg State are at the top of the conference with a record of 7-1. FSU holds the tie-breaker after beating NDC, 14-13, on April 5. Charleston is in third place, one game behind Frostburg and NDC.

Coaches Corner: Ben Morhac is in year number four on the sideline at Notre Dame and has put together a record of 32-19 (24-3 MEC). Taylor Sindall is in her third season on the sideline with Frostburg State. She has posted a record of 28-19 (22-4 MEC). Melanie Rizzotti is now in her second season as the head coach of Charleston, with a 13-17 (10-6 MEC) mark.
 
Rankings: None of these teams are ranked in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) top 25 poll.

Series History: Notre Dame and Frostburg State have faced off seven times since the start of the 2021 season. NDC leads the all-time record, 4-3, which includes back-to-back victories in the MEC Championship game over the Bobcats. The Falcons have won the last six matchups against Charleston. Since 2016, NDC is 8-3 versus UC.
 
Noting the Falcons: Notre Dame has been on a roll, winning five consecutive games. Last week, NDC defeated Davis & Elkins, 19-3, and Alderson Broaddus, 21-3.
 
Against Davis & Elkins, Notre Dame jumped out a 7-0 lead and led 10-1 at halftime. Kendal Johnson scored five goals and totaled two assists, while Charlotte Vari had a season-high four goals. The Falcons won a season-high 21 draw controls as Joselyn Storm (7), Ella Scoville (6) and Lexington Carson (6) each had at least six. Against Alderson Broaddus, Notre Dame scored the first 12 goals of the game. Joselyn Storm scored a career-high five goals and Vari added four, again. Piper Hammond won nine draw controls and Ella Scoville added seven. Annika Duncan had seven saves in three quarters.
 
Annika Duncan currently ranks 23rd in NCAA Division II, and leads the conference, in goal against average (9.88). Piper Hammond is 28th in the country with 1.87 caused turnovers per game and Megan Dano is also 28th, while leading the MEC, with 33 assists. Jamira Mashore is second in the conference in points (44) and third in assists (21). Kendal Johnson leads the team with 31 goals.
 
As a team, Notre Dame leads the conference in goals per game (12.87), scoring margin (+2.87), goals allowed per game (10), shot percentage (.460), points per game (20.13), assists per game (7.27) and draw controls per game (13.60). The Falcons have the sixth-best turnover per game average in D2 at about 13 each game.
 
Noting the Bobcats: Frostburg State went 1-1 last week. They defeated West Virginia Wesleyan, 26-4, before losing to Charleston, 14-9.
 
FSU led WVWC 9-0 after the first quarter and 15-1 at halftime. Neila Haney had 10 points, totaling six goals and four assists in the game. Lilly Stephens scored five goals. On the defensive side, Frostburg caused 19 turnovers, including four by Isabelle Kelly, and McKenna Shay saved five shots. In a stunning loss to Charleston, the Bobcats led 3-1, early in the second quarter, but Charleston went on a 3-0 run to take the lead and never gave it back. Although FSU caused 16 turnovers, the 14 goals allowed were the most allowed by Frostburg State since March 23. Anna Kearney scored three goals.
 
Neila Haney leads the conference with 46 goals, 3.07 goals per game, 67 points and 4.47 points per game. Camden DeMaio is sixth in the conference with 25 goals.
 
Frostburg State leads the league in draw controls (209), scoring margin (+5.9), goals scored (226), goals per game (15.07), points (319) and points per game (21.27).

Noting the Golden Eagles: Charleston has won three straight, including both games last week. UC took down Alderson Broaddus, 19-6, and Frostburg State, 14-9.
 
In the AB game, Charleston scored a season-high 19 goals. Tess Yuhas, Gianni Blundell and Destiny Jackson all had four goals. Blundell also assisted on five goals. Madison Partridge won six draw controls and Georgia Ryan saved six shots. Charleston outscored Frostburg State, 5-2, in the second quarter and, 6-2, in the fourth quarter to win the game. Partridge added five goals to go along with 12 draw controls. Jackson added three goals. Charleston had 17 more draw controls (22-5) than FSU and Georgia Ryan saved 18 shots.
 
UC swept the MEC weekly awards. Partridge was the Offensive Player of the Week as she recorded eight goals in a pair of wins. She also added five ground balls and 18 draw controls to her stat line. Georgia Ryan totaled 24 saves in goal.

Meghan Smith causes 1.92 turnovers per game, which leads the MEC and ranks 23rd in the country. Gianni Blundell also ranks 23rd in Division II, and leads the MEC, in assists per game (2.08). Madison Partridge is second in the conference in goals (34) and Blundell is second in assists (27).
 
The Golden Eagles lead the conference in free position percentage (.462), clear percentage (.851) and caused turnovers per game (12.53). The team is seventh in the country in caused turnovers per game.