HOBOKEN, N.J. (May 7, 2015) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team enters the ECAC Women's Lacrosse Mid-Atlantic Region Championship tournament as the No. 1 seed, and will take on Arcadia University Saturday at noon.
The Ducks are 13-5 overall and advanced to the semifinals after a 21-6 rout over Neumann University Wednesday.
FAMILIAR FOE Stevens has already played Arcadia this season, winning 17-5 in a game where six players recorded double digit goals. The Knights enter the semis thanks to a 14-11 win over Drew University.
SCOUTING THE FIELD The other two teams, Lebanon Valley College and McDaniel College, enter the final four with 11 and 10 wins respectively.
D IS KEY The defense has been a big part of why the Ducks have recorded 13 victories, holding opponents to a shade under eight goals per game which leads the conference and is top-35 nationally.
Senior
Amanda Ingersoll, sophomores
Madison Annitto and
Betsy Crossland, and freshman
Victoria Alvarez play key roles on the back end, while Alvarez is tasked with shutting the down the opponents main offensive weapons.
OFFENSIVE WEAPONS Junior
Erika Wilcox has put together a fantastic season, leading the E8 in goals (66) and points (87) while finishing sixth in assists (21). She's scored one goal in every contest, and has recorded multiple point efforts in every game this season.
Sophomore
Kathleen Kalbian is tops in the conference in draw controls (74) and fifth in both assists (25) and points (60).
FRESHMEN POWER In addition to Wilcox and Kalbian, freshmen
Cami Santor and
Julianna Ricci have played big roles in the offensive third of the field.
Santor has notched 20 goals while chipping in 15 assists from the attack position. Ricci has been well-rounded as a midfielder, tallying 29 goals while placing second in the conference in ground balls (54) and third in caused turnovers (27).
ALL-CONFERENCE Wilcox was named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year and first team All-E8, while Kalbian and Ingersoll each received first team accolades. Hughes took home second team honors, while Alvarez was chosen as an honorable mention.
Senior
Courtney Lee was named Stevens' sportswoman of the year, an award given to one student-athlete from each team who emphasizes the ideas of competing with honor and integrity.
WHERE TO WATCH Live stats and
video will be available on stevensducks.com and the ECAC will be live tweeting the game on Twitter at @ecacsports.
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