GLENSIDE, Pa. – After clinching the four seed with a win over Lycoming this past Saturday, the Arcadia women's lacrosse team (10-7, 5-3) is set to make its first appearance in the MAC Commonwealth Championships wince 2015 as it hosts No. 5 Stevenson (7-9, 5-3).
In her first year as head coach,
Sam Hosford has turned the program around as she improved the team's conference record from a season ago. The Knights sit at 5-3 in league play and are excited to be back in contention for a conference title.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to play in the first round tomorrow," Hosford said. "This program has not been in the playoffs for a few years and we are very grateful and enthused to be bringing this program to the next level of conference play. We have confidence in our abilities to pull out a huge, but tough win tomorrow."
In a rematch from just short while ago, Arcadia hopes for a similar outcome. In the team's Lax-4-Life game against the Mustangs on April 21, the Scarlet and Grey took an 11-10 victory for the first ever win against Stevenson.
Sophomore
Shannon Ryan was unstoppable in the game, scoring 10 points with seven goals and three assists. Classmate
Molly Naylor had one of her better outings on the season against the Mustangs, making nine saves.
Statistically, the Knights rank higher than the Mustangs in almost every category, including goals for, draw controls and caused turnovers. In fact, Arcadia leads the conference with 241 goals on the season, adding a league high 189 caused turnovers.
Entering Monday's game, the Knights have five scorers with 30 or more points, compared to the Mustangs' two.
Per conference policy, all fans must pay admission to postseason events; the prices are as follows: adults $5, senior citizens $4, students with ID $2 and children under six are free. All Arcadia students, faculty and staff who present a valid Arcadia ID will be admitted for free courtesy of the Athletic Department.
The game will be streamed on the Arcadia Knights Sports Network with live stats available.
