ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Christopher Newport women's lacrosse team will kick off Capital Athletic Conference action on Saturday at 1 p.m. when the squad takes on Marymount at Long Bridge Park before traveling to Stevens for a non-conference showdown at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the De Baun Athletic Complex.
Entering the busy weekend, the Captains sit at 4-3 overall, including 2-2 away from Newport News. Marymount is currently 6-1 overall with an 0-1 mark in the CAC. Meanwhile, Stevens is a pristine 5-0, including a pair of wins at home.
For those fans unable to make the trips this weekend, both schools will provide live stats and a video stream of the action. Direct links to all of the features can be found at the top of this release and on the CNU schedule page.
A LOOK AT THE CAPTAINS
Entering the weekend,
Meaghan Galvin currently ranks fifth in the nation with 19 assists and 10th with 37 points. Both of those totals also lead the team and rank second in the CAC. She has also scored eight free-position goals while helping Christopher Newport convert 58 percent of the team's eight-meter shots. That rate currently stands 22nd in the NCAA.
Along with her work on the offensive end, Galvin leads the league with 39 draw controls. Meanwhile,
Sarah Culver ranks fourth in the CAC with 19 goals, while
Tess D'Arcy is 10th with nine caused turnovers.
Mackenzie Regen and
Katie Gaskin have also forced seven turnovers apiece, and
Mariah Ginebra has collected a team-high 12 ground balls.
Christopher Newport is coming off of a 13-11 victory at Randolph-Macon on Tuesday. During that outing, Galvin led the Captains with four goals, while Culver,
Erin Callahan, and
Colleen Bourgal added two apiece. On the defensive side,
Lindsay Weaver forced two turnovers to help clamp down on the Yellow Jacket attack.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Marymount comes into Saturday on a three-game roll after dropping a 16-6 decision to No. 7 Salisbury at the beginning of March. Abby Wescott has been tremendous in 2017, ranking second in the nation with 34 assists and third with 48 points. Equally impressive on the defensive side, Liah Agouras is second in the CAC with 14 caused turnovers, and Meghan Higgins is third with 11. Holly Reik also sports a .511 save percentage and a 7.77 goals-against-average.
Stevens has been perfect this season and currently stands as one of the nation's 32 unbeaten teams. Featuring a well-balanced squad, the Ducks rank 23rd nationally in scoring defense (5.20) and 25th in scoring offense (15.20). On an individual level, Mariel Haubrich is seventh in the NCAA with 18 assists, while Stephanie Schneizer is 17th in save percentage (.587) and 19th in goals-against-average (4.93). Kyra Bednarski also leads the team with 17 goals, and Laura Roberts is second with 13.
SERIES HISTORY
Marymount and CNU have met eight times with the Captains holding a 6-2 edge in the series. Last year, Christopher Newport registered a 16-9 victory behind a five-goal eruption from Galvin. Meanwhile, Stevens and CNU have never met in women's lacrosse.
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's action, Christopher Newport will cap off its five-game road swing on Thursday at Southern Virginia. Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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