Goucher Women's Lacrosse Welcomes Alvernia To Beldon Field For Inaugural Clash On Monday

The Game

• Alvernia (0-1) at Goucher (1-0)
• Monday, February 24, 2020, 4 p.m.
• Beldon Field/Baltimore, Md.
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Opening Tip

• Goucher wraps up its two-game homestand to start the season against Alvernia on Monday
• It will be the first meeting between the two teams in program history
• The Gophers are 3-6 against teams currently in the Middle Atlantic Conference (1-2 vs. Hood, 1-3 vs. Lebanon Valley, 0-1 vs. Stevenson , 1-0 vs. Widener) since joining the Landmark Conference in 2008
• Goucher will also face Arcadia from the Middle Atlantic Conference on March 2

About The Golden Wolves

• Alvernia comes into the contest 0-1 after falling 18-15 to DeSales on February 19
• Erika Whitmoyer paced the Golden Wolves with five goals and five assists while Bridget Reynolds (3 goals) and Alyson Keene (2 goals, 1 assist) also had three points in the game
• Reynolds led the defense with three ground balls and two caused turnovers while Kasey Fox made seven saves

The Last Time Out

• Camryn Agostino registered four goals and four assists while Emily Flinn added three goals and two assists in an 11-7 win against Virginia Wesleyan on February 16
• Julia Gazzola registered two goals and an assist along with 11 draw controls while Mackenzie Nase and Lia Oren each had three caused turnovers

In The Gopher Hole

• Camryn Agostino has registered eight goals and 10 assists in her last three tilts
• Emily Flinn has nine tallies and eight assists in her last four matches
• Shannon Stull was held to only one score or less for the seventh time in her last 32 matches while she would registered at least a hat trick in her next match three times in her next match during this span
• Goucher is 6-0 when Julia Gazzola hauls in at least eight draw controls in a game
• With a win, the Gophers would open the season 2-0 for the first time since the 2007 while a loss would have the team start a year 1-1 for the 10th time since 2008 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)

Next Time On The Turf

• Goucher will hit the road for the first time this season at Gwynedd Mercy on Leap Day (February 29)
• Match time is 12 p.m.
• The Gophers return to Beldon Field on March 2 against Arcadia