February 14, 2017
2017 WOMEN’S LACROSSE @BigSouthLAX - www.BigSouthSports.com 2017 Big South Women’s Lacrosse Standings
Team Liberty High Point Radford Winthrop Campbell Gardner-Webb Presbyterian College Longwood
Big South Overall W L PCT W L PCT Home Road Neu L10 Streak 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 L1 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 L2
Players of the Week - February 14 Offensive Player of the Week - KAYLA FOSTER, Liberty, Att, So. (Sewickley, Pa.)
Foster totaled three goals and three assists in Liberty’s pair of road contests last week. After the sophomore recorded a point against nationally-ranked Notre Dame on Friday, she followed with a hat trick and pair of assists in the Lady Flames’ 16-9 triumph over Butler on Sunday. The attacker closed the two-match stretch with six shots on goal and won eight draws.
Defensive Player of the Week - MAURA TALVACCHIA, Presbyterian College, D, Sr. (Moorestown, N.J.)
Talvacchia led the Blue Hose line of defense, as she caused six turnovers and picked up six ground balls in a nonconference matchup with Mercer on Saturday.
Come Ready Nutrition Freshman of the Week - HANNAH QUAST, Liberty, M, (Mullica Hill, N.J.)
Quast shined in the first week of her collegiate career, as she scored a goal on a pair of shots against Notre Dame on Friday. On Sunday, the freshman notched a hat trick on four shots and scooped up a ground ball in Liberty’s road victory at Butler.
Upcoming Schedule
Previous Results
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 WINTHROP at Elon.................................................................................................6:00pm
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 at Elon 15...............................................................................................................CAMPBELL 5
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 HIGH POINT at North Carolina.............................................................5:00pm
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 at Navy 20.....................................................................................................LONGWOOD 3
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Old Dominion at CAMPBELL................................................................12:00pm Richmond at LIBERTY....................................................................................12:00pm George Washington at LONGWOOD...........................................2:00pm
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 at Virginia Tech 21..............................................................GARDNER-WEBB 5
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 St. Francis (Pa.) at RADFORD................................................................12:00pm HIGH POINT at Elon.................................................................................................1:00pm Siena at WINTHROP................................................................................................1:00pm
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 at #8 Notre Dame 18..................................................................................LIBERTY 2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Mercer 23.....................................................................................at PRESBYTERIAN 13 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 LIBERTY 16................................................................................................................at Butler 9 at Lafayette 18.........................................................................................LONGWOOD 3
SID Contacts Big South...........................Brandon McGinnis
[email protected] 704-341-7990 @BigSouthLAX Campbell.........................Jonathan Davidson
[email protected] 910-814-4367 @GoCamelsWLAX Gardner-Webb...................................Marc Rabb
[email protected] 704-406-4355 @GWULacrosse High Point.......................................Cory McCune
[email protected] 336-841-4640 @hpuwlax Liberty...........................................................Bill Smith
[email protected] 434-592-5414 @libertywlax Longwood.....................Derrick Bennington
[email protected] 434-395-2716 @LongwoodLax Presbyterian........................Pierce Yarberry
[email protected] 864-833-8252 @PCWomensLax Radford....................................................Taylor Blue
[email protected] 540-831-5726 @RadfordWLAX Winthrop...............................................Rick Rogers
[email protected] 803-323-2129, ext. 6067 @WinthropLax
2017 Big South Women’s Lacrosse CAMPBELL 0-1, 0-0 Big South
GARDNER-WEBB 0-1, 0-0 Big South
HIGH POINT 0-0, 0-0 Big South
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 4 at Elon L, 5-15 Feb. 18 OLD DOMINION 12:00pm Feb. 24 VCU 5:00pm Feb. 26 CINCINNATI 2:00pm March 10 vs. La Salle & 12:00pm March 12 at Davidson 2:00pm March 17 MERCER 5:00pm March 19 RICHMOND 2:00pm March 24 VIRGINIA TECH 4:00pm April 1 WINTHROP * 2:00pm April 5 PRESBYTERIAN * 6:30pm April 8 at Liberty * 12:00pm April 12 at Longwood * 3:00pm April 15 GARDNER-WEBB * 1:00pm April 19 at High Point * 6:00pm April 22 at Radford * 12:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 8 at Virginia Tech L, 5-21 Feb. 25 at Mercer 1:00pm Feb. 28 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) 4:00pm March 3 VCU 6:00pm March 5 at Kennesaw State 3:00pm March 8 BUTLER 5:00pm March 10 LIU BROOKLYN 2:00pm March 14 at Central Michigan 5:00pm March 17 at Cincinnati 5:00pm March 23 FURMAN 4:00pm April 1 HIGH POINT * 1:00pm April 5 at Radford * 4:00pm April 8 PRESBYTERIAN * 1:00pm April 12 LIBERTY * 4:00pm April 15 at Campbell * 1:00pm April 19 at Winthrop * 6:00pm April 22 LONGWOOD * 1:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 17 at North Carolina 5:00pm Feb. 19 at Elon 1:00pm Feb. 25 at James Madison 1:00pm March 5 OREGON 12:00pm March 10 at Michigan 5:00pm March 15 GEORGE MASON 6:00pm March 19 MARIST 12:00pm March 24 at La Salle 7:00pm March 26 at Drexel 12:00pm April 1 at Gardner-Webb * 1:00pm April 5 WINTHROP * 7:00pm April 8 LONGWOOD * 1:00pm April 12 at Radford * 4:00pm April 15 at Liberty * 2:00pm April 19 CAMPBELL * 6:00pm April 22 PRESBYTERIAN * 1:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Head Coach: Dawn Easley (4th year)
* - Big South Conference game & - DeLand, Fla. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times ET and subject to change
Head Coach: Jillian Krick (2nd year)
* - Big South Conference game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times ET and subject to change
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Head Coach: Lyndsey Boswell (7th year)
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LIBERTY 1-1, 0-0 Big South
LONGWOOD 0-2, 0-0 Big South
PRESBYTERIAN 0-1, 0-0 Big South
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 10 at #8 Notre Dame L, 2-18 Feb. 12 at Butler W, 16-9 Feb. 18 RICHMOND 12:00pm Feb. 22 VIRGINIA TECH 4:00pm Feb. 25 NAVY 12:00pm March 4 OLD DOMINION 12:00pm March 11 at George Mason 1:00pm March 13 at Robert Morris 7:00pm March 22 at William & Mary 7:00pm March 25 at VCU 1:00pm April 1 at Presbyterian * 12:00pm April 5 at Longwood * 4:00pm April 8 CAMPBELL * 12:00pm April 12 at Gardner-Webb * 4:00pm April 15 HIGH POINT * 2:00pm April 19 RADFORD * 6:00pm April 22 at Winthrop * 1:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 5 at Navy L, 3-20 Feb. 12 at Lafayette L, 3-18 Feb. 18 GEORGE WASHINGTON 1:00pm Feb. 22 HOWARD 3:00pm Feb. 26 at Mount St. Mary’s 3:00pm March 3 at James Madison 7:00pm March 10 ST. BONAVENTURE 1:00pm March 15 at UMBC 4:00pm March 19 at St. Francis (Pa.) 1:00pm March 25 GEORGE MASON 2:00pm April 1 at Radford * 2:00pm April 5 LIBERTY * 4:00pm April 8 at High Point * 1:00pm April 12 CAMPBELL * 3:00pm April 15 WINTHROP * 2:00pm April 20 at Presbyterian * 4:00pm April 22 at Gardner-Webb * 1:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 11 MERCER L, 13-23 Feb. 22 at Furman 5:00pm Feb. 26 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) 3:00pm March 1 at UC Davis 7:00pm March 3 at Fresno State 8:00pm March 6 LIU BROOKLYN 4:00pm March 10 BUTLER 4:00pm March 20 at Kennesaw State 6:00pm April 1 LIBERTY * 12:00pm April 5 at Campbell * 6:30pm April 8 at Gardner-Webb * 1:00pm April 12 WINTHROP * 4:00pm April 15 RADFORD * 12:00pm April 17 at Duke 6:00pm April 20 LONGWOOD * 4:00pm April 22 at High Point * 1:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Head Coach: Kelly Nangle (4th year)
* - Big South Conference game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times ET and subject to change
Head Coach: Elaine Jones (5th year)
* - Big South Conference game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times ET and subject to change
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Head Coach: Bob Dachille (3rd year)
* - Big South Conference game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times ET and subject to change
2017 Big South Women’s Lacrosse RADFORD 0-0, 0-0 Big South
WINTHROP 0-0, 0-0 Big South
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 19 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) 12:00pm Feb. 22 LIU BROOKLYN 4:00pm Feb. 25 at Virginia Tech 7:00pm March 4 DELAWARE STATE 11:00am March 6 ST. BONAVENTURE 1:00pm March 9 at Mercer 12:00pm March 11 at Kennesaw State 12:00pm March 18 HOWARD 12:00pm March 25 at Mount St. Mary’s 12:00pm April 1 LONGWOOD * 2:00pm April 5 GARDNER-WEBB * 4:00pm April 8 at Winthrop * 1:00pm April 12 HIGH POINT * 4:00pm April 15 at Presbyterian * 12:00pm April 19 at Liberty * 6:00pm April 22 CAMPBELL * 12:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 15 at Elon 6:00pm Feb. 19 SIENA 1:00pm Feb. 24 WILLIAM & MARY 4:00pm Feb. 26 VCU 1:00pm March 3 OREGON 7:00pm March 15 at Colorado 3:00pm March 17 MARIST 5:00pm March 19 DAVIDSON 1:00pm March 24 at Cincinnati 12:00pm March 26 at Michigan 1:00pm April 1 at Campbell * 2:00pm April 5 at High Point * 7:00pm April 8 RADFORD * 1:00pm April 12 at Presbyterian * 4:00pm April 15 at Longwood * 2:00pm April 19 GARDNER-WEBB * 6:00pm April 22 LIBERTY * 1:00pm A29-M6 Big South Championship TBA
Head Coach: Julika Blankenship (1st year)
Head Coach: Haley Marvine (2nd year)
* - Big South Conference game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times ET and subject to change
* - Big South Conference game HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All Times ET and subject to change
2017 Preseason Poll Last season;s conference runner-up, High Point, was selected as the preseason favorite to win the Big South Women’s Lacrosse title in 2017, as voted by the league’s head coaches. Below are the preseason poll results, with first-place votes in parentheses: 1. High Point (6).................................................................................................................62 2. Winthrop (2)......................................................................................................................55 3. Campbell...............................................................................................................................47 4. Liberty......................................................................................................................................40 5. Longwood...........................................................................................................................36 T6. Presbyterian.....................................................................................................................18 T6. Radford.....................................................................................................................................18 8. Gardner-Webb................................................................................................................12 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Samantha Brown, Sr., High Point Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Erin O’Hara, Sr., Campbell
2017 Players of the Week Feb. 14 Kayla Foster, Liberty...........................................................(P) Maura Talvacchia, Presbyterian.........................(D) Hannah Quast, Liberty.................................................(FR) Feb. 21 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) Feb. 28 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR)
Big South vs. Division I Opponents American East...............................................................................0-0 UMBC 0-0
Big Ten....................................................................................................0-0 Michigan 0-0
Atlantic Coast.................................................................................0-2 Duke 0-0 North Carolina 0-0 Notre Dame 0-1 Virginia Tech 0-1 Atlantic Sun........................................................................................0-1 Central Michigan 0-0 Delaware State 0-0 Furman 0-0 Howard 0-0 Kennesaw State 0-0 Mercer 0-1 Old Dominion 0-0
Colonial....................................................................................................0-1 Drexel 0-0 Elon 0-1 James Madison 0-0 William & Mary 0-0
Atlantic 10..........................................................................................0-0 Davidson 0-0 George Mason 0-0 George Washington 0-0 La Salle 0-0 Richmond 0-0 St. Bonaventure 0-0 VCU 0-0 BIG EAST..................................................................................................1-0 Butler 1-0 Cincinnati 0-0
Metro Atlantic Athletic.....................................................0-0 Marist 0-0 Siena 0-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Fed......................................0-0 Colorado 0-0 Fresno State 0-0 Oregon 0-0 UC Davis 0-0 Northeast............................................................................................0-0 LIU Brooklyn 0-0 Mount St. Mary’s 0-0 Robert Morris 0-0 St. Francis (Pa.) 0-0 Patriot.......................................................................................................0-2 Lafayette 0-1 Navy 0-1
March 7 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) March 14 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) March 21 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) March 28 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) April 4 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) April 11 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) April 18 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR) April 25 ..............................................................................................................................(P) ..............................................................................................................................(D) ..........................................................................................................................(FR)
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