Women’s Lacrosse Takes on George Washington on Saturday Afternoon

UMBC women’s lacrosse will return after a week off to take on A10 foe George Washington on Saturday. The Retrievers are coming off a 17-9 win at American last Saturday to sit at 2-1 in the early season.

BALTIMORE– UMBC women's lacrosse will return after a week off to take on A10 foe George Washington on Saturday. The Retrievers are coming off a 17-9 win at American last Saturday to sit at 2-1 in the early season. Claire Bockstie (Forest Hill, Md./Maryvale Prep) led the Retrievers with seven points on six goals and one assist against the Eagles.

George Washington Game Info:
What: UMBC Retrievers (2-1) vs. George Washington Colonials (0-2)
Where: Retriever Soccer Park - Baltimore, Md.
When: Saturday, February 26 - 12:00 p.m.
How to Watch: Live stream available on AmericaEast.TV, live stats at UMBCRetrievers.com
Social Media: @UMBC_WLacrosse, @UMBCAthletics, #RetrieverNation, #AEWLAX

Scouting the Retrievers:

The Retrievers come into the first of three straight home games with a 2-1 record, most recently defeating American 17-9 last Saturday. UMBC got a big performance from Claire Bockstie who tallied six goals and one assist in the win. The Retrievers are averaging 15.7 goals per game, outscoring opponents 47-22.
Dymin Gerow (Baltimore, Md./Episcopal) leads a potent attack with 17 points (13g, 4a), leading the Retrievers in both goals and assists.
Bockstie is just behind her at 12 goals and two assists for 14 points. Bockstie is also currently second in the nation in shots per game at 11.67.
Kelly Brown (Kennett Square, Pa.) has picked up a team-best 11 ground balls with Kolby Weedon (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) and Megan Halczuk (Fawn Grove, Pa.) collecting 13 draw controls each.
Both Isabella Fontana (Chevy Chase, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross) and Lexi Roberts (Baldwin, Md./Fallston) have seen equal action in net this year, with Fontana stopping 18 shots, including 15 against the Eagles.

Scouting the Colonials:

George Washington travels to Baltimore at 0-2, most recently dropping a 12-7 decision at Villanova on Wednesday. The Wildcats got out to a 4-2 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.
Bailey Aaron leads the attack with four goals and four points. She is also the team leader in shots (6) and draw controls (4).
Megan Patrick has played every minute in goal for the Colonials, making 23 saves in net.

All-Time Series:

This will be just the third all-time meeting between the two schools with UMBC winning the previous two games.
It will be the first meeting since 2017 where the Retrievers defeated the Colonials 17-8. In the only other meeting, UMBC defeated George Washington, 13-3 in Baltimore.

Retrievers Honored:

Gerow and Weedon have both earned America East weekly awards in the first two weeks of the season. Gerow is the reigning and two-time America East Offensive Player of the Week, while Weedon was named Rookie of the Week after the first week.

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