UMBC (0-0) at George Washington (0-0) | Saturday, February 11 |  Washington D.C , GW Lacrosse Field | Watch | Live Stats
 
The Core Returns
- UMBC is expected to have a high-powered offense as three of last season's top-ten returning America East scorers return to the fold. 
- Senior Claire Bockstie, a First Team America East All-Conference attacker, led the circuit with 3.71 goals per game and was second with 4.76 points per game.
- Junior attacker Dymin Gerow finished sixth with 2.71 goals per game while America East All-Conference Second Team.
- Sophomore attacker Kolby Weedon finished 9^th (2.65 goals per game). Weedon was also named the Rookie of the Year in the conference.
- Senior America East All-Conference Second Team midfielder Megan Halczuk paced the conference in draw controls per game (6.53) and was third in caused turnovers per game (1.35).
- Junior goalkeeper Isabella Fontana was second in the conference with a .525 save percentage and was fourth in goals against (9.90 pg.).
 
A Glance at the Colonials
- George Washington finished 5-13 overall and 3-6 in the Atlantic 10 last season.
- Senior attacker Katelyn Walker (20 goals) and junior midfielder Phoebe Mullarkey (20 goals) return to lead the offense.
- Sophomore goalie Mia Carow (3-2, 11.56 goals against) is expected to start in the cage.
 
Last Meeting
- UMBC coasted against the Colonials last season in Baltimore. Bockstie found the back of the net five times and Weedon added four more tallies.

America East Preseason Predictions
- UMBC was selected to finish in a third-place tie with the Bryant Bulldogs in the final 2023 America East women's lacrosse standings.
- The Retrievers and Bulldogs each received 21 points in the preseason poll which was completed by the league's seven head coaches.
- Defending champion Vermont picked up 34 points and received four first-place votes.
- UAlbany (33 points) was selected second and received the remaining three first-place tallies.
 - Binghamton (18 Points), UMass Lowell (12 points) and New Hampshire (8 points) were predicted to round out the final three spots.
  
Postseason Play
- The top four teams in the conference standings will qualify for the America East Women's Lacrosse Championship, which will be held at the No. 1 seed.
- The semifinals take place on May 4 and the championship tilt on May 6.
- The winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

Follow the America East
- Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of #AEWLAX this season. Several games will air on The AE on ESPN while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the brand new America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching 'America East Conference' in app stores.
- Follow they @AEGameday Twitter account to stay up-to-date on America East women's lacrosse news all season long and use #AEMLAX to join the conversation.

Up Next
- UMBC will play their home opener versus American on Saturday, February 18 at UMBC Stadium.