Women's Lacrosse Travels to American on Saturday Afternoon

UMBC (2-1) at American (2-2) | Washington D.C., Saturday, Feb. 24, 12:00 p.m. (Jacobs-Recreational Complex) | Watch | Live Stats

ABOUT UMBC

The Retrievers have jumped out to a 2-1 start for the second consecutive season.
UMBC has outscored their opponents by a combined 38-15 margin.
Junior attacker Kolby Weedon leads the Retrievers in goals (8), assists (5) and points (13). She is third in the America in scoring (4.33 ppg.)
Sophomore midfielder Libby Staples is second on the squad with eight points (6 goals, 2 assists)
Junior attacker Grace Bruce is second on the squad with seven goals.
Sophomore midfielder Lauryn Warfield has won a team-high 19 draws.
Senior goalie Isabella Fontana is yielding a league-low 5.45 goals per game and also paces the circuit with a .583 save percentage.

LAST TIME OUT

UMBC juniors Kolby Weedon and Katana Nelson scored three goals apiece as the Retriever women's lacrosse team cruised to a 12-4 victory over George Washington in very chilly conditions at UMBC Stadium last Saturday.
UMBC improved to 2-1 on the season and 2-0 at home in 2024, while GW slipped to 1-2.
The Retrievers bolted out of the gate, taking a 4-0 lead after one quarter and extended it to 5-0 before GW could respond. Sophomore Lizzie Bateman scored her first two collegiate goals in that opening run.
UMBC led, 7-2, at intermission and the Revolutionaries cut the deficit to 7-3 at the 4:43 mark of the third quarter. But junior Grace Bruce converted a Mary Ellis feed on an extra-player opportunity at the 9:04 mark, starting the critical 3-0 Retriever run. Nelson notched a pair of unassisted tallies to end the third quarter, giving the hosts a 10-3 lead after 45 minutes.
GW opened the final period with a goal, but Weedon completed her hat trick at the 5:57 mark, converting a rebound, and junior Alexis Abe finalized the scoring with 5:55 remaining in the contest.
Weedon added an assist for a game-best four-point effort and also led all players with seven draw controls. Bruce reached multiple goals (2) for the third consecutive game in a UMBC uniform and Ellis tallied a pair of assists.
For Weedon, the 3-goal game was the 14th in her career, while Nelson recorded her fourth.
UMBC dominated the shot chart, taking 32 of the game's 46 attempts. Senior goalkeeper Isabella Fontana only needed to make four stops, while her counterpart, Mia Caro stopped 11 for GW.
Phoebe Mullarkey led GW with a pair of goals.

ABOUT AMERICAN

The Eagles are 2-2 early in the season as they have downed Howard and George Washington while falling to Georgetown and #7 Loyola.
American went on an 8-2 second half run to defeat George Washington, 10-5. This past Wednesday. Junior Becca Frank recorded a three-goal hat trick to lead the charge while Alyssa Apuzzo and Reagan Murdoch scored two goals apiece.
Frank is tied for the team-lead with seven goals and has a team-high 11 points.
Maddy Spratt has found the back of the net six times and has added three assists.
Murdoch is tied for the team-high in goals (7) with Frank.
Caleigh Forti is allowing 12.32 goals per game and has a .518 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY

UMBC and American have met 20 times.
The Retrievers hold an 18-2 advantage in the series and have never lost to the Eagles in D.C.
The Retrievers dropped a 15-14 decision last season at UMBC Stadium.
The Eagles scored the game-winner on a free position shot just before the final buzzer.
The Dawgs led 9-7 at halftime.
Isabella Fontana made 13 saves in the match.

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