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Women's Lacrosse 2/19/2025 8:27:00 PM

Women's Lacrosse Hosts American on Saturday; Look to Make it 4-0 for First Time in 25 Years

UMBC (3-0) vs. American (2-2), Saturday, February 22, 3pm | Baltimore, MD (UMBC Stadium) | Watch | Live Stats | International Feed

Retriever Bites

UMBC is off to a dominant 3-0 start as they have outscored their three opponents by a combined margin of 62-12.
The Retrievers are 3-0 for the first time since 2018.
The Dawgs have not won their first four games to open the season since 1995
Emily Knapp leads the squad with 15 goals and has added five assists. She's leading the America East Conference with 5.00 goals per game and 6.67 points per game.
Katana Nelson (12 goals) and Grace Bruce (10 goals, 3 assists) are also off to fast starts.
Lizzie Bateman has distributed a team-high 8 assists.
Libby Staples has picked up a team-high 11 ground balls. She leads the league with 3.67 ground balls per game.
Lauryn Warfield has won 16 draws and leads the circuit with 5.33 DC's per game.
Ria Lagdameo is tied for second in the AE with 2.00 caused turnovers per game.

About the Eagles

Senior captain Maddy Spratt led the way for American University lacrosse, scoring a career-high five goals as the Eagles powered past George Mason, 18-9. Reagan Murdoch and Annabelle Jackson also posted hat tricks, with Jackson also adding an assist in the dominant offensive performance.
Sprott leads the Eagles with 12 goals and has a team-high 15 points.
Kelly Linehan has added seven goals and three assists
Becca Frank has a team-high seven assists.
Caleigh Forti is allowing 12.19 goals and has a .459 goals against average in over 196 minutes played in the cage.

Series History

UMBC leads 21-4 but have dropped two straight to the Eagles.
Last season, Grace Bruce scored a season-high four goals, but the visiting Retrievers dropped a 14-11 decision at American.
Senior attacker Mary Ellis added three assists while junior midfielder Katana Nelson, junior attacker Alexis Abe and sophomore midfielder Lizzie Bateman all contributed a pair of goals. Junior midfielder Lauryn Warfield won a game-high 12 draws. Senior Isabella Fontana (save) and classmate Mikaela Staranko (4 saves) both allowed seven goals in net.

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Players Mentioned

Alexis Abe

#18 Alexis Abe: Attack; 5' 8"; Junior

Lizzie Bateman

#15 Lizzie Bateman: Attack; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Mary Ellis

#26 Mary Ellis: Attack; 5' 2"; Senior

Isabella Fontana

#28 Isabella Fontana: Goalkeeper; 5' 1"; Senior

Ria Lagdameo

#16 Ria Lagdameo: Midfield; 5' 7"; Junior

Katana Nelson

#7 Katana Nelson: Midfield; 5' 7"; Junior

Libby Staples

#6 Libby Staples: Midfield/Attack; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Lauryn Warfield

#12 Lauryn Warfield: Midfield; 5' 11"; Sophomore

Emily Knapp

#23 Emily Knapp: Attack; 5' 5"; Redshirt Freshman

Grace Bruce

#24 Grace Bruce: Attack/Midfield; 5' 3"; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Alexis Abe

#18 Alexis Abe
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Attack

Lizzie Bateman

#15 Lizzie Bateman
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Attack

Mary Ellis

#26 Mary Ellis
: 5' 2"; Senior
: Attack

Isabella Fontana

#28 Isabella Fontana
: 5' 1"; Senior
: Goalkeeper

Ria Lagdameo

#16 Ria Lagdameo
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Midfield

Katana Nelson

#7 Katana Nelson
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Midfield

Libby Staples

#6 Libby Staples
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: Midfield/Attack

Lauryn Warfield

#12 Lauryn Warfield
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: Midfield

Emily Knapp

#23 Emily Knapp
: 5' 5"; Redshirt Freshman
: Attack

Grace Bruce

#24 Grace Bruce
: 5' 3"; Redshirt Junior
: Attack/Midfield

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