University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware to Honor Seniors Saturday Versus Monmouth
3/11/2016 10:41:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
No. rv/-- Delaware (6-1) vs. Monmouth (4-3)
📅 DATE: Saturday, March 12, 2016
🕛 TIME: 1 p.m. Eastern
📍 LOCATION: Delaware Stadium – Newark, Del.
WATCH 🎥
All Blue Hens games this season will be streamed online, for free, via Hens All-Access on www.BlueHens.com. Full rebroadcasts of the game will be available on Delaware's YouTube page within 24 hours of completion of the contest.
LIVE STATS 📊
Live stat links will be available via www.BlueHens.com.
ONLINE 
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SENIOR DAY
The Blue Hens will honor and recognize the following 12 seniors on their squad during pre-game and halftime ceremonies: Elyse Andrews, Kara Dattellas, Shannon Hawley, Devyn Heidelbaugh, Ali Karwoski, Casey Lyons, Emily Pollard, McKenzie Rafferty, Erin Wein, Abby Wheble and senior student athletic trainers Billy Kerr and Kyle Tinsman.
UD LAX BATTLES
The Blue Hens are dedicating the 2016 season to our loved ones who are fighting or have fought cancer. Saturday we honor the life and legacy of Maryann Diglio, grandmother of senior Kara Dattellas. Maryann was hardworking, strong-willed, independent, loving and family-oriented. If Maryann was with us today, she would remind the Blue Hens to cherish every moment of being a part of a family, to believe in yourselves and each other and to always fight the good fight. Saturday's honorary captain is Christine Dattellas, the Maryann's daughter and Kara's mother.
LAST TIME OUT
Jamie Schwartz scored a career-high six goals while Casey Lyons handed out a career-best six assists as the duo led the Blue Hens to a 14-7 victory over Villanova Wednesday night at Delaware Stadium. Delaware, which won its fourth consecutive game while improving to 6-1 on the season, also got two goals apiece from Kirsten Hale and Becky Gohsler, while four other Blue Hens contributed a goal apiece. Lyons and Schwartz connected for four UD goals, including the Blue Hens' first three of the second half. Blue Hen goalkeeper Taylor Carpentier made a season-high 12 saves in the UD cage, playing all 60 minutes and improving to 6-1 on the year.
HEN SCRATCHINGS 🐔
· The Blue Hens are currently receiving votes in the Inside Lacrosse Poll.
· Delaware has won four straight and is also 4-0 at Delaware Stadium this season.
· The Hens have reached double figure goals in all seven games this year.
· UD has held opponents to single figure goals in all six victories this season.
· Delaware is off to its best start since the 2000 squad opened the year 7-0.
· The Blue Hens are currently 12th nationally with 6.14 assists per game and 16th with a 5.29 scoring margin. Delaware is also 19th in the NCAA with 18.86 points per contest.
· Casey Lyons ranks fourth nationally with 2.83 assists per contest, fifth with 17 assists and seventh with 28 points.
· Jamie Schwartz is also ranked nationally and is 14th with 19 goals and 22nd with 24 points.
· Dating to last season, Schwartz has tallied points in 14 straight games and goals in 12 consecutive.
· Erin Wein is 15th in the NCAA rankings with 2.29 caused turnovers per game.
· Taylor Carpentier is 12th nationally with 7.15 goals allowed per game and a .505 save percentage.
THE COACHES
· Now in her sixth season as the head coach at her alma mater, Kateri Linville (Delaware '03) has led the Blue Hens to three consecutive winning seasons and an overall record of 50-42.
· Eileen Ghent (Rutgers '11) is in her first season as the head coach at Monmouth, but previously served four seasons as an assistant coach and associate head coach with the Hawks.
ABOUT MONMOUTH
The Hawks have won two straight and are currently 4-3 on the season. Monmouth most recently eked out the 17-16 victory over Bucknell. Marial Pierce led all players with eight points on two goals and six assists to go along with seven draw controls. Pierce currently leads the Hawks with 19 draw controls and 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists while Alexa Smith has registered a team-best 14 goals on the year. Caroline Huelster has started all seven games in the cage for MU and has logged 66 saves with 10.50 goals allowed per game.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Maggie Hayon | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 920-912-6635
