University of Delaware Athletics
Hens Welcome Explorers to Delaware Stadium for Wednesday's Home Opener
2/20/2018 10:33:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Delaware (0-1, 0-0 CAA) vs. La Salle (0-1, 0-0, A10)
📅 Wednesday, February 21, 2018
🕖 6 p.m. ET
📍 Delaware Stadium — Newark, Del.
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HEN SCRATCHINGS 🐔
· Delaware kicked off the 2018 campaign Saturday with a 12-5 loss at No. 12 Penn.
· In Saturday's game, sophomore Claire D'Antonio recorded her first-career hat trick. D'Antonio, who totaled three goals during her freshman campaign, also collected a ground ball and draw control for Delaware.
· The Hens have won four straight home openers.
· The Blue Hens are 42-37 (.532) all-time at Delaware Stadium since their first game there in February 2011.
· This season marks the 41st overall in Delaware program history. In the previous 40 seasons, the Blue Hens have tallied a composite record of 377-295 (.561) with 18 10-plus win campaigns.
· A squad that went 9-8 overall and 4-2 in CAA play with a trip to the CAA Tournament last year, UD returns 19 letter winners and eight starters while adding 11 newcomers.
· A youthful squad, the Hens feature just 11 juniors and seniors in 2017.
· Delaware was predicted to finished fourth in the CAA Preseason Poll.
· Seniors Taylor Carpentier and Becky Gohsler were picked as All-CAA Preseason selections.
· A two-year starter between the pipes for the Hens, Carpentier was an All-CAA Second Team and CAA All-Tournament Team honoree in 2017. She led the CAA and finished sixth nationally with an 8.62 GAA and was also second in the conference with a 46.4 save percentage. Carpentier enters her senior campaign ranked second in the Blue Hens career record books with a 7.96 GAA and 10th with 238 saves.
· An IWLCA All-Mid Atlantic Region Second Team selection a year ago, Gohsler also collected All-CAA First Team, CAA All-Tournament Team and UD Alumni Association Team MVP accolades in 2017. The midfielder led Delaware in eight statistical categories (points, goals, ground balls, draw controls, free position goals, shots, shots on goal and caused turnovers) and ranked 22nd nationally with 2.07 caused turnovers per game. Gohsler is fourth in program history with 105 career draw controls and the team's active career leader with 80 points, 66 goals, 14 assists and 69 ground balls in 49 games played.
· Kateri Linville, who is in her eighth season at her alma mater in 2017-18, welcomes Joe Tornetta and Callie Santos as assistant coaches for the year.
SERIES INFORMATION 💪
· The Blue Hens are 4-2 all-time, and have won three straight, against the Explorers.
· Delaware leads La Salle, 2-1, in contests played in Newark.
· In the last matchup, nine Hens recorded at least one point as UD topped La Salle, 12-7, at Delaware Stadium on February 23, 2016. Casey Lyons led Delaware with four points on two goals and two assists while Jamie Schwartz collected three points on two goals and an assist. Becky Gohsler added a game-high four draw controls.
