Women's Lacrosse Preview: Towson

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» The Blue Hens (5-10, 2-3 CAA) came up short against No. 11 James Madison in a back-and-forth game, dropping the final regular-season road game, 14-11.

» Lizzie Hsu and Sydni Rosa each had a hat trick against the Dukes. Delaney McDaniel had one goal and dished out three assists. Delaware had seven different goal scorers in the loss. Goalkeeper Mercy McCarthy had eight stops in the cage and held a .364 save percentage. Her eight saves against JMU held them to under 15 goals for the first time since March 30.

» Riley Gillin leads the Blue Hens with 39 points (15g, 24a) while Delaney McDaniel is second on the team with 36 points (11g, 25a). McDaniel's 1.67 assists per game is second in the CAA while Gillin is fourth averaging 1.60 assists per game. Danielle Livornese leads the team with 74 draw controls and ranks second in the league with 5.29 draw controls per game.

» Towson (7-7, 4-1) is coming off a 12-5 win against William & Mary in its last home game of the season. Blair Pearre led the Tigers with three goals. The Tigers had seven different goal scorers in the win, with three players netting twice. Goalkeeper Carly Merlo made 10 saves in the win.

» Pearre leads the Tigers with 39 points (36g, 3a) while her 2.57 goals per game average ranks third in the CAA. Kerri Thornton is second on the squad with 38 points (31g, 7a) and is second in the league with a 2.21 goals per game average.

» Saturday marks the 53rd all-time meeting between the teams, with the Blue Hens holding a 30-22 all-time record against Towson. In the teams' last meeting, the Tigers defeated Delaware, 17-14, at Delaware Stadium in 2019.

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Saturday, April 30
vs. Towson (Newark, Del., Delaware Stadium), 12 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Riley Gillin

Lizzie Hsu

Danielle Livornese

Mercy McCarthy

Delaney McDaniel

Sydni Rosa

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