Women's Lacrosse Game Preview: Hofstra

Saturday, April 8

Hempstead, NY

12:00 p.m.

University of Delaware

Hofstra

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

4/7/2023 11:30:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse

NEWARK, Del. - Delaware's women's lacrosse team will play the back-end of two consecutive road games when they travel to Hofstra on Saturday, April 8 for a noon start.

2023 Highlights

Lizzie Yurchak was named IWLCA Co-Offensive Player of the Week on March 28 after scoring six goals, including five in the second half, to turn a 10-5 deficit into a 13-12 overtime win. She also earned CAA Player of the Week, while Madison Hranicka earned CAA Defensive Player of the Week, the first pair of Blue Hens to earn CAA Weekly honors in the same week since Shannon Hawley and Ali Karowski on March 30, 2015.
Delaware's comeback against Monmouth was their largest come-from-behind win since defeating George Mason 16-8 after trailing 7-2 on March 13, 2019. The six goals scored by Yurchak were the most by a Delaware player since Sydney Rausa had six against Drexel on April 19, 2019.
Delaware won four of their first five games of the season, their best five-game start since 2016 when they also started 4-1, and eventually won eight of their first nine games.
Mercy McCarthy recorded her 200th save of her career in Delaware's game against Stony Brook, the 15th player in program history to reach the mark.
Morgan Gore scored a goal in six consecutive games to begin her career, the longest streak by a Blue Hen in over 14 years. She was the first UD freshman to score a goal in six consecutive games since McKenzie Rafferty in 2013. She has scored in eight of 10 career games.
Megan Bozzi had a breakout game against UMBC, as the Coastal Carolina transfer scored her first three-career goals as a Blue Hen. Her hat trick was the ninth of her collegiate career, and her first with Delaware.
Against UMBC, Mercy McCarthy became the first Delaware player to allow fewer than 10 goals and save at least 10 shots since Kate Brewster on March 4, 2020 against Duquesne.
Delaware had a player score at least three goals in a game in their first five games to start the season and seven total (Livornese vs Lafayette, Lehigh, Temple, and William & Mary, Gore vs Lafayette, Bozzi vs UMBC, Yurchak vs Monmouth).
From Feb. 22-March 1 against Temple, Old Dominion, and UMBC, Delaware allowed fewer than 10 goals in three consecutive games for the first time since March 23-31, against UConn, Oregon, and Louisville.
Against Old Dominion, an 18-9 win, Delaware had 26 draw controls, a new program record & the fourth most in an NCAA game this season. Danielle Livornese recorded 12 draw controls, tying the Delaware program record only done by Caroline Farley on March 27, 2019 against Oregon & March 16, 2019 against St. Joe's.
Delaney McDaniel, the reigning CAA Rookie of the Year, has two six-assist games this season. She, Mary Schumar (Marquette), Ava Yovino (Navy), Emma Ward (Syracuse), and Kathleen Sullivan (Army) are the only players in the NCAA this season with two such games. Her seven assists against Lafayette were tied for the fourth most in program history, while her six against Old Dominion were the seventh most.
Livornese started the season by scoring at least three goals in four consecutive games, the first UD player to begin the season with four-straight three-goal games since Becky Gohsler in 2017.
Madison Hranicka is one of 12 players so far this year with at least 25 caused turnovers (28) and 25 ground balls (26). She and Brianna Falco (Monmouth) are the only CAA players with both marks.
Against William & Mary, Hranicka became the ninth player in program history with at least five caused turnovers in a game, and recorded the 12th such game overall. She is currently in sole possession of fifth place on the all-time Delaware career caused turnover leaderboard with 61, one behind Lindsey Greer for fourth.

CAA/NCAA Team Rankings

Assists per game: 3rd, 46th in NCAA (5.27)
Caused turnovers per game: 2nd, 26th in NCAA (9.27)
Clearing percentage: 1st, 32nd in NCAA (.885)
Draw control percentage: 2nd, 21st in NCAA (.567)
Draw controls per game: 2nd, 49th in NCAA (16.64)
Ground balls per game: 4th, 59th in NCAA (16.00)

CAA/NCAA Individual Rankings

Assists: Delaney McDaniel - 1st, 22nd in NCAA (24)
Assists per game: Delaney McDaniel - 1st, 21st in NCAA (2.18)
Caused turnovers per game: Madison Hranicka - 1st, 5th in NCAA (2.55)
Ground balls per game: Madison Hranicka - 3rd, 58th in NCAA (2.36)
Draw controls per game: Danielle Livornese - 3rd, 49th in NCAA (4.82)
Save percentage: Mercy McCarthy - 4th, 58th in NCAA (.429)
Saves - Mercy McCarthy - 4th, 67th in NCAA (83)

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Up Next: Delaware returns home to host Drexel on April 15.

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