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University of Massachusets Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Weekly Notes
April 10, 2000 | Women's Lacrosse
April 10, 2000
THE WEEK IN REVIEW: The Minutewomen went 2-1 this past week, with both wins coming in Atlantic 10 Conference games. UMass opened the week at home on Wednesday, April 5, losing 10-6 to No. 9 Dartmouth. The Minutewomen then hit the road for the opening weekend of A-10 action. On Friday, UMass defeated St. Bonaventure 19-2 in Olean, N.Y. before traveling on to Pittsburgh for Sunday's game with Duquesne. The Minutewomen continued to play well, defeating the Dukes 11-1 to close out the roadtrip.
WHAT'S NEXT: UMass returns to action Friday, April 14, when it hosts defending A-10 champion Virginia Tech in a 3:00 p.m. game on Ruth J. Totman Field.
SCOUTING THE HOKIES: Virginia Tech enters the week with a 4-4 overall record, including a 1-0 record in the A-10. The defending A-10 champions opened the season with a 17-6 loss to Duke, but rebounded with wins over Ohio State (13-10) and American (20-8). Following loses to Rutgers (7-6) and Vanderbilt (19-16), the Hokies defeated UC-Berkley 19-5 to improve to 3-3 on the season. A loss to North Carolina (18-7) dropped Virginia Tech to 3-4 before it responded with an A-10 Conference win over St. Joseph's.
ATLANTIC 10 SUCCESS: The Minutewomen got off to a fast start in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a pair of wins this past week. Through two games UMass is outscoring its league foes 30-3 by virtue of its 19-2 win over St. Bonaventue and its 11-1 victory over Duquesne.
IT'S ABOUT TIME: Senior defender Jessica Passanese (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) recorded her first career point in Friday's win over the Bonnies. Passanese, one of the team's best defenders, had gone 46 games without recording a point until she netted a first half goal.
BALANCED SCORING ATTACK: The Minutewomen are averaging 12.1 points per game this season, yet only four UMass players have recorded more than 10 points, and none have over 20 points. On the season, 19 different Minutewomen have scored goals, and 11 have scored more than one goal.
FRESHMAN CONTRIBUTORS: The Minutewomen have gotten goal-scoring production out of this year's group of freshman. The first-year players have combined for 12 goals and two assists through nine games. Leading the way are midfielders Lydia Robinson (Summit, N.J.), who has four goals and an assist and Kelli Kurtz (Schwenksville, Pa.), who has netted four goals. Jada Emery (Princeton, N.J.) has netted two goals, while Leslie Pollock (Watervliet, N.Y.) has a goal and an assist and Eileen Downing (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) has netted a goal.
HEAD COACH PHIL BARNES: Phil Barnes is currently in his first season at the helm of the Minutewomen lacrosse program. Barnes was named the sixth head coach in UMass' women's lacrosse history this past January. Prior to assuming the head coaching position, he was an assistant coach under Francesca McClellan for the past two years. Barnes came to UMass from Holy Cross where he was head coach of the Crusaders from 1996-97. He guided Holy Cross to a 5-9 record in his first season and was named Patriot League Coach of the Year. The five wins were the most for a Holy Cross team since 1992. Barnes also guided the New England II squad to the United States Women's Lacrosse Association National Championship in 1996.
