University of Massachusets Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Back In Action On Saturday Vs. Harvard
February 29, 2008 | Women's Lacrosse
Feb. 29, 2008
Minutewomen Host Harvard University
• UMass will play its fourth consecutive home game on Saturday against Harvard University. The Crimson are coming off a 19-2 win against Holy Cross, while the Minutewomen suffered a tough 11-7 loss against No. 15 Boston University on Wednesday.
• UMass is led by Kaytlin McCormick who has eight goals and two assists for the season. Julie Pasquantonio ranks second on the team with three goals and one assist. Six other players have scored at least one goal this year.
• For Harvard, Caroline Simmons, Tara Schoen and Sara Flood return to the team after each recording at least 20 points last season. After one game, both Simmons adn Schoen have two goals, while Flood has already tallied three goals and two assists. Jess Halpern currenty lead the team with four goals and one assist.
Harvard University Notables
• Head Coach Lisa Miller is in her first year at Harvard. She previously coached at Syracuse, where she built the lacrosse program into a consistent national contender, including six NCAA appearances with the Orange in 10 seasons.
• First-year assistant coach Sarah Albrechtspent last season as an assistant coach for the UMass.
• Harvard is coming off a 5-11 overall record last season. This year, the Crimson will be returning the top six scorers from last year's squad.
• Junior Kaitlin Martin capped off last seasonwith 39 goals and 47 points. The second-team All-Ivy selection also led the Crimson in free position goals.
Last Time Out
• UMass suffered a tough 11-7 loss at the hands of No. 15 Boston University on Wednesday. Kaytlin McCormick led the way for UMass with three goals, her second hat trick of the season.
• After the first half, the Terries took a 4-3 lead into halftime. In the second half, BU used a 6-2 run over the final 15 minutes of play to defeat UMass 11-7. Molly Collins of the Terriers led all scorers with four goals. Krissy Anderson made 10 saves on the day.
Up Next
• UMass will face Darmouth next Wednesday (3/5) for thier first road game on the season. The game time has been moved to 2 p.m.
The Series With Harvard University
• UMass is tied with a 15-15 record all-time against Harvard University. Last season, UMass downed the Crimson 18-7. Holly Drown led the way for UMass with five goals in the win.
• The teams first played in the 1979 season.
Lyons Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
• Jackie Lyons was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after helping the Minutewomen to a 1-1 record in their opening week of play. Lyons netted a pair of goals in the 9-5 win over Holy Cross and led the team for the week in groundballs and caused turnovers.
• Lyons scored two goals on three shots for the week and collected four groundballs and caused five turnovers in her first two collegiate games.
• A native of Rocky Point, N.Y., Lyons was a standout player at Rocky Point High School where she was a three-time All-American selection.
McCormick Shows No Signs Of Rust
• After redshirting last season due to a leg injury, attack Kaytlin McCormick has returned to the line-up and leads the Minutewomen in goals and points this season.
• McCormick had a fantastic rookie campaign in 2006 where she was the second leading scorer on the team with 31 goals and played in every game of the year.
Pasquantonio Off To Quick Start
• In the first game of the season Julie Pasquantonio matched her season totals from a year ago by scoring two goals and assisting on one. She added another goal to the total against Maryland giving her three for the season.
• Pasquantonio has played in 17 career games with seven points on the strength of five goals and two assists.
Experienced Defense
• Julie Papaleo, Jackie Rosenzweig and Ashley King each return to the defensive row for UMass this season. Papaleo is a three-year starter, while Rosenzweig has started every game of her career (38 games). King started every game last season as a freshman and earned 2007 Rookie All-American honors.
Minutewomen Picked To Finish Second In A-10
• In the Preseason Atlantic 10 Coaches Poll, UMass was picked to finish second in the conference.
• UMass finished fifth in the conference standings last season.
• Defending league champion Richmond was picked to repeat as league champ.
Playing The Nation's Best
• The 2008 schedule includes six teams who are ranked in the Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top-20 including the No. 1 Wildcats, No. 4 Maryland and No. 10 Yale.
• Boston University, Dartmouth and Richmond were also ranked in the preseason poll giving UMass one of the toughest schedules in the country.
Typadis Named To 2008 Tewaaraton Watch List
• UMass women's lacrosse senior attack Kathleen Typadis has been selected to the 2008 Tewaaraton Watch List - the sport's highest honor for a collegiate player. She is one of just 44 players nationally named to the watch list. Typadis entered the 2008 season as the No. 3 active goal scorer in the nation and heading into today's game with Harvard has scored in 44 consecutive games. She needs just 37 goals this year to set the career scoring record at UMass.
• The Tewaaraton selection committee will trim the list to under 20 later in the year before the finalist for the award are announced at the end of the season.
• Typadis had a banner year in 2007 scoring 52 goals and 60 points. She broke the 23-year standing single-season goals scored record at UMass. She currently ranks second all-time at UMass in career goals with 134 and ranks sixth in career points (150).
• She was one of just 15 players nationally to break the 50 goal barrier last season - a list that included six 2006 All-Americans, six 2007 Preseason All-Americans, five 2007 Tewaaraton Finalists, and the 2006 Tewaaraton Award Winner Kristen Kjellman of Northwestern.
• Following last season, Typadis earned a tryout with the U.S. National Elite/Developmental Teams as one of 98 players invited to the summer camp.
• One of the most prolific scorers in UMass history, Typadis is a two-time All-Atlantic 10 selection and a two-time IWLCA All-Region honoree earning first-team recognition for both groups last year.
Streaming Video
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• Along with live games, fans can check out interviews with the coaches and players, news highlights, and feature stories on the team.
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• UMass is pleased to offer fans the chance to purchase action photos from all women's lacrosse photo galleries that are posted on UMassAthletics.com.
• Simply fill out the order form for the photos you want and the high-quality prints will be delivered to your door ready for framing.
• These make great birthday, holiday or graduation gifts and are perfect for and UMass fan!
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