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UMass Women's Lax Closes Nonconference Slate Against New Hampshire
March 24, 2008 | Women's Lacrosse
March 24, 2008
UMass Closes Nonconference Slate Against New Hampshire
• UMass closes out its nonconference schedule against the red hot New Hampshire Wildcats on Tuesday afternoon (3 PM) at McGuirk Stadium. The Minutewomen (2-6) are coming off a 13-10 win over Boston College on Saturday, while the Wildcats (7-2) enter the game with a six-game win streak after defeating UMBC in Durham over the weekend. This will be the 37th meeting between the two teams in the longest all-time series for UMass.
• UMass is led by Kaytlin McCormick who has 17 goals and 4 assists for the season. Melynda Zwick ranks second on the team with 5 goals and 5 assists, while Kathleen Typadis is third on the team in scoring with 8 goals and 1 assist.
• For New Hampshire, seven different players have 10-or-more goals this season. Ashley Durepo leads the team in points with 16 goals and 9 assists, while Michaela Hardy has the team lead with 19 goals. Ashley Hilley is the goalkeeper of record with a 7.28 goals against average.
Last Time Out
• Katylin McCormick and Kathleen Typadis each netted four goals and keeper Colleen Speth made nine saves in goal to pick up her first collegiate win as UMass defeated Boston College 13-10 to snap a six-game losing skid. Draw controls and free position shots were big for the Minutewomen as UMass held an 18-to-7 edge on draws and shot a season-best 6-for-8 on free position shots.
• Saturday's game was played to honor two very special people, Lexie Williams and Judith Theriault. In conjunction with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, which works to help children afflicted with pediatric brain tumors, UMass adopted Lexie last year, while Boston College adopted Judith this year. The teams work with the girls offering support and encouragement.
• Donations were accepted at the game with the proceeds going directly to the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. The foundation takes all proceeds and donates to organizations which work to help children and families who are dealing with pediatric brain tumors.
• Last season, UMass played Northwestern in front of an NCAA regular-season record crowd of 3,075 fans in Yorktown, N.Y., to help raise over $38,000 for the foundation.
Up Next
• UMass will head out on its second longest road trip of the season as the Minutewomen open their Atlantic 10 Conference schedule at Richmond (Friday, 7:30 PM) and at George Washington (Sunday, 12 PM). The Spiders, the three-time defending A-10 Champions, hold a 7-2 all-time record over UMass, while the series with the Colonials is tied 3-3. GW was the surprise team in the A-10 last season as the Colonials split the regular-season title with Richmond.
• Last season, UMass lost at home to both teams. George Washington took a 10-7 win at McGuirk Stadium, while Richmond defeated UMass 10-4.
• UMass last defeated Richmond in 2003 (11-6 and 12-11 in OT) when the Minutewomen were the Atlantic 10 and ECAC Runner-up. The Minutewomen defeated George Washington 11-10 in 2006 on the road which qualified them for the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
The Series With New Hampshire
• UMass will close out its non-conference schedule on Tuesday when New Hampshire visits McGuirk Stadium. The opening draw is slated for 3 p.m.
• The series with New Hampshire is the longest in program history with this being the 37th all-time meeting. The Wildcats hold a slight 18-16-2 advantage in the series.
• UMass lost a heartbreaker to New Hampshire last season in Durham, 11-10. Kathleen Typadis scored four goals for UMass, while Melynda Zwick added two goals and two assists.
• The teams first met in 1976 - the first season of UMass lacrosse - with the Minutewomen winning 9-4 at home. The Wildcats are the only team UMass has faced every season the program has been in existence.
• Outside of regular-season meetings, the two programs have had several memorable postseason meetings: in 1979 the two teams met in the USWLA Championship Tournament (UMass won 5-4 in OT); in 1980 they met in the New England Championship Title Game (UMass won 5-3); and in 1984, 1985, and 1987 the teams played for the ECAC Championship Title (UNH won all three games).
McCormick Off To Strong Start
• After redshirting last season due to a leg injury, attack Kaytlin McCormick has returned to the line-up and leads the Minutewomen in goals (17) and points (21) this season.
• She has three hat tricks on the year including a career-high tying four goals against Boston College (3/22).
• 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 Having Her Best Season Yet
• 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. In seven games played, she has six goals and an assist.
• Pasquantonio has played in 20 career games with 10 points on the strength of eight goals and two assists.
Villapiano Also On A Roll
• Jeanette Villapiano is on pace to make her senior season her best yet. The midfielder/defender has five goals and an assist through eight games and leads the team with 16 draw controls.
• Her season-best scoring total was in 2006 when she tallied 22 goals and added five assists. She also had 23 draw controls that season.
• For her career, Villapiano has played in 56 games making 27 starts. She has scored 37 goals and recorded nine assists while controlling 63 draw controls (9th all-time at UMass).
Speth Settling Into Cage
• Freshman Colleen Speth has started the last five straight games in net for UMass and is settling in nicely. Despite facing a season-high 42 shots at No. 1 Northwestern (3/16), she made a season-high 11 saves. She followed that up with a nine-save effort to pick up her first collegiate win against Boston College (3/22).
• She has improved her save percentage in each game and defensively has nine groundballs and two caused turnovers.
Experienced Defense
• Julie Papaleo and Jackie Rosenzweig are the anchors of the defensive row for UMass this season. Papaleo is a three-year starter, while Rosenzweig has started every game of her career (43 games).
• Papaleo ranks sixth all-time in career caused turnovers (54), while Rosenzweig ranks seventh with 48.
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.
• In the first seven games of the season, four teams have been ranked in the Top-20 polls.
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.
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 had scored a goal in 45 consecutive games before being held scoreless at Dartmouth this year. She needs just 32 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 139 and ranks sixth in career points (156).
• 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.
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