Women’s Lacrosse Kicks Off 2020 Saturday At Garber Vs. No. 5 BC

University of Massachusetts Women's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information
Game 1	Massachusetts (0-0) vs. No. 5 Boston College (0-0)
Date // Time	Saturday, February 8, 2020 \| 1 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. \| Garber Field
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AMHERST, Mass. – The Massachusetts women's lacrosse team opens up the 2020 campaign on Saturday afternoon when the Minutewomen host No. 5 Boston College on Garber Field. Admission is free to all with the opening draw set for 1 p.m.

This will be the fifth straight year UMass and BC have met on the lacrosse field after an eight-year hiatus in the all-time series. The programs began the series in 1981 before falling dormant in 1998. The Eagles are 16-8 all-time against the Minutewomen, and come into Amherst after reaching the national championship game a season ago.

UMass picked second in A-10 Preseason Poll
Richmond, the defending conference champion, was picked to win the league with six first-place votes, followed closely by the Minutewomen in second with four first-place votes. Saint Joseph's, George Mason and Duquesne were tabbed to finish in the third through fifth spots, respectively, followed by VCU, Davidson, George Washington, La Salle and St. Bonaventure.

Two Minutewomen selected A-10 Preseason All-Conference
Katlyn Cerasi was an IWLCA All-Region Second Team, All-Atlantic 10 First Team and Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team selection as a junior last season. She led UMass in points and assist, had five game-winning goals including in OT vs. Richmond (Apr. 14). The Wantagh, N.Y. native was the quarterback of NCAA's second ranked offense and individually ranked third in the A-10 for total points and total assists. Nationally, she was 20th in total assists and 19th in assists per game (2.17 – 3rd among A-10 players), and her 4.78 points per game was 1st in the A-10 and 18th nationally.

As a junior in 2019, Stephanie Croke was an IWLCA All-Region Second Team and the Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year. A 2019 All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection, the Norwell, Mass. native posted career-high totals in goals (43), assists (25), points (68), draw controls (48) and caused turnovers (15). She was the fourth-leading scorer on the team and ranked third in goals scored, third in draw controls and second in caused turnovers in addition to having the third-highest shooting percentage on the team (53.8%). Among A-10 players, she ranked 11th in points, 11th in goals, ninth in assists, and 13th in draw controls. In conference play, Croke led UMass in points and goals and had three 5-goal games.

The 2020 slate
Massachusetts kicks off the year with a pair of home games against 2019 national runner up Boston College on Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. and against Dartmouth on Feb. 15 at 1 p.m.

Other non-conference opponents include road tests at UMass Lowell (Feb. 24), Connecticut (Mar. 7) and Towson (Mar. 14), as well as neutral site games against Ohio State (Mar. 1 in Milton, Ga.) and Syracuse (Apr. 30 in Schenectady, N.Y.).

Atlantic 10 play kicks off on Mar. 20 against Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia before UMass returns home to host Duquesne on Mar. 22 at 1 p.m. Other conference home games include St. Bonaventure (Apr. 3), Davidson (Apr. 5) and La Salle (Apr. 18), while the Minutewomen will hit the road to take on George Mason (Mar. 27), George Washington (Mar. 29), VCU (Apr. 9) and defending conference champion Richmond on Apr. 11.

The Atlantic 10 Championship will take place on the campus of VCU on Apr. 23-26.

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