No. 22 UMass Set For Atlantic 10 Semifinals

University of Massachusetts Women's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information
Game 16	No. 22 Massachusetts (13-2, 8-0 Atlantic 10) vs. Davidson (11-3, 6-1)
Date \| Time	Friday, April 30, 2021 \| 4 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. \| Garber Field
Fan Information	READ: UMass Athletics To Welcome Limited Spectators To Remaining Home Events
Championship Central	Championship Central \| Bracket
Watch	ESPN+ \| International Stream
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Record Book	2021 Massachusetts Lacrosse Record Book
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AMHERST, Mass. – After securing a share of its 10th straight Atlantic 10 Regular Season title, the No. 22 Massachusetts women's lacrosse team is back in the A-10 Tournament, and will take on Davidson in the conference semifinals on Friday afternoon at Garber Field. The opening draw is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

UMass is the No. 2 seed in the championship. Richmond, the No. 1 seed, will take on No. 4 seed Saint Joseph's in the first semifinal at 12 p.m. (ESPN+), with the two winners advancing to Sunday's championship game (12 p.m., ESPN+).

UMass Athletics to welcome limited spectators for remaining home games
As a result of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts moving to Phase IV, Step 1 of its Reopening Plan on Mar. 22, UMass Athletics is excited to announce that it has begun welcoming limited spectators to home events. In addition, UMass students and faculty/staff may begin attending games on a first come, first served basis beginning on Apr. 1.

Please note: fans listed on the player pass list for the four competing teams will be given priority access to home events. Only student-athletes can request tickets. In addition, UMass students and faculty/staff will be allowed into the facilities on a first come, first served basis. Students and faculty/staff will be asked to show their green checkmark upon arrival in compliance with campus COVID testing protocols.

The general public will not be admitted to UMass home events at this time. For complete details and limitations please click here.

Massachusetts in the Atlantic 10 Championship
UMass is back in the A-10 Championship for the 13th straight season, and 18th time in team history. The Minutewomen have captured 10 tournament titles in program history, including nine in a row from 2009 to 2017.

UMass has also captured a share of 12 Atlantic 10 Regular Season crowns, including each of the last 10. UMass is 25-10 all-time in Atlantic 10 postseason action.

Streaking
Massachusetts enters Friday's game winners of 12 in a row. It's the first time since 2017, and eighth time in program history, that Massachusetts has won at least 12 games in a row in a season.

2017 – 16 games
2016 – 16 games
2013 – 15 games
1979 – 15 games
1980 – 13 games
2021 – 12 games
2015 – 12 games
2012 – 12 games

High power offense
The Minutewomen are second in the nation averaging 18.27 goals per game this season, and have scored 19 goals or more in eight of the team's 15 games. UMass is also second in the country averaging 27.13 points per game, led by Haley Connaughton's 73 points (ninth in the NCAA).

The offense stayed hot last against St. Bonaventure, scoring 27 goals on the afternoon in a 27-2 victory over the Bonnies. The 27 goals scored marked the most in a single game in program history while the margin of victory (25) was the largest as well.

Much of this is due in part to UMass' draw control domination throughout the year. The Minutewomen average 19.33 draw controls per game (second-most) and have the nation's leader on the draw in redshirt senior Caitlyn Petro (14.29).

Petro named A-10 Co-Player of the Week
After collecting 44 draw controls in two victories last week, draw specialist Caitlyn Petro was named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week for the second time this season on Monday.

Petro, the nation's leading draw specialist averaging 14.29 wins per game this season, set the UMass single-game record for the third time this season and tied the NCAA single-game record with 24 draws on Friday in a 27-2 victory against St. Bonaventure. The Manchester, N.H. native followed it up with another 20 wins on Sunday against Saint Joseph's to bring her season total to 200 this season, 48 ahead of the next closest player in the NCAA.

Petro enters the Atlantic 10 Championship already fifth on the NCAA single-season list in draw controls (200), and could become the all-time leader this weekend:
1. Hailey Wagner (Marist, 2019) - 224
2. Kayla Treanor (Syracuse, 2016) - 217
3. Jessica Karwacki (Robert Morris, 2014) - 216
4. Hannah Murphy (Massachusetts, 2017) - 212
5. Caitlyn Petro (Massachusetts, 2021) - 200

The series with Davidson
UMass is 7-0 all-time against the Wildcats in a series that dates back to 2015. Friday will be the third meeting between the two teams in the postseason, with the previous two coming in 2018 and 2017.

Chasing history
Senior attack Kaitlyn Cerasi entered the 2021 season poised to rewrite the UMass record book. Cerasi, who has already left her mark on several single-season marks during her time in Amherst, is prepped to make a move up UMass' career records list this year.

Career Points
1. Katie Ferris – 330
2. Kaitlyn Cerasi – 298
3. Holly Turner - 280

Career Goals
3. Pam Moryl - 170
4. Kiley Anderson - 163
5. Kathleen Typadis - 160
6. Kaitlyn Cerasi – 157

Career Assists
1. Holly Turner - 143
2. Kaitlyn Cerasi - 141

Experience in the cage
UMass is currently 15th in the NCAA with a team goals against average of 9.80, led by the play of starting goalkeeper Lauren Hiller. The graduate student from North Andover, Mass. is 11th in the country with a 9.52 goals against average this season, while her .436 save percentage is good for 51st and sixth in the Atlantic 10.

Petro named Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American
Senior draw specialist Caitlyn Petro was named a Midseason Second Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse. Petro, who was named a Second Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse in 2020, led the nation in draw controls per game in 2020 with 11.2 wins per game, while her 56 draws in just five games played ranked in a tie for seventh in the NCAA.

Petro continues her draw control mastery in 2021 with 15 or more won in eight games, including a career-best 24 against St. Bonaventure on April 23, tying the NCAA single-game record. She currently leads all of Division I women's lacrosse with an average of 14.29 won per game in 2021.

UMass welcomes Livvy Unglaub to women's lacrosse program through Team IMPACT
Ahead of the season opener, head coach Angela McMahon announced that 12-year old Livvy Unglaub has joined the Minutewomen as an official member of the program through Team IMPACT.

"We are very excited to celebrate a small all-star who is having a very big impact," McMahon said. "Livvy is a courageous 12-year-old from Feeding Hills, Mass. who has been diagnosed with TCell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, which makes playing sports a challenge. However, we all know the life-changing benefit of team, and as such, UMass women's lacrosse has created a spot for her on our roster."

Livvy comes to the UMass women's lacrosse team through Team IMPACT, a national nonprofit that connects kids facing serious and chronic illnesses to college athletic teams across the country. As a member of the team, Livvy will be present at virtual team bonding events, and will be present at practices, games, team dinners and more when it is safe to do so.

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