Women’s Lacrosse Set For Saturday Matchup Against St. Bonaventure

University of Massachusetts Women's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information
Game 9	Massachusetts (4-4 Overall, 3-0 Atlantic 10) vs. St. Bonaventure (6-4 Overall, 3-0 Atlantic 10)
Date // Time	Saturday, March 23 // 12 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Garber Field
Watch	ESPN+
Live Statistics	Live Stats
Social Media	Facebook: UMass Women's Lacrosse Twitter: @UMassL acrosse Instagram: @UMassLacrosse

AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachuestts women's lacrosse team opens a two-game homestand on Saturday at Garber Field against St. Bonaventure. The Minutewomen and the Bonnies begin play at noon on ESPN+.

Last Time Out
UMass tied its season-high in goals per game with 20 and moved to 3-0 in Atlantic 10 play in a 20-9 win at La Salle on Wednesday afternoon. Fiona McGowan finished with nine points on two goals and seven assists to lead 11 different goal scorers for the Minutewomen. Kassidy Morris added four goals and three assists while Charlotte Wilmoth chipped in four of her own in the win. UMass rattled off five unanswered goals to start the second quarter and build an 11-3 lead while outscoring the Explorers 14-6 in the final three quarters.

Series History
Saturday's game marks the 25th all-time meeting between the Minutewomen and the Bonnies dating back to their first matchup in 2000. UMass holds a 21-3 all-time series lead after posting an 18-5 win in Olean, N.Y. last year while St. Bonaventure's last series win came in April of 2007.

Hat Tricks For Days
Kassidy Morris has finished with seven consecutive hat tricks dating back to her four goal, three assist performance against Brown on Feb. 17. Morris scored a career-high five goals in a 15-6 win at LIU and leads UMass in goals this season with 20. The redshirt sophomore ranks 31st nationally and second in the A-10 in goals per game at 3.38 and is 31st nationally in shots per contest.

Helping Hand
Fiona McGowan moved into a tie for seventh most career assists at UMass with four last week at George Mason and added seven more in Wednesday's win at La Salle to bring her career count to 93. McGowan trails Cari Nickerson's 106 assists for sixth-most all-time at UMass. The graduate enters the weekend ranked among the top-20 in Division I in assists and assists per game.

Quick Draw
Jordan Dean ranks second nationally and leads the Atlantic 10 in draw controls per game at 11.88. The junior has reached double-digits in draw controls in 6-of-8 games this season, including 17 against Holy Cross on Feb. 27 and a career-high 19 at La Salle on March 20. Dean currently ranks third all-time at UMass in career draw controls with 289 and trails Hannah Murphy's 310 for second all-time.

The Century Mark
Fiona McGowan reached the century mark for her career with 100 goals after netting four last week. The attacker has 102 for her career is 13 goals away from moving into a tie for 17th-most all-time in a career at UMass.

Movin' On Up
Audra Tosone moved into third all-time at UMass in career caused turnovers at George Mason on March 9, finishing with a pair of give her 88 for her career. The graduate currently has 90 caused turnovers and trails Kate Farnham's 95 for second-most all-time while Kristin St. Hilaire holds the program record with 115.

Controlling The Game
UMass ranks fifth among Division I teams as a squad in draw controls per game at 18.13 while leading the A-10 in the category. The Minutewomen are 12th nationally in clearing percentage and are 22nd among DI teams in turnovers per game.

Looking Ahead
UMass remains at home for a matchup next Saturday, March 30 on Garber Field against Davidson at noon. The Minutewomen follow with two straight games away from home, beginning teh stretch with Duquesne on April 6 before taking on non-conference opponent UMass Lowell on April 9.

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Women’s Lacrosse Set For Saturday Matchup Against St. Bonaventure

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Jordan Dean

Fiona McGowan

Kassidy Morris

Audra Tosone

Charlotte Wilmoth

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