ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's lacrosse team (6-3, 2-2 Patriot League, 0-2 PL South) travels to American (1-5, 0-3 PL, 0-3 PL South) for a Patriot League South Division match-up on Saturday, April 24 at 12:00 p.m. at Jacobs Recreational Complex. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats will be available for the game.
 
Spectator Policy
From American University: Per Washington, D.C. and American University guidelines, and for the health and safety of our coaches, student-athletes and campus community, no spectators are permitted at athletics events in 2020-21. This policy is a stipulation of our approval to host athletic events from D.C. Department of Health and D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management. We do not anticipate a change in these guidelines this semester. Violators will be asked to leave, and will jeopardize our ability to host athletic events for our student-athletes.
 
Schedule Change
The Patriot League announced Thursday afternoon that it has moved the Navy-Bucknell women's lacrosse game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium from Saturday, May 1 to Friday, April 30. The game will start at 6:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Joe Miller on the call.
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
The Midshipmen are 6-3 on the season after recording back-to-back victories last week. The Mids registered an 18-9 victory on the road over George Mason before downing Colgate, 12-5, at home for Senior Day.
 
Offensively, the Midshipmen are led by Nicole Victory (Issaquah, Wash.), Marina Lazarides (Westminster, Md.), Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.), and Gil Eby (Towson, Md.). Victory paces the offense with a team-high 31 points on a team-best 21 goals and 10 assists. Lazarides is second on the squad with 23 points on 17 goals and six assists. Roelofs is fairly balanced with 13 goals and 10 helpers for 23 total points, while Eby has notched 13 goals with an assist for 14 total points.
 
Defensively, Navy is led by Christine Fiore (Darien, Conn.) and Caroline Kwon (Cooksville, Md.). The duo lead the team with 10 caused turnovers apiece. Fiore and Lauren Herrington (Round Rock, Texas) pace the Mids with 19 ground balls each, while Erin Carson (New Albany, Ohio) has chipped in 18.
 
Roelofs leads the team with 62 draw controls on the season. For her career, the junior has 235 draws and is 42 draws shy of tying Julia Collins (2015-18) for third all-time with 277.
 
Jo Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) has worked her way into the starting lineup at goal for the Midshipmen. The freshman has appeared in six games, making four starts. She has a team-high 48 saves in just under 305 minutes of action. She is averaging 8.0 saves per game and has registered a pair of double-digit save performances so far.
 
Scouting the Opponent
American enters the weekend 1-5 on the season, including an 0-3 mark in Patriot League play. In the PL South, the Eagles are 0-3. Last year, American was 7-0 before the season was cut short due to coronavirus.
 
American is led by Emma Vinall and Casey Harkins. Vinall leads the team in points (32) and goals (27), while Harkins leads the team in assists (14) and is second in points (28) and goals (14).
 
At goal, the Eagles have used Helena Morrison and Delaney Oliveira. Oliveira has worked 213 minutes with 25 saves and 60 goals allowed, while Morrison has logged 140 minutes with 16 saves and 38 goals allowed.
 
All-Time Series
The game marks the 15th meeting between the two teams in women's lacrosse. Navy holds a 13-1 (.929) overall record against American, including 6-1 (.857) mark in Washington, D.C. The Mids have recorded 12 consecutive wins over the Eagles.
 
The two teams did not play against one another in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time in program history the two teams did not meet during a season.
 
The last time the two teams met, Navy posted a 20-10 victory against American at home in 2019. The last time the two teams met in D.C., the Mids claimed a 24-5 win over the Eagles.
 
Herrington, Beardmore Earn Patriot League Weekly Honors
The Patriot League announced its weekly award winners for women's lacrosse on Monday afternoon and Navy's Lauren Herrington (Round Rock, Texas) and Lindsay Beardmore (Annapolis, Md.) earned recognition. Herrington was named Defensive Player of the Week, while Beardmore claimed Rookie of the Week distinction.
 
Herrington anchored the Navy defense in a pair of games on the week, helping Navy to a pair of victories over George Mason (W, 18-9) and Colgate (W, 12-5). She tallied a team-high eight ground balls and a team-best five caused turnovers, as the Navy defense held both opponents to single-digit goals. Herrington opened the week with three ground balls and two caused turnovers on the road against George Mason. Three days later, the senior led the team with three caused turnovers and five ground balls against Colgate on Senior Day.
 
Beardmore finished the week with eight points on four goals and a team-high four assists, while adding a pair of caused turnovers and a ground ball. The freshman made her first collegiate appearance with a start on the road against George Mason. In her first collegiate action, she tallied five points on two goals and a team-high three assists with one of her goals proving to be the game winner. Beardmore earned the start at home against Colgate, making her first appearance in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. She finished with two goals and an assist for three points against the Raiders, while adding a ground ball and a caused turnover.
 
Last Time They Met (April 17, 2019)
The #14 Navy women's lacrosse team used a total team effort to post a 20-10 victory over American. Thirty-two different Midshipmen played in the game, including 13 that registered points on the night.
 
Thirteen players registered points in the game, including 12 different players found the back of the net. Andie O'Sullivan and Caitlin Blanche led the team with three goals each, while Kelly Larkin, Annalise Heyward, Kayla Harris, and Moriah Snyder chipped in two goals apiece. Nicole Victory, Reagan Roelofs, and Ellie Lecker led the team with two assists each.
 
Navy won the draw control battle, securing 19 draws compared to 12 by American. Roelofs led the way with eight draws on the night, while Harris added four. Roelofs now has 91 draws on the season and is nine DCs shy of registering the Mids' eighth 100-plus draw control effort in a single season.
 
On the night, Navy picked up 19 ground balls with 13 different players tallying at least one GB in the game. Anne Richter led the team with three ground balls.
 
Five different goalies saw time between the pipes on the night for the Midshipmen. Gab Harchelroad earned the start, working the first half. She picked up her 11th victory of the season surrendering three goals with three saves to her credit in 30 minutes of action. Abbi Young started the second half. She worked just over 10 minutes with a team-high five saves with one goal allowed. Annie Maloney worked just over 11 minutes with two goals allowed and a save.
 
The Navy defense caused 10 of American's 16 turnovers on the night. Marie Valenti led the team with three caused turnovers, while Lecker added a pair.