Women's Lacrosse Prepares for Manhattan Saturday
March 18, 2011 | Women's Lacrosse
March 18, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With only a day's rest, the University of Louisville women's lacrosse team quickly returns to action to face Manhattan on Saturday, March 19, in Riverdale, N.Y. Start time at Gaelic Park is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Cardinals are coming off a strong 19-8 victory at Sacred Heart on March 17. With the win, Louisville picked up its fifth-straight victory to start the season at 5-0 for the first time in program history. Behind a 6-1 run to open the game and a 12-2 spurt to close it, the Cardinals staved off a mid-game comeback attempt by the Pioneers. Collectively, Louisville dominated the game, recording a school-best 49 shots and winning 20 draw controls, which is tied for third most in school history. The Cardinals also owned the ground ball advantage, 18-12.
Liz Lovejoy recorded the first three goals of the game and finished with a career-high six. Bergan Foley took over the offensive charge late in the game, registering seven scores for the second time this season, giving her 12 over the past two contests. Another strong individual performance came from Katie Oliverio, as she set the school record with six assists.
Manhattan, playing its third home game of the season, is coming off back-to-back losses. Most recently, the Jaspers (2-3) fell at Maryland-Baltimore County, 20-6, on March 13. Julia Lavelle and Chrissy Gutenberger each scored two goals for Manhattan in the loss. Julia DiBernardo and Jayne Timo each played 30 minutes in goal, as DiBernardo allowed 13 scores, while Timo had seven goals against her. UMBC finished ahead in shots (35-14), ground balls (14-11) and draw controls (17-10).
The Jaspers are under the direction of Victoria Latino, who is in her first season at the helm of the program. She was a four-year letterwinner on the lacrosse team, playing from 2005-08. For the season, Phelicia VanOverbeke leads the team in scoring, with eight goals. Two players - Tara Convery and Maria Toscano - are tied for second on the team in scoring with seven goals. Breena Leonard leads the defense, posting five caused turnovers. DiBernardo has played a majority of the time in goal this season, seeing 250 minutes between the posts. She owns a 14.16 goals-against average.
