Louisville Plays at Delaware on Thursday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following a 17-7 win over Niagara, University of Louisville women's lacrosse (5-4) plays at Delaware (2-3) on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET.

"Delaware is a great team, they have a new coaching staff that we have to get ready for," said head coach Scott Teeter. "We have to take the positives from the Niagara game. I thought our defense played extremely well and we had a lot of success on the draw control, which led to even or transition opportunities. It's going to be another 60-minute battle."

Louisville set a program-record with 52 shots in the win over Niagara. The previous record was 51 shots in a 19-8 win over Vermont on Feb. 4, 2017. They limited Niagara to just 17 shots and are 4-0 when outshooting their opponent. They are 1-4 when being outshot.

Hannah Morris leads the Cardinals and ranks ninth in the ACC with 21 goals. She has at least one goal in eight of nine games and has a seven-game scoring streak, which leads the team. She has 13 goals in her last five games, which includes four-goal games against Longwood and Niagara.

Maddie Birch ranks third in the ACC with 1.56 caused turnovers per game, while Brenna Shanahan ranks eighth with 1.44 caused turnovers per game.

UofL is 5-0 against unranked teams and 0-4 against ranked teams.

ABOUT THE BLUE HENS

Delaware enters Thursday's contest with a 2-3 record, 1-0 in Colonial Athletic Association play. They won their last game 12-11 over Elon in double-overtime.

They rank second in the CAA with 19.8 ground balls per game, 35.0 shots and 25.6 shots on goal per game. They also rank third in the league with 4.8 assists per game and a .481 save percentage.

The Blue Hens feature three double-digit goal scorers, all seniors, led by Christine Long. Long has 15 goals, scoring 3.0 per game, both of which rank fifth in the CAA. She also ranks second with 6.20 shots on goal per game and third with 7.60 shots per game.

Claire D'Antonio has 12 goals, which ranks eighth in the league. She also ranks sixth with 5.2 shots on goal per game and eighth with 6.4 shots per game. Mia DeRuggiero adds 10 goals and a team-high seven assists and 17 points. She ranks fifth in the CAA with her seven assists, 1.4 assists per game and 3.4 points per game. She also ranks second in the league and ninth in the nation with 8.2 shots per game.

Junior Kate Brewster has started every game at goal this season, recording 51 saves with a .481 save percentage. Brewster ranks first in the league with 3.0 ground balls per game. She also ranks second with 10.2 saves per game and third with 51 saves and a .481 save percentage.

GAME FACTS
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Newark, Del. | Delaware Stadium
Video: YouTube
Last Meeting: L, 9-8 (March 31, 2019 at Louisville)
Series History: 0-1 (0-1 Home, 0-0 Away, 0-0)
UofL National Ranking: --
Next Game: Tuesday, March 17 vs. Butler

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Birch

Hannah Morris

Brenna Shanahan

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