No. 13 Syracuse Hosts Bolduc And The Minutewomen Wednesday Night
3/14/2006 1:43:31 PM | Women's Lacrosse
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The No. 13 Orange hosts the Massachusetts Minutewomen on Wednesday, March 15, at 7:00 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. Carrie Bolduc, former Orange lacrosse student-athlete, serves as the head coach of UMass as she returns to her alma mater. SU is 8-0 all-time against the Minutewomen.
Syracuse Hosts UMass Wednesday Night
No. 13 Syracuse welcomes the Massachusetts Minutewomen to the Carrier Dome on Wednesday, March 15 in a 7:00 p.m. contest. The Orange has never lost to UMass in eight tries.
In last season’s meeting in Amherst, Caitlyn Dragon scored four goals and assisted on two others to lead SU to a 17-8 win at Garber Field. Meghan O’Connell recorded a hat trick off the bench and Melody Agnew added a goal and two assists.
Syracuse outshot UMass 40-14 in the game and also held a 35-14 advantage in ground balls.
Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
Former Orange lacrosse student-athlete Carrie Bolduc returns to her former stomping grounds as the head coach of Massachusetts. Bolduc is in her fourth season at the helm in Amherst and has compiled a record of 24-33 during that span. She transferred to Syracuse after spending her first two years at Temple. Bolduc served as captain of the first two Orange lacrosse teams in 1998 and 1999.
In 1999, she helped Syracuse win the ECAC Championship and she was named to the Division I North Region All-America first team. She also took part in the STX Festival Division I/II Women’s Lacrosse North/South Senior All-Star Game.
Bolduc’s 14 assists in 1999 is the 10th-best single season total in school history and her 25 career helpers is tied for seventh in school history.
Last Time Out
Freshman Kathryn Rowan scored four goals for the second time this season as No. 13 Syracuse lost to No. 8 Georgetown, 10-7, on March 11 at the Carrier Dome in both schools’ conference opener. The Hoyas’ Coco Stanwick also scored four goals to lead Georgetown to victory.
Rowan also scored four times in the Orange’s season-opening win against Harvard. Junior Gaddy Fortune, freshman Megan Mosenson, and freshman Bridget Hamm notched the other goals for Syracuse. Caitlyn Dragon tallied an assist in the loss. Mosenson and sophomore Bridget Looney both secured five ground balls.
Syracuse only controlled two draws in each half as Georgetown led that category 15-4 in the game.
March Madness
The 2006 schedule features 11 home games, which is the most since SU played 11 at home in 2001. The Orange went 10-5 that season. SU also hosts seven-consecutive home games in the month of March, which will be the longest home stand in the program’s nine-year history.
The Syracuse-Massachusetts Series
The Orange has won all eight previous meetings against the Minutewomen, including a 17-8 triumph last year in the Bay State. At the Dome, SU has outscored UMass 46-26. The closest outcome came in 2004 when the Orange won 12-11.
Syracuse vs. Massacshuetts Series Information
All-Time Series SU leads, 8-0
First Meeting April 19, 1998 (Syracuse 8, Massachusetts 6)
Last Meeting March 19, 2005 (Syracuse 17, Massachusetts 8)
Current Streak: SU, 8
Scouting The Minutewomen
Massachusetts enters the game with a 2-3 record, including two wins in its last three contests. UMass boasts wins against Harvard (12-8) and Albany (11-10). The Minutewomen faced Dartmouth in Hanover and lost 16-7. Kathleen Typadis is UMass’ leading scorer with 12 goals. Kerri Connery is second on the team with 11 points on five goals and six assists. Kaytlin McCormick is second on the squad with eight goals. McCormick was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week on Feb. 27. UMass averages under nine goals per game and allows over 12. Syracuse, on the other hand, averages over 12 and allows under nine.
Freshman Duo Named To BIG EAST Honor Roll
Syracuse rookies Kathryn Rowan and Megan Mosenson were both named to the conference’s weekly honor roll, announced March 13. Rowan led the Orange in points against Binghamton and Georgetown with eight and Mosenson led the team with eight ground balls while adding three goals.
This is Rowan’s second appearance on the BIG EAST Honor Roll. She was also named to the list on Feb. 27. This is Mosenson’s first selection to the honor roll.
In Syracuse’s 21-2 win against Binghamton on March 7, Rowan came off the bench and netted a hat trick and an assist. The three-goal performance was her second hat trick of the season. She also added four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. Mosenson notched a pair of free-position goals against the Bearcats while compiling three ground balls, two draw controls, and two caused turnovers.
Against Georgetown, Rowan recorded her third hat trick of 2006 as she scored four of SU’s seven goals in the game and picked up three ground balls. Mosenson secured a career-high five ground balls against the Hoyas while adding a goal, a draw control, and a caused turnover.
Rowan currently leads the Orange with 16 points with a team-best 15 goals. Mosenson is third on the team with 11 points on nine goals and two assists. She leads Syracuse with 14 ground balls and 11 draw controls. Mosenson has also added six caused turnovers.
SU’S Most Lopsided Wins
The win against Binghamton on March 7 was one of the most lopsided in school history. The Orange beat the Bearcats 21-2. The largest margin of victory came in the program’s first year existence when it beat Connecticut 20-0 in 1998. That same season, SU topped Siena 19-0 and Albany 23-4. SU has outscored opponents by 19 four times.
Freshmen Leading The Way
The Orange freshman class has made an immediate impact in SU’s first four games. Megan Mosenson and Kathryn Rowan have had a hand in 27 of Syracuse’s 63 goals, which is 43 percent. As a class, the freshmen have accounted for 40 percent of the team’s points.
Rowan leads the team with 16 points on 15 goals and one assist. Mosenson is third on the team with nine points. She has registered nine goals and two assists.
Three Orange rookies tallied their first career goals against Binghamton on March 7. Maggie Martin and Allison Smuts both notched a pair of goals in the 21-2 triumph. Bridget Hamm also got on the board with a goal of her own.
Take Care
Syracuse has done a good job taking care of the ball so far this season, turning the ball over just 70 times in five games, a 14.00 per game average. That number is tops in the conference, a whole turnover more than Rutgers which averages 15.00 per game.
Dragon There When SU Needs Her
Caitlyn Dragon avenged SU’s loss to Dartmouth in the NCAA Tournament last year when she tossed a shot with one second left in overtime past the Big Green goalkeeper on Feb. 27. The game-winner gave Syracuse a thrilling 11-10 win over No. 3 in the nation.
Dragon, who is currently enrolled at graduate school at Syracuse, is fourth on the team with seven goals and fifth with nine points.
Last season, the Jackson, N.J. product finished fifth on the all-time single-season ledger with 40 goals and 55 points. Her 15 assists ranks ninth all-time in a single season. Dragon missed the 2003 season and earned a medical redshirt for the time she missed.
Going into last year, Dragon had compiled just seven goals in her previous three years. She played in just 15 games from 2002-2004. Last season, she played in 16 of the Orange’s 17 games. For her efforts, she was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team. Dragon also earned IWLCA/US Lacrosse Division 1 North All-Region First Team honors and was named a third-team All-American. This season, she earned Preseason All-BIG EAST honors.
DePetris Dishing Out Assists
Junior Jill DePetris is tied for the team lead with five assists this season, with three of them coming in SU’s thrilling overtime win against Dartmouth. She totaled only seven helpers the entire 2005 season. DePetris also leads the team with eight caused turnovers and is tied for second in ground balls with 12. Sheposted her first hat trick of the season as she scored three times against Binghamton on March 7. She has totaled five goals on the year.
DePetris was also named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team after earning second-team All-BIG EAST honors last year. In 2005, she started all 17 games and recorded 18 goals and seven assists. She also led the team in ground balls with 36. Her 18 goals topped her 2004 total by one. In her three seasons in Orange, the Radnor, Pa. product has not missed a game, starting all 34 contests.
Good Fortune
Junior Gaddy Fortune has provided the Orange with a lot offense early this season. So far, she has totaled 14 goals and two assists and her 16 points tied for the best on the team. In 15 games played last year, she compiled just 10 goals. She has also totaled nine ground balls, six draw controls, and five caused turnovers.
Against Binghamton on March 7, Fortune had the game of her career as she totaled five goals and six points, both career bests.
With :01 Left, Dragon Delivers
Senior Caitlyn Dragon scored with one second remaining on the clock in overtime to lead No. 13 Syracuse to an 11-10 victory against No. 3 Dartmouth on Feb. 27 at the Carrier Dome. The Big Green scored with 17 seconds left in overtime to tie the game before Dragon tallied the game winner.
Junior Chelsea Strodel secured the draw control with just six seconds left. Strodel then found classmate Jill DePetris who found an open Dragon right in front of the net. Dragon turned and fired a shot past the Dartmouth goalkeeper to push SU to the win.
Dragon finished the game with three goals and freshman Megan Mosenson also tallied a hat trick and assisted on another goal. Freshman Kathryn Rowan notched two goals for the Orange. DePetris had three assists, including the game-winner. Senior goalkeeper Jen Kasel saved 10 shots for SU in the win.
Queen Of The Kasel
Senior Jen Kasel came up huge for the Orange in its win against Dartmouth. She saved 10 shots in the game to hold the Big Green at bay. She has also proven herself as one of the most dominant goalkeepers in SU history. Her 119 saves last season was the fifth-highest total in a single season. The previous year, she stopped 181 shots, just five behind the single-season leader, Clothilde Ewing. On the all-time ledger, the Mountain Lakes, N.J. native ranks second in saves with 333 in her career. The all-time leader in that category is Carla Gigon, who saved 475 shots in her illustrious career.
Kasel also made a mark in the single-game saves record books. On April 3 of 2003, she stopped 23 shots against Rutgers in a 15-5 victory. Ewing holds the record for saves in a game with 25. She achieved the feat on the same exact day in 1999. Kasel has started every game in net the last three seasons for the Orange.
Singing A Melody
Senior Melody Agnew, a native of Winchester, Mass., couldn’t help but let her teammates score a year ago. She compiled 25 assists in 2005, the second-highest single-season total in school history. She also added 16 goals as she started all 17 games, which placed her third on the team in scoring. Kim Wayne is the only other student-athlete in Orange history who has amassed more assists in a season. She notched 25 helpers in 2003, and holds the record for assists in a season with 33 in 2002.
Agnew, who was held scoreless in the Orange’s first three games, broke out against Binghamton on March 7. She notched five assists, all in the first half, to lead SU to victory. The assist total set a new career high for the senior who also scored a goal. The Winchester, Mass. native ranks fourth all-time at Syracuse in assists with 34 in her career.
Ain’t Nothin’ But A "D" Thing
The Orange defense has proved strong over the course of the first two games. The back line is allowing 8.82 goals per game and has caused 62 of the 86 turnovers it has forced in two games, which comes out to 72 percent. The defense has also been strong on free position shots, as opponents have scored just eight times on 42 attempts.
Syracuse brought back every starter from last year’s defense that allowed a mere 8.76 goals per game, which ranked 18th in the nation. Junior Melissa Pearsall and sophomore Bridget Looney led the team in caused turnovers with 21. Pearsall started every game a year ago and and was third on the team with 30 ground balls. Looney participated in every game last season, starting 14. She was also second on the team in draw controls with 24 and picked up 22 ground balls. The Orange also returns sophomore Stephanie Bissett, who played in 16 games in 2005 and started 14.
2005 Orange Among Nation’s Best
Syracuse ranked among the country’s elite in team stats in 2005. Here is a breakdown of the ledgers:
Scoring Offense: 12.06 (13th)
Scoring Defense: 8.76 (18th)
Scoring Margin: 3.29 (14th)
Win Percentage: .706 (13th)
Home Games To Be Streamed Live On suathletics.com All-Access
Syracuse University Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross announced today that it will offer live video streaming of all home men’s and women’s lacrosse games as part of the department’s All Access subscription service on www.suathletics.com. To subscribe to the Orange All Access package click on the Orange All Access on the school’s athletic website.
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The All-Access service includes comprehensive video highlights, interviews, press conferences and behind the scenes features of all sports. All Access also includes live streaming audio of game broadcasts, as well as archived features and coaches shows. Cost of the All Access subscription service is $9.95 per month or $79.95 for a full year.
