Orange Ranks Among National Leaders
3/30/2010 4:27:09 PM | Women's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - According to the latest NCAA women's lacrosse rankings released Monday, March 28, Syracuse junior Tee Ladouceur and senior Christina Dove rank among the national leaders in points per game. Ladouceur is second in the nation, averaging 5.63 ppg, while Dove is fourth with a 5.5 ppg average. The Orange is the only team to have more than one player in the top four ranking in scoring.
In addition, Ladouceur is ranked third in assists per game (2.88) and fifth in assists (23). Orange freshman Michelle Tumolo is among the national leaders in assists as well, placing fifth in assists per game (2.5) and 11th in total assists (20). Dove, who leads the team with 32 goals this season, ranks fifth in goals per game (4.0) and seventh in total goals scored.
Senior Halley Quillinan ranks fifth in the nation with 2.63 per game. She leads the team with 21 caused turnovers this season.
In the team statistics, Syracuse ranks seventh in scoring offense (15.25 ppg) and eighth in points (190.0).
The Orange goes on the road this weekend to take on No. 18/17 Boston University on Saturday at 1 p.m. Syracuse enters the game with a 5-3 record, while the Terriers are currently 5-4 this season.
