SELINSGROVE, PA - The Susquehanna University Women's and Men's Lacrosse teams prepare themselves for the opening-round games of the Landmark Tournament this Saturday. Women's Lacrosse earned the fourth seed in their championship race, giving them a first-round home game against fifth seed Drew University. Men's Lacrosse beat Goucher on Tuesday to give them the fifth seed in their tournament, sending them on the road to Moravian. The winners of both men's and women's contests will head to Scranton for Wednesday's Landmark Semifinals.
Head coaches
Randall Swope for the women and
Stewart Moan for the men have each led spectacular programs throughout their time at Susquehanna and both qualified for the tournament for the last four seasons. Last season the women had the number five seed and defeated Moravian on the road in the opening round, meeting eventual-champion Scranton in the semifinals. The men were one win shy of tying their program record last season and headed into the tournament with the sixth seed in a very competitive Landmark Conference. They traveled to Drew for the opening round and beat them, before taking on Elizabethtown on the road in the semifinals.
THE WOMEN'S LACROSSE FILE:
- 9-8 Overall, 6-3 Landmark
- Head Coach: Randal Swope, 9th Season (144-171 Career Record, 67-68 Record at Susquehanna)
- How We Got In: Susquehanna took care of business against Landmark opponents early in the season and defeated Goucher on Wednesday to give them their sixth conference win of the season and lock them into the four seed.
- Non-Conference Wins: Misericordia (11-5), Clark (18-5), Alvernia (12-2)
- Landmark Wins: Elizabethtown (16-6), Wilkes (20-6), Lycoming (18-5), Juniata (17-9), Drew (12-7), Goucher (16-8)
- All-Time Series vs. Drew (Since 1994): 14-27
- This Season at Drew (April 11): W, 12-7
- Hawks to Watch For: Abby Andrus, Shea Cina, Aerin O'Brien, Abby DiComes, Waverly Oake-Libow, Kimberly Nagengast, Bridget McCann, Sophia Trively, Sloane Coddington, Makaela Larkin
- River Hawks of the Week: Aerin O'Brien
- Individual Landmark Standouts: Abby Andrus (3rd with 3.29 Goals per Game and 56 Goals, fifth with 4.12 Points per Game and 70 Points, third with 6.88 Shots per Game and 117 Shots), Waverly Oake-Libow (3rd with 2.29 Assists per Game and 39 Assists), Jessica Russo (fifth with 1.73 Assists per Game and 26 Assists, 8th with 3.67 Points per Game and 55 Points, 13th with 4.80 Shots per Game and 72 Shots), Aerin O'Brien (5th with 10.01 Goals Against AVG, 4th with a .486 Save Percentage, 2nd with 152 Saves and 8.94 Saves per Game), and Kimberly Nagengast (11th with 3.24 Draw Controls per Game and 55 Draw Controls, eighth with 1.71 Caused Turnovers per Game and 29 Caused Turnovers).
THE MEN'S LACROSSE FILE:
- 8-9 Overall, 5-4 Landmark
- Head Coach: Stewart Moan, 19th Season (338-267 Career Record, 173-140 at Susquehanna)
- How We Got In: Susquehanna punched its Landmark Tournament ticket after defeating Goucher in the last game of the season on April 22.
- Non-Conference Wins: Misericordia (10-6), King's (15-6), Saint Vincent (12-11)
- Landmark Wins: Wilkes (17-8), Lycoming (15-4), Juniata (19-7), Drew (14-9), Goucher (14-8)
- 1-1 in Matched Determined By One Goal: Penns (L, 15-16), Saint Vincent (W, 12-11 (2OT))
- All-Time Series vs. Moravian (Since 2004): 12-6
- This Season at Moravian: L, 8-10
- Hawks to Watch For: Pat McDermott, Matt Chubenko, Brandon Cash, Jimmy Maro, Will Harcourt
- Individual Landmark Standouts: Matt Chubenko (ninth in Landmark with 36 goals, averaging 2.12 per game), Pat McDermott (sixth with 32 assists, averaging 2.00 per game, and ninth with 58 points, averaging 3.63 per game. Reached 100 career points against Goucher on Wednesday with 50 goals and 50 assists, and tied a program record with 11 points against Drew), Brandon Cash (second in Landmark with 88 ground balls and a 195-121 record in faceoffs for a .617 percentage)
