Lacrosse Hosts Mercer, Kennesaw State

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's lacrosse team continues Atlantic Sun play this weekend with home matches against Mercer and Kennesaw State. The Lady Monarchs take on Mercer on Friday at 7 p.m. and Kennesaw State on Sunday at 12 p.m. at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex. 

Friday night is the Championship Effort game and the sunday game is the annual Team Impact game and also features a free youth post-game clinic. Live stats and video ($) will both be available for both contests, as well as live in-game Twitter updates via @ODULacrosse.

Old Dominion (9-3, 2-1 A-Sun) had its five-game winning streak snapped last weekend, falling to reigning A-Sun champ Jacksonville. The Lady Monarchs currently sit in a tie for third place in the conference standings with Mercer, behind first-place Jacksonville (3-0) and second-place Furman (3-1). 

Ashmore Standing leads the conference in both scoring with 46 points and goals with 39. Morgan Marrale ranks second on the team with 30 points on 17 goals and 13 assists and goalkeeper Maggi Buckley leads the defense with a 9.47 goals against average, which ranks second in the A-Sun.

Mercer (5-7, 1-2 A-Sun) enters Friday having won four of its last six games, including conference victories over Stetson and Kennesaw State. The Bears' lone A-Sun loss is a 20-2 defeat to Jacksonville. Lindsey Zeltwanger leads the Bears with 35 points on 18 goals and 17 assists.

Kennesaw State (3-8, 1-2 A-Sun) has won three of its last five games after starting the season 0-6. In conference play, the Owls defeated Stetson by a one-goal margin, but fell to Jacksonville, 22-4, and Mercer, 13-5. Olivia Hokanson leads the Owls in both goals and points with 25 and 31, respectively. Kennesaw State plays Howard on Friday before taking on ODU. 

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GAME NOTES

SERIES HISTORY
ODU is 1-0 all-time against both Mercer and Kennesaw State. The Lady Monarchs defeated Mercer, 24-10, and Kennesaw State, 19-4, last year.

RECORD START
ODU opened the season with a 9-2 record before falling to Jacksonville last Sunday. The 8-2 start was the best 10-game start to a season in program history. 

MIDMAJOR LAX POLL
Old Dominion is ranked 20th in the latest MidMajor Lax Top 25. The Lady Monarchs moved up two spots after being ranked 22nd in last week's poll. The poll ranks the top 25 midmajor teams in the country.

'STANDING' OUT
Senior Ashmore Standing ranks fourth all-time in ODU history in career goals (146) and fifth in points (182). With four more goals, Standing would become just the fourth player in ODU history to reach 150 career goals. 2015 ODU Sports Hall of Fame inductee and three-time All-American Suzanne Wosczyna holds the school record in both categories (206 goals, 325 points). 

ODU All-Time Goals Leaders:

1. Suzanne Wosczyna (206)
2. Cathy Large (177)
3. Anne Windover (165)
4. Ashmore Standing (146)

ODU All-Time Points Leaders:

1. Suzanne Wosczyna (325)
2. Anne Windover (204)
3. Cathy Large (199)
4. Lisa Bernardini (190)
5. Ashmore Standing (182)

WEEKLY HONORS
Three different Lady Monarchs have been garnered Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors this season. Connor Carson became only the third player in A-Sun history to win both Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week honors in the same season. Additionally, Ashmore Standing and Maggi Buckley have each received a weekly award.

PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
A total of four Lady Monarchs were named to the preaseason All-Atlantic Sun team, voted on by the coaches. Goalkeeper Maggi Buckley, defender Morgan Gallagher, midfielder Connor Carson and attacker Ashmore Standing all earned the honor. Defender Missy Koscinski and attacker Morgan Marrale were both named to the preseason watch list. As a team, ODU was selected to finish second behind reigning champ Jacksonville.