Lacrosse Hosts Howard for Senior Day

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's lacrosse team closes out its home slate this weekend with the Senior Day game against Howard on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex.

Live stats and video ($) will be provided for fans, as well as live in-game Twitter updates via @ODULacrosse.

Seven seniors will be honored in a pregame ceremony. The annual ODU Spring Clinic is also scheduled for the following day on Sunday, April 24. The clinic, open to any and all 7th through 12th graders, will focus on stick work, elite offensive and defensive concepts and game situations. Click here for more information.

Old Dominion (11-3, 4-1 A-Sun) enters the weekend in sole possession of second place in the conference after a pair of double-digit victories last weekend over Mercer and Kennesaw State. The Lady Monarchs rank second in the A-Sun in both scoring offense and defense, and lead the conference and rank seventh in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game.

Ashmore Standing, who tallied her 150th career goal on Sunday, not only leads the team, but also the A-Sun, with 57 points and 48 goals. Her 48-goal total also ranks ninth in the NCAA and is 19 away from tying the ODU single-season record of 67 set by Cathy Large in 1987. 

Morgan Marrale is second on the team and 10th in the A-Sun in scoring with 21 goals and 16 assists, while Connor Carson is third on the team with 19 goals and has also recorded a team-high 46 draw controls.

Defensively, the Lady Monarchs are led by the senior duo of Morgan Gallagher and Missy Koscinski, who have combined for 44 caused turnovers and 56 ground balls. Maggi Buckley has started every game in net, posting a 9.01 goals against average and a 46.2 save percentage.

Howard (0-11, 0-5 A-Sun) has yet to win a game this season and currently sit in last place in the A-Sun standings. The closest game for the Bison this year is an 11-7 loss to Delaware State. Sophomore midfielder Natia Warren leads Howard with 25 goals. 

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GAME NOTES

SERIES HISTORY
ODU is 1-0 all-time against Howard with the only prior meeting coming last year. The Lady Monarchs won, 26-6.

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

MIDMAJOR LAX POLL
Old Dominion is ranked 21st in the latest MidMajor Lax Top 25. The Lady Monarchs moved down one spot after being ranked 21st 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 both career goals (155) and points (193). 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 (155)

ODU All-Time Points Leaders:

1. Suzanne Wosczyna (325)
2. Anne Windover (204)
3. Cathy Large (199)
4. Ashmore Standing (193)

WEEKLY HONORS
Three different Lady Monarchs have been garnered Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors this season. Ashmore Standing earned her second weekly honor of the season on Tuesday, while 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. Maggi Buckley also earned a Defensive Player of the Week 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.