| Old Dominion (12-3, 5-1 A-Sun) | at Detroit (9-6, 4-2 A-Sun) |
| Date | Friday, April 29, at 3 p.m. | Detroit |
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| Old Dominion (12-3, 5-1 A-Sun) | at Central Michigan (5-9, 1-5 A-Sun) |
| Date | Sunday, May 1, at 12 p.m. | Mount Pleasant, Mich. |
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NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's lacrosse team concludes its regular season this weekend with road games at Detroit and Central Michigan.
The Lady Monarchs open the weekend with Detroit on Friday, April 29, at 3 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN3. ODU then faces Central Michigan in its regular season finale on Sunday, May 1, at 12 p.m. A free video stream will be available for Sunday's game.
ODU (12-3, 5-1 A-Sun) currently sits in second place in the Atlantic Sun standings and can lock up the No. 2 seed for the A-Sun Tournament (May 4-8) with a victory over Detroit (9-6, 4-2 A-Sun) on Friday. Central Michigan (5-9, 1-5 A-Sun) has already been eliminated from postseason play.
After suffering their first conference loss at Jacksonville on April 10, the Lady Monarchs have reeled off three consecutive double-digit victories, outscoring their opponents 54-15 over the three-game win streak.
Ashmore Standing has continued her strong play and currently ranks ninth in the NCAA and leads the A-Sun with 51 goals. The 51-goal total puts the Virginia Beach native just 16 goals away from tying the ODU single-season goal record of 67 set by Cathy Large in 1987.
Defensively, ODU ranks seventh in the NCAA with a conference-leading 11.67 caused turnovers per game. The senior duo of Morgan Gallagher and Missy Koscinski have combined for 45 caused turnovers and 58 ground balls, as each rank in the top five in the A-Sun in caused turnovers. Maggi Buckley has started all 15 games in net for ODU, posting an 8.85 goals against average and .463 save percentage.
Detroit currently sits in a tie for third with Furman in the A-Sun standings with a 4-2 league mark. The Titans lost to Jacksonville and Furman in conference play. Central Michigan earned its lone A-Sun victory Stetson, 11-10, in overtime.
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GAME NOTES
SERIES HISTORY
ODU is 1-1 all-time against Detroit, defeating the Titans in the regular season last year but then falling to Detroit in the semis of the A-Sun Tournament. ODU has never faced first-year program, Central Michigan.
RECORD START
ODU opened the season with a 9-2 record before falling to Jacksonville in early April. 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 poll ranks the top 25 midmajor teams in the country. Jacksonville (#17) and Furman (RV) are the only other A-Sun teams in the poll.
'STANDING' OUT
Senior Ashmore Standing ranks fourth all-time in ODU history in both career goals (158) and points (198). 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 (158)
ODU All-Time Points Leaders:
1. Suzanne Wosczyna (325)
2. Anne Windover (204)
3. Cathy Large (199)
4. Ashmore Standing (198)
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 last week, 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.