NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion lacrosse travels to Blacksburg, Va. to face No. 20 Virginia Tech on Saturday, February 25, for the teams’ third-consecutive road game. The Lady Monarchs and Hokies will play at the Va. Tech Indoor Practice Facility with first draw at 1 p.m.
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Old Dominion (2-0, 0-0 ASUN)
The Lady Monarchs started the season off with back-to-back road wins over VCU and Campbell. ODU last competed on Saturday, Feb. 18.
- Cydney Tutchton leads the team with five goals and seven points. She recorded a hat trick at VCU including a goal from outside the 8-meter arch.
- Connor Carson tallied her own hat trick at Campbell. She has four goals and an assist for five points.
- Megan Topper is tied for second in points with Carson at five. Topper’s points come from two goals and a team-high three assists.
- Morgan Marrale also has three assists on the season to tie Topper for the top spot. Marrale has four points on three assists and a goal.
- Alyssa Sebesto leads the team in ground balls with eight and has also collected three draw controls and forced three turnovers.
- Maggi Buckley has played all 120 minutes in net for the Lady Monarchs this season. She has collected 18 saves for a .514 save percentage and allowed 17 goals.
- Topper needs just one assist to tie Dana Kuchta (93-96) in career assists at 50 and six to tie Caroline Jacobs (04-07) with 55 assists for the third spot in the ODU Lacrosse record book.
- Carson (68) is 6 caused turnovers away from breaking into the Top-5 in career caused turnovers in the record book. She also needs 16 draw controls to take 2nd in the career draw control records; she currently sits at 145.
#20 Virginia Tech (4-1, 1-0 ACC)
The Hokies enter the game on short rest after defeating Liberty 15-2 on Wednesday, February 22 in Lynchburg, Va.
- Va. Tech defeated conference foe Boston College 18-12 on Feb. 18. The Hokies moved into the Top-20 of the 2017 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll while BC is receiving votes.
- The Hokies have out scored opponents by 38 goals this season. VT has 73 goals while their opponents have 35.
- VT is scoring 14.6 goals per game compared to their opponents seven.
- Tristan McGinley leads the Hokies with 17 goals while Kristine Loscalzo has 14 and Zan Biedenharn has 12.
Series History
The Hokies lead the series 7-3 dating back to 1996 when the teams first faced each other. In the last encounter on Feb. 27, 2016, Old Dominion defeated Virginia Tech 10-7 on Norfolk, Va. at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex. The win was the first time since 1997 that the Lady Monarchs beat the Hokies in lacrosse.
Up Next
Old Dominion is on the road for the fourth-of-five consecutive road games that open the 2017 season. On Wednesday, March 1, the Lady Monarchs head to Richmond, Va. to face the Spiders of the University of Richmond. Game time is set for 5 p.m. with live stats available for fans to follow.
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