Women's Lacrosse Opens BIG EAST Home Slate with Georgetown

Wednesday, April 5

Cincinnati, Ohio

12 p.m.

Xavier University

Georgetown

Women's Lacrosse Opens BIG EAST Home Slate with Georgetown

04.01.23 | Women's Lacrosse

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The Musketeers will face the Hoyas on Wednesday at 12 p.m.

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's lacrosse opens the home slate of BIG EAST games on Wednesday as they host Georgetown. First draw is set for 12 p.m.

The Musketeers are looking to earn their fifth win of the inaugural season.

THE MATCHUP VS GEORGETOWN

XAVIER MUSKETEERS (4-5) vs GEORGETOWN HOYAS (5-7)
Game Info - Wednesday, April 5 - 12 p.m. ET - Corcoran Field
Live Video (Flo) - http://bit.ly/3K3TC6V
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ABOUT THE HOYAS

2023 Record: 5-7 (0-1 BIG EAST)
2022 Record: 9-9 (3-2 BIG EAST)
2022 Postseason: None
Series History: First Meeting

NOTABLES

• Xavier leads the BIG EAST in shooting percentage (.455) with 100 goals off 220 shots.

• With a free position percentage of .558, the Musketeers rank sixth in the NCAA with 24 free position goals off of 43 free position shots.

• Xavier currently ranks 16th in the NCAA with a 9.66 per game average in caused turnovers. The squad has acquired 79 total caused turnovers in eight games.

• Lola Mancuso ranks second in the BIG EAST in goals per game (3.22), ranking 17th in the NCAA, and second in free position goals per game (.89), ranking ninth in the NCAA. The freshman attacker ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in points per game (3.67) and third in shots per game (6.44) while also leading the NCAA in free position percentage (.889).

• Hannah McFeeters leads the BIG EAST in ground balls per game (2.89) with 26 total in nine games.

• Marina Piszczor ranks second in the BIG EAST in saves per game (10.33), while ranking ninth in save percentage (.439). The freshman goalkeeper ranks 11th in the NCAA in saves per game.

• Riley Halloran ranks sixth in the NCAA in shooting percentage (.654) with 17 goals off of 26 shots.

*NCAA Statistics last updated March 30.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Musketeers are coming off a 19-12 road loss to Butler on April 1.

• Riley Halloran tallied four goals and two assists against the Bulldogs, earning her fifth hat trick of the season.

• Hannah McFeeters posted the team-highs of five ground balls and four caused turnovers.

• Jessica Harrison recorded seven draw controls, the game-high.

BIG EAST HONOREES

2023 HONOREES
Feb. 27 - Lola Mancuso - Freshman of the Week
Mar. 6 - Riley Halloran - Honor Roll
Mar. 13 - Lola Mancuso - Freshman of the Week

BIG EAST STANDINGS

SCHOOL	OVERALL	CONFERENCE
1. Denver	11-0	1-0
2. Marquette	10-1	1-0
3. Butler	5-4	1-0
4. UConn	7-3	0-0
5. Villanova	8-3	0-1
6. Xavier	4-5	0-1
7. Georgetown	5-7	0-1

SCHEDULE NOTES

• The inaugural spring schedule consists of five home games and nine road games. Xavier opens its six-game BIG EAST schedule on Saturday, April 1 at Butler.

• Xavier will play teams from five different conferences this season: BIG EAST, Big Ten, PAC-12, Big South, and Mid-American.

• The Musketeers competed against another first-year program in Eastern Michigan. The two squads faced each other on Mar. 12 where the Musketeers defeated the Eagles 11-10.

• Xavier will participate in BIG EAST regular-season play, but is ineligible for the conference tournament. The Musketeers will be eligible for the conference tournament in 2024.

PROGRAM NOTES

• Head coach Meg Decker was hired to lead the Xavier program in July of 2021. She was previously the head coach at Hartford from 2016-21. Prior to Hartford, she was an assistant coach at VCU (2014-16). Decker played collegiately at Navy (2008) and Loyola University Maryland (2010-11).

• Grace Beshlian was hired as an assistant coach in July of 2022 after spending the 2021 season as an assistant coach at William and Mary. The two-time All-BIG EAST performer played collegiately at UConn from 2016-20.

• Xavier's inaugural squad consists of three graduate students, four juniors, two sophomores and 20 freshmen.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers are back in action on Saturday, April 8 as they face Marquette. First draw is set for 3:30 p.m. EST from Valley Fields.