Women's Lacrosse Closes Home Slate with Villanova

Wednesday, April 19

Cincinnati, Ohio

1 p.m.

Xavier University

Villanova

Women's Lacrosse Closes Home Slate with Villanova

04.18.23 | Women's Lacrosse

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The Musketeers will celebrate the two seniors prior to game start

By: Dianna Lewis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's lacrosse closes out the home slate of the inaugural season with Villanova on Wednesday, April 19. First draw is set for 1 p.m.

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

Riley Halloran and Hannah McFeeters will be recognized prior to game start in the senior day ceremony.

THE MATCHUP VS VILLANOVA

XAVIER MUSKETEERS (4-8) vs VILLANOVA WILDCATS (10-4)
Game Info - Wednesday, April 19 - 1:00 p.m. ET - Corcoran Field
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ABOUT THE WILDCATS

2023 Record: 10-4 (2-2 BIG EAST)
2022 Record: 5-11 (1-4 BIG EAST)
2022 Postseason: None
Series History: First Meeting

NOTABLES

• With a free position percentage of .517, the Musketeers rank 12th in the NCAA with 30 free position goals off of 58 free position shots.

• Xavier currently ranks 29th in the NCAA with a .448 shooting percentage. The squad has acquired 121 goals off of 270 shots.

• Lola Mancuso ranks second in the BIG EAST in goals per game (3.00), ranking 37th in the NCAA, and second in free position goals per game (.80). The freshman attacker ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in points per game (3.70) and third in shots per game (6.50) while also clocking in at 21st in the NCAA for free position percentage (.615).

• Marina Piszczor ranks second in the BIG EAST in saves per game (10.00), while ranking 12th in the NCAA.

• Hannah McFeeters currently clocks in at second in the BIG EAST in ground balls per game (2.60) with 31 total in 12 games.

• Riley Halloran ranks seventh in the NCAA in shooting percentage (.632) with 24 goals off of 38 shots.

*NCAA Statistics last updated April 16.
*BIG EAST Statistics last updated April 10.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Musketeers are coming off a 23-6 home loss to No. 3 Denver on April 19.

• Lola Mancuso tallied two goals while Julie Cassidy, Sawyer Walker, Jessica Harrison, and Molly Smith each contributed one.

• Riley Halloran and Erin Berls both recorded an assist against the Pioneers.

• Jada Brandon recorded 10 saves in 30 minutes of goal time.

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	15-0	4-0
2. Marquette	13-1	3-0
3. Villanova	10-4	2-2
4. UConn	8-5	1-2
5. Georgetown	6-8	1-2
6. Butler	5-7	1-2
7. Xavier	4-8	0-4

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 will return to action for the final time in the inaugural season on April 29 at UConn. First draw is set for 11:30 a.m.