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Women's lacrosse to play a trio of exhibition games versus Arizona opponents

3/23/2023 12:43:00 PM

By: Angela Roberts, Assistant AD - Communications
DURANGO, Colo. – With spring break in full swing, the Fort Lewis College women's lacrosse team is poised to head south for a trio of exhibition games against club teams from Arizona State University, Grand Canyon University, and the University of Arizona.

Due to the games being played against club programs, there will be no live statistics or live video of the contests.

Last Time Out
The Skyhawks played in a neutral site game last week against Rockhurst University, falling by a final score of 15-7 on the campus of CSU Pueblo. The Skyhawks tallied a season-high with 28 shots while the defense held the Hawks to 30 for the game—second lowest opponent shot total of the season. Rockhurst edged out Fort Lewis on draw controls, 16-10, but the Skyhawks made up ground with a season-best 10 caused turnovers on the afternoon. A key difference in the game came via free position shots where Rockhurst netted seven on 11 chances compared to three for Fort Lewis.

Junior Haley Dostie led the team with three goals on 11 shots to bring her season total to 16. Junior Ellie Martinez followed with two goals, matching a season-high, to bring her 2023 total to seven. Rounding out scorers for the Skyhawks were senior Autumn Rymerson and sophomore Mikki Brown with one apiece. The trio of Nina Polk, Valerie Garcia, and Alyssa Strough each added an assist on the afternoon.

Senior Rebecca Kiyokawa led the team with a season-best four draw controls to go along with a caused turnover and two ground balls to match a team-high. Freshman Samantha Rodgers came away with three caused turnovers to lead all players and establish a career-best just five games into the season. Senior Averi Basso started her 33rd career game at goalkeeper, playing all 60 minutes and earning nine saves along the way.

Around the RMAC
Two teams remain unbeaten at this point of the season, Westminster College (2-0) and Regis University (6-0). Colorado Mesa is 2-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play while UCCS and CSU Pueblo own identical overall records of 1-5.

In the IWLCA Division II national poll, Regis jumped from sixth to second after topping UIndy, formerly the nation's top program, by a score of 14-12 last week.

Inside the Numbers
Fort Lewis is averaging 20.6 shots per game while totaling 38 goals thus far. The team owns a 74.8 shots-on-goal percentage versus a 76.9 percentage for their opponents. The Skyhawks have come away with 77 ground balls versus 109 for the opposition.

Individually, Dostie leads the team with 16 goals to go along with one assist. Her 3.20 goals per game average rank fourth in the conference. Martinez follows with seven goals while three additional players have two goals to their credit. Carter leads the team with 10 ground balls and three caused turnovers. Rymerson is the leader in draw controls with 10 through five games. Basso ranks second in the conference with 10.8 saves per game and a saves percentage of 42.5.

Up Next
Fort Lewis will play a home game on Ray Dennison Memorial Field on Friday, March 31 versus fellow RMAC member, UCCS. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m.
 
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