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The Kennesaw State lacrosse team concludes a two-game weekend road trip when it travels to Davidson, N.C., to take on Davidson at Richardson Stadium on Monday (Feb. 25) beginning at 6 p.m. (ET). The Owls, who are in their debut season, are seeking the program’s first-ever win.
Kennesaw State played its inaugural game at Vanderbilt on Feb. 10, and fell 22-4 to the Commodores in Nashville, Tenn. The Owls are coming off a 21-4 loss at Campbell on Saturday (Feb. 23).
LIVE COVERAGE: A live video web stream of Monday’s Kennesaw State-Davidson contest will be available at www.davidsonwildcats.com. Live stats also will be available at www.davidsonwildcats.com.
A LOOK AT DAVIDSON: Davidson enters Monday’s contest with a 0-1 record after opening the season with a 12-8 loss to Virginia Tech on Wednesday (Feb. 20). The 2013 campaign marks the sixth season of lacrosse at Davidson after the program debuted in 2008. Head coach Kim Wayne is in her fifth year leading the Wildcats and has compiled and overall record to date of 29-41 (.414).
SERIES VERSUS DAVIDSON: Monday’s game marks the first-ever meeting between Kennesaw State and Davidson.
OWLS TO PLAY FIRST-EVER HOME GAME: The Owls are set to once again make history when they host Coastal Carolina in the program’s first-ever home game on Saturday (Mar. 2) at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.
A LOOK AT COASTAL CAROLINA: Coastal Carolina, one of eight first-year women’s lacrosse programs in 2013, is currently 0-3 on the season. The Chanticleers opened the year with a 13-8 loss to Cincinnati on Feb. 15, before suffering home setbacks to Marquette and Virginia Tech. Prior to facing Kennesaw State, Coastal Carolina will host St. Bonaventure on Wednesday (Feb. 27). Freshman Keri White leads the Chanticleers with seven points (six goals, one assist). Head coach Jamie Sellers was named head coach on Aug. 9, 2011, after serving three years as an assistant at Stanford.
SERIES VERSUS COASTAL CAROLINA: Saturday’s game marks the first-ever meeting between Kennesaw State and Coastal Carolina.
LAST TIME OUT: Despite another two goal performance from freshman Senneca Ward (Peachtree City, Ga. / McIntosh HS), the first-year Kennesaw State lacrosse team was unable to overcome a quick start by Campbell and fell 21-4 to the Camels in their program debut at Barker-Lane Stadium on Saturday in Buies Creek, N.C. With Campbell (1-0) leading 7-0 eight minutes into the game, the Owls (0-2) looked poised to jump-start their offense as Ward tallied two unassisted goals within five minutes to bring the score to 8-2. Kennesaw State was limited to five shots on goal in the first half, with Ward scoring the only points during the opening period. The adjustments the Owls made at the break showed, as a stronger defense took the field and they held the Camels to only 11 shots on goal. Kennesaw State’s offense also showed signs of improvement as junior Emily Collins (Snellville, Ga./ Decatur HS) and freshman Taylor Southerland (Acworth, Ga. / Harrison HS) added second-half goals.
SENNECA WARD MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT: Two games into her collegiate career, freshman midfielder Senneca Ward has established herself as an offensive threat and team leader. Ward began her career by scoring the first goal Kennesaw State history at Vanderbilt on Feb. 10. She added another goal against the Commodores, and followed that performance with another two-goal showing at Campbell on Saturday (Feb. 23).
SOUTHERN PIONEERS: Kennesaw State made additional history when it played its inaugural game at Vanderbilt on Feb. 10. The Owls became the first Division I women’s lacrosse program in the state of Georgia.
EIGHT NEW PROGRAMS DEBUT IN 2013: Kennesaw State is one eight Division I institutions that is beginning its first season of women’s lacrosse in 2013. The seven other programs include Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Delaware State, Marquette, USC, Stetson and Winthrop. Four of those teams (Campbell, Coastal Carolina, Stetson and Winthrop) are on the Owls’ schedule this year.
A-SUN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: Kennesaw State will be competing in the Atlantic Sun Conference, which is sponsoring women’s lacrosse for the first year. The league is comprised of Detroit, Howard, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State and Stetson. The A-Sun Conference will host a four-team championship tournament with the winner advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The A-Sun Tournament is scheduled for April 26-28 in Jacksonville, Fla.
NCAA TOURNAMENT: Accommodating the impressive growth of the sport on a national level, the NCAA has expanded the lacrosse tournament field from 16 to 26 teams in 2013. All 13 conference champions will receive automatic bids while 13 additional teams will earn at-large selections. The top eight teams will be seeded in the bracket and host first- and second-round games. The top six seeded teams receive byes into the second round and serve as hosts for a neutral-site first-round game. The first-round winners then play at the top six seeded teams. Seventh and eighth-seeded teams also will host, but will play a first-round game. The national quarterfinals are scheduled for May 18 or 19, with the four winners advancing to the finals May 24-26 in Villanova, Pa.
LLANES SIGNS 12 DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD: While preparing for the inaugural 2013 season, Llanes also has been out on the recruiting trail in an effort to lay the foundation for the future. The time on the road proved to be successful as she signed 12 players during November’s early signing period. The group will help comprise the 2014 Owls team includes: Madison Christian (Attack/Midfielder; Serverna Park, Md.; Serverna Park HS), Samantha Farwick (Attack; Columbus, Ohio; Upper Arlington HS), Sydney Farwick (Midfielder, Attack; Columbus, Ohio; Upper Arlington HS), Olivia Hokanson (Attack; Crofton, Md.; South River HS), Taylor McGhee (Midfield; Marietta, Ga.; Sprayberry HS), Maci Murdock (Goalie; Powder Springs, Ga.; Hillgrove HS), Megan Nicholetti (Attack; Cumming, Ga.; North Forsyth HS), Katherine Ocheda (Defense; Perry Hall, Md.; Institute of Notre Dame), Haley O’Donoghue (Attack; North Tustin, Calif.; Foothill HS), Lyndsay Parris (Midfield; Grayson, Ga.; Grayson HS), Adrianna Smith (Midfield/Attack; Lebanon, Ohio; Lebanon HS) and Megan Tobias (Defense; Abingdon, Md.; Mercy HS).
Kennesaw State is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.
