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WOMEN’S LACROSSE TAKES ON LAST NON-CONFERENCE FOE OHIO WEDNESDAY

4/18/2006

Kelly Fahey and the Retrievers finish the season with a three-game road trip.

Baltimore, Md.-The UMBC women’s lacrosse team embarks on a season-ending three-game road trip Wednesday, traveling to Athens, Ohio, to take on the Ohio Bobcats at 3 p.m. for their final non-conference game of the year. The Retrievers are 8-6 on the season and 3-1 in America East play after routing league rival Vermont on Saturday, while the Bobcats are 3-10 overall and 0-4 in American Lacrosse Conference action.

A Look Ahead

Wednesday, April 19 – UMBC at Ohio, 3 p.m., Peggy Pruitt Field: The Bobcats have dropped three in a row after a 13-3 loss at 19th-ranked Vanderbilt on Friday. Shannon Hadaway and Kiersten McLouth lead the team with 15 goals and 20 points apiece, while Frannie Sullivan is tops with six assists. Hadaway also ranks first with 20 draw controls. Goalie Jen Heup has posted a 12.22 goals-against average and a .513 save percentage with 162 saves and 164 goals allowed. Heup is also tops on the team with 43 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers.

Last Time vs. the Bobcats

Ohio jumped out to a 6-2 halftime lead and the Retrievers could not recover in an 11-6 loss on April 22, 2005, at UMBC Stadium, in the teams’ first-ever meeting. Kelly Fiorani scored the first three goals of the second half to pull UMBC back to within one at 6-5, but the Bobcats tallied five of the final six goals. Fiorani led the Retrievers with five points on four goals and an assist.

Looking Back

Saturday, April 15 – UMBC 23, Vermont 8: Vermont took a 3-2 lead early in the first half, but the Retrievers scored six straight goals and eight of nine to end the period before tallying the first seven goals of the second half for a 23-8 America East Conference victory on Senior Day at UMBC Stadium. The win snapped the Retrievers’ two-game losing streak. Ali Levendusky posted a career-high five goals, including four in the first half, to lead all scorers. Playing at UMBC Stadium for the final time in their careers, seniors Fiorani (3g), Kelley Duncan (2g, 3a) and Julie Libertini (1g, 1a) all scored in the rout. Heather Licht scored a career-high four goals, including three in the second half, Duncan and freshman attack Kyle Routson also scored the first goals of their UMBC careers. UMBC out-shot Vermont, 46-20, including 26-8 in the second half.

Fiorani Climbs Charts

Fiorani leads the Retrievers with 32 goals, 44 points and 21 caused turnovers, and she is second with 12 assists. She now has 133 career goals, moving her past Jackie Abendschoen (’88) for sole possession of third place on UMBC’s all-time list. Her 180 career points and 47 career assists rank sixth and seventh, respectively, in school history. Abendschoen is next on her list in both categories, as well. Fiorani is also second in goals scored during UMBC’s Division-I history behind Alison Zaetz (’96) and third in Division-I points behind Zaetz and former teammate Jen Dragoni (’04). UMBC became a Division-I program in 1987.

Most Goals/Career
1. Laura Robinson        192      1984-87
2. Alison Zaetz 158      1993-96
3.  Kelly Fiorani         133      2003-Present
4. Jackie Abendschoen 132      1985-88
5. Laurie Linnell            129      1984-87

Most Points/Career
1. Laura Robinson            248      1984-87
2. Alison Zaetz                 191      1993-96
3. Laurie Linnell                187      1984-87
4. Jen Dragoni                  186      2001-04
5. Jackie Abendschoen     182      1985-88
6. Kelly Fiorani              180      2003-Present

Most Assists/Career
1. Jen Dragoni                  63        2001-04
2. Laurie Linnell                58        1984-87
3. Laura Robinson            57        1984-87
4. Jenny Held                   53        1990-93
    Jamie Gerhart               53        1999-2002
6. Jackie Abendschoen     50        1985-88
7. Kelly Fiorani              47        2003-Present

Retrievers in the America East

The Retrievers are second in the America East standings with a 3-1 conference record. They stand a game behind first-place New Hampshire (4-0) and a half game ahead of third-place Boston University (2-1) and Stony Brook (2-1).

Fiorani and Levendusky are tied for seventh in the league with 2.29 goals per game, while their 32 goals rank fifth. Fiorani is also seventh with 3.14 points per game, and her 44 points, 79 shots and 5.64 shots per game each rank fifth. In addition, her 21 caused turnovers rank third and her 1.50 per game are fifth. Meghan Keelan is tied for ninth with 1.14 assists per game and tied for seventh with 16 assists. Kara Dorr is tied for the league lead with three game-winning goals, and she ranks third with 33 draw controls and fourth with 2.36 per game. Susie Sweeney is third in the league with 123 saves and 8.79 per game, and she is fifth with a .498 save percentage.

As a team, the Retrievers rank third with 12.57 goals per game and 17.86 points per game, and they lead the league with 30.14 ground balls and 13.64 draw controls per contest. Their .442 shot percentage is second-best in the America East, and their 10.64 caused turnovers and 10.07 saves per game rank third as well.

Dawg Bites…

With eight wins on the season, the Retrievers have already surpassed their win total from 2005, when they finished 5-10, and they equaled their total conference victories with a win over Vermont on April 15, their third America East win of the season… UMBC tied a season high with 23 goals against the Catamounts. The Retrievers also scored 23 in the season opener against Howard on Feb. 18… Levendusky has scored 17 goals and 21 points in the last five games, leading the Retrievers during that time. She has tied Fiorani for the team lead in goals scored with 32, and she ranks second with 40 points… Levendusky has also scored a team-best 13 goals and 15 points in UMBC’s four America East games this season… Fiorani has scored at least one goal in all 14 games this season with nine multi-goal performances. She has tallied at least three in six different games, with a career-high five goals against Virginia Tech… Dorr leads the Retrievers with 41 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers, while Keelan is tops with 16 assists… UMBC is 1-3 against ranked opponents this season with a thrilling victory over No. 11 Boston University and losses to No. 14 Loyola, No. 11 William and Mary and No. 7 Johns Hopkins… The Retrievers’ victory over the Terriers on April 1 was their first-ever over the defending America East champions in six tries.