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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's lacrosse team (5-3, 1-2 Patriot League) hosts Colgate (4-3, 3-2 PL) in a nationally-televised game on Saturday, April 17 at 11:30 a.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network with Brent Stover calling the play-by-play and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch handling the color commentating.
 
Live stats will also be available for the game.
 
Spectator Policy
Following the guidelines set by state and local government officials, spectators are allowed at home Navy women's lacrosse games. Fans will be required to wear a mask throughout the contest and asked to maintain social distancing.
 
Senior Day
Prior to the game, the Midshipmen will honor its senior class for their efforts both on and off the field. The Mids have 11 seniors – Logan Book (Darien, Conn.), Addie Hamilton (Columbus, Ohio), Lauren Herrington (Round Rock, Texas), Caroline Kwon (Cooksville, Md.), Marina Lazarides (Westminster, Md.), Ellie Lecker (Ponte Vedra, Fla.), Annie Maloney (Ellicott City, Md.), Karoline Nease (Richmond, Va.), Caroline Peppard (Garden City, N.Y.), Nicole Victory (Issaquah, Wash.), and Grace Zagaja (Centerport, N.Y.). In addition, student-manager Jill Larkin (Alexandria, Va.) will be recognized prior to the game.
 
Schedule Changes
The Patriot League announced several women's lacrosse schedule changes on Thursday that involve Navy. Saturday's women's lacrosse game vs. American has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the American program and instead the Mids will play Colgate on Saturday at 11:30 AM on CBS Sports Network. Colgate was originally scheduled to play Holy Cross, but that game has been postponed due to Holy Cross pausing activities.
 
Navy will play at South division foe American next Saturday at a time to be announced and the previously scheduled game against Loyola has been canceled, while the American at Lehigh game has been postponed.
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
The Midshipmen are 5-3 on the season after rebounding with an 18-9 victory over George Mason after three straight losses, including a pair to nationally-ranked opponents. In the victory over the Patriots, Marina Lazarides (Westminster, Md.) had a career night with 10 points on seven goals and three assists to pace the offensive attack.
 
Offensively, the Midshipmen are led by Nicole Victory (Issaquah, Wash.), Lazarides, Reagan Roelofs (Apple Valley, Minn.), and Gil Eby (Towson, Md.). Victory paces the offense with a team-high 28 points on a team-best 18 goals and 10 assists. Following Lazarides' 10-point performance, she is second on the squad with 21 points on 16 goals and five assists. Roelofs is fairly balanced with 12 goals and eight helpers for 20 total points, while Eby has notched a dozen goals with an assist for 13 total points.
 
Defensively, Navy is led by Christine Fiore (Darien, Conn.). The junior leads the team with 10 caused turnovers and 17 ground balls. Team captain Caroline Kwon (Cooksville, Md.) and Erin Carson (New Albany, Ohio) have eight caused turnovers apiece. Roelofs and Lauren Herrington (Round Rock, Texas) have 15 and 14 ground balls, respectively.
 
Roelofs leads the team with 58 draw controls on the season. For her career, the junior has 231 draws and is 46 draws shy of tying Julia Collins (2015-18) for third all-time with 277.
 
Jo Torres (Prince Frederick, Md.) has worked her way into the starting lineup at goal for the Midshipmen. The freshman has appeared in five games, making three starts. She has a team-high 43 saves in 251 minutes of action. She is averaging 8.6 saves per game and has registered a pair of double-digit save performances so far.
 
Scouting the Opponent
Colgate enters the weekend 4-3 on the season, including a 3-2 mark in Patriot League play. In the PL North, the Raiders are 3-1.
 
In their last outing, Colgate was edged, 13-11, on the road against Bucknell. The Raiders made a late push with a four-goal run, but the clock would expire to settle on the two-goal loss. 
 
Colgate is led by Eliza Soutter who boasts a team-high 33 points on a team-best 28 goals with five assists. Noelle Patterson (18) and Cara O'Reilly (11) have each notched double-digit goals on the season. Kyra Lucey paces the Raiders with nine assists.
 
At goal, Amelia Cunningham has seen a majority of the action for the Raiders. The freshman has worked 413 minutes of action with 64 saves and 70 goals allowed.
 
All-Time Series
The game marks the 17th meeting between the two teams in women's lacrosse. Navy holds a 12-4 (.750) overall record against Colgate, including a 4-1 (.800) mark in Annapolis. The Midshipmen have won 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two teams, including five consecutive victories.
 
The two teams did not play against one another in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time in program history the two teams did not meet during a season.
 
The last time the two teams met in Annapolis, Jenna Collins (2015-18) scored the golden goal in overtime to give the Mids a 13-12 victory.
 
Last Time They Met (March 16, 2019)
The #13 Navy women's lacrosse team outscored Colgate 11-2 in the second half to pick up an 18-6 victory at Beyer-Small '76 Field on a snowy Saturday afternoon in Hamilton, N.Y. The Mids led by just three, but used a 9-0 run to close the game and cruise to victory.
 
Navy had three players score hat tricks on the day as Kayla Harris, Kelly Larkin, and Reagan Roelofs each finished with three goals apiece. Annalise Heyward, Marina Lazarides, Ellie Lecker, and Andie O'Sullivan chipped in two goals each. Larkin paced the team with six assists, tying her career best and tying for the sixth most helpers in a game. Heyward registered a career high with three assists, while Roelofs pulled down seven of Navy's 11 draw controls on the day.
 
Defensively, the Mids used three goalies in the game. Gab Harchelroad picked up the victory, recording four saves, while surrendering five goals. Abbi Young and Lindsey Ellison entered the game in relief, combining for a pair of saves and one goal allowed.
 
The Navy defense caused 15 of Colgate's 23 turnovers on the day. Marie Valenti led the charge with four caused turnovers in the game. Heyward and Roelofs each added two CTs as well.
 
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