Box Score The American University lacrosse team will wrap up its regular season schedule with a game at Davidson on Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m.
The Eagles set a pair of program records earlier this week with a 23-3 thumping of Liberty on Senior Day. Nine student-athletes recorded multiple goals on the afternoon, including a career-high five from Kimberly Collins and four from Emily Burton. Bernadette Maher and Chiara Speziale also notched three goals apiece in the victory, which set new school records in both goals scored (23) and largest margin of victory (20). The marks surpassed the previous records set on March 6, 1997 in a 21-4 win over Duquesne. Lisa Schaaf tallied four assists, which also set a new program record.
American (8-7, 3-3) has won two of its last three games and clinched the fourth seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament. The Eagles will play Navy, Colgate, or Lehigh in the conference semifinals beginning April 29. The team is led by the trio of Speziale, Collins and Maher, each of whom has recorded at least 25 goals this season. Maher leads the way with 29 tallies while Collins has recorded 25 as well as a team-high 14 assists. Junior Emily Stankiewicz has been a force in the midfield this season and currently ranks in the top-20 nationally in both ground balls (2.86 per game, 17th) and caused turnovers (1.79 per game, 18th). Goalkeeper Kaska Komosinski has a 10.16 goals against average and owns an 8-7 record.
Davidson (5-10, 4-3) is coming off a 17-11 win at Presbyterian on Wednesday. Freshman Ann Fucigna scored a season-high six goals in the victory and three other Wildcats notched multiple goals. Fucigna leads the squad in both points (51) and goals (42) while goalkeeper Jessica Melby has amassed over 100 saves this season.
American is 8-2 all time against the Wildcats and has won each of the last four contests between the two schools. Last year, the Eagles won 10-4 at Jacobs Field on the strength of three goals apiece by Schaaf and Burton.
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