WASHINGTON - The American University lacrosse team faces Patriot League play for the remainder of the regular season, beginning with a home matchup against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks on Saturday, March 15 at 12:00 p.m. AU welcomes its former Eagles for Alumni Day, who will be honored at halftime. 

QUICK INFO

• Date/Time: Saturday, March 15, 12 p.m.
• Site: Washington, D.C. (Jacobs Complex)
• TV: ESPN+
• Talent: Ryan Piers

PARKING INFORMATION

Parking is only permitted in the School of International Service (SIS) or The Katzen Art Center Garage during work hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on weekdays).
Guests using these locations must utilize the hourly rate pay boxes inside each respective garage.

SERIES HISTORY

• AU is 5-14 against Lehigh all-time, dating back to their first matchup in 2007.
• The Mountain Hawks have won the last 10 meetings against the Eagles, including an 11-9 victory in a back-and-forth battle in Bethlehem a year ago. AU roared back from a 5-0 first quarter deficit to take an 8-8 score into the fourth, but was outscored in the final quarter. Reagan Murdoch had four goals, and Becca Frank had three. 

SCOUTING AMERICAN

• The Eagles sit at 4-4 after splitting a two-game road trip against Liberty and Charlotte, most recently coming off an exciting 15-14 overtime win over the 49ers on Tuesday. Reagan Murdoch scored the game winning goal in AU's first possession of overtime, capping off her second straight five-goal game. She leads the team with 22 tallies this season. 
• AU's defense held Charlotte to just seven shots on goal in the first half, but the 49ers stormed back into the game in the second. They scored four unanswered goals in the fourth quarter, capped off by the game-tying goal from Kylie Gioia with on minute remaining. 
• American used six different goal scorers to get the win, including hat tricks from Kellie Linehan and Annabelle Jackson. 
• The Eagles collected a season-high 18 draw controls in the game. Maddy Spratt led the way with a career-high 13, recording her 100th career draw control in the process. 
• Last Saturday, the Eagles suffered a 22-13 loss to Liberty. Murdoch had five goals and Frank had four, but the offensive effort wasn't enough. The Eagles got outscored 14-5 through the second and third quarters, and could not climb back into the game from there. 
• Senior goalkeeper Caleigh Forti stands among the country's best this year, sitting at fifth overall in the NCAA in saves at 81. She had her second 15-save game of the season against Liberty, and has reached double-figures in denials in four contests this year. 
• Spratt has been AU's top distributor as of late, dishing out nine assists in the last three games and leading the team with 13. With 16 goals to her name, she leads American in total points with 29.
• Junior midfielder Kellie Linehan follows Murdoch with 17 goals on the year, with six multi-goal games this season. 
• The American defense has caused 70 turnovers this year (third-best in the Patriot League), but has allowed the most goals in the conference at 101.
• The Eagles are 2-0 at home this season. 

SCOUTING LEHIGH

• The Mountain Hawks are out to a 3-3 start, most recently defeating Campbell 16-11 last Friday. 
• Molly Snow led the way with four goals, while Kacie Wines scored two and dished out five assists on the day. 
• Six goals in the third quarter propelled Lehigh, three of them coming from Snow. The sophomore attacker also collected a team-high seven draw controls. 
• The win over Campbell was Lehigh's second in a row, as the Mountain Hawks took care of Iona 12-4 on Wednesday, March 5. 
• While Lehigh matches American in shots per game at 27, they score on 39% of their shots compared to AU's 44%. The Mountain Hawks average just under 11 goals per contest. 
• Lehigh is 1-2 on the road this season. 

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