The women's lacrosse team, which finished
the regular season with a record of 13-4, has been seeded second in the upcoming Eastern College Athletic Conference's Mid-Atlantic Championship
Tournament. The Dutchwomen will host
seventh-seeded Geneseo (10-4) Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 on Frank Bailey Field.
This is the first time that the
Dutchwomen have qualified for the ECAC event.
Union, which has been to the NCAA tournament twice, missed its third
trip to the national event when it lost to William Smith, 9-8, in last Sunday's
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament.
The Dutchwomen are led by junior midfielder Molly Flanagan, who leads the team with 61 goals, 20 assists and 81 points. Classmate Kathy Dolezal is second with 41-4-46 while senior Julia Davis has contributed 30-3-33.
Sophomore goaltenders Rachel Beckman and Corey Bralower have combined to produce a goals against average of 9.07 with a save percentage of 50.2.
Drew University (13-4) is the ECAC
event's No. 1 seed and will host No. 8 Oneonta (10-6) on Wednesday. Skidmore (9-5) drew the No. 3 position and
hosts No. 6 Stevens (15-2) while No. 4 Franklin and Marshall (10-7) hosts No. 5
McDaniel.
The semi-finals and finals will be held
Saturday with the championship scheduled for Sunday at the highest remaining seed after Wednesday's games. The semi-finals will be played at 3:00 and 5:30 p.m. with the championship scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
2004 ECAC Division III Mid-Atlantic Women's Lacrosse
Championship
First Round – Wednesday, May 5
No. 8 SUNY Oneonta (10-6) at No. 1 Drew (13-4)
No. 7 SUNY Geneseo (10-4) at No. 2 Union (13-4)
No. 6 Stevens (15-2) at No. 3 Skidmore (9-5)
No. 5 McDaniel (12-3) at No. 4 Franklin and Marshall (10-7)
Semifinals – Saturday, May 8 at Drew University
Winner of No. 1 Drew/No. 8 SUNY Oneonta vs. Winner of No. 5
McDaniel/No. 4 Franklin and Marshall
Winner of No. 2 Union/No. 7 SUNY Geneseo vs. No. 3 Skidmore
/No. 6 Stevens
Championship Game – Sunday, May 9 at highest remaining seed
Two Semifinal Winners