April 8, 2010
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's lacrosse squad will travel west this weekend for a pair of BIG EAST contests. The Hoyas will face Cincinnati on Friday at 4 p.m. and the play Louisville on Sunday at 1 p.m. Georgetown has won its last two and is undefeated in conference play.
The Blue & Gray sits at 5-5 overall and 3-0 in the BIG EAST after starting the season with one of the most challenging schedules in the nation. The No. 14 Hoyas have defeated Villanova, Notre Dame and Connecticut already this season. A pair of conference victories this weekend, are crucial for seeding in the BIG EAST Tournament.
GU is led by senior Molly Ford (Reisterstown, Md./Notre Dame Prep) who has 31 goals and 11 assists on the season. Classmate Ashby Kaestner (Trappe, Md./Saints Peter and Paul) is second on the squad in scoring with 17 goals and nine assists for 26 points. Georgetown has an incredibly balanced attack with five players scoring in double figures and 16 that have tallied a point.
Cincinnati was a newcomer to the conference last season and is 4-5 overall with a mark of 0-2 in the BIG EAST. The Bearcats are led by freshman Katie Kiriazoglou who has 28 points with 11 goals and 17 assists this season. Sophomore Laura Simanski has scored a team-best 23 goals for the year. The Bearcats have been proficient in draw controls with 97 to their credit which is four more than their opponents.
Georgetown is 1-0 all-time against Cincinnati, with the last meeting coming last season at Multi-Sport Field. In that game, the Hoyas won 18-6 as Ford and Allie Hubschmann both tallied four goals each. GU opened the game with a 4-0 run and never looked back leading by nine at the half.
Louisville is 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST, the Cardinals will host Loyola on Friday evening to kick off a five-game homestand. UofL has won its last three defeating Longwood (17-10), Old Dominion (12-8) and Cincinnati (13-9). The Cardinals have the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week in Danielle Pawliw who led the team to a 3-0 week setting a school record for saves in a game along the way.
Georgetown is 3-0 all-time against the Cardinals after meeting Louisville twice last year. Georgetown defeated UofL 15-11 in Kentucky during the regular season. The top-seeded Hoyas then downed the fourth-seeded Cardinals 21-12 at Multi-Sport Field in the semifinals of the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament.
The opening draw against Cincinnati is scheduled for 4 p.m., live stats will be available at www.GUHoyas.com.
