Women’s Lacrosse Caps Off Road Swing at Denver

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown women's lacrosse team (6-9, 1-3 BE) finishes its two-game road trip in Denver, Colorado for a rematch of the 2022 BIG EAST Championship against No. 3 Denver (15-0, 4-0 BE).

About the Hoyas

The Hoyas are coming off a 13-9 loss at UConn on Wednesday afternoon.
Against the Huskies, Erin Bakes led the Blue & Gray with four goals to record a new season high as a Hoya with 38. Kylie Hazen followed with two goals of her own while Maley Starr, Emma Gebhardt, and Rileigh Meyer each tallied one.
GU outshot the Huskies 42-28 while also tallying more draw controls (16-10) and ground balls (16-14).
Hazen has been the key to GU's offense with a career-high and squad-best 55 points, tallying 35 goals and a team-high 20 assists. Bakes is second with 43 points (38 G, 5 A) followed by Emma Gebhardt with 40 points (25 G, 15 A).
In net, Emily Gaven totals 76 saves for a .427 save percentage. Leah Warehime has been GU's second-half goalie throughout the season totaling 70 saves for a .496 save percentage.
Nicole Massimino paces the defense with 24 caused turnovers and 31 ground balls followed by Melissa Massimino with 18 caused turnovers and 15 ground balls.
At the draw, Maley Starr leads the Blue & Gray with 38 draw controls followed by Hazen with 34 and Lily Athanas with 32.

About the Pioneers

The Pioneers are coming off a 23-6 victory over Xavier last weekend. Denver is now the only team in the country that remains undefeated this season.
Julia Gilbert is the Pioneers' leading scorer with 40 goals and a team-high 45 points.
Sam Thacker paces the defense with 37 caused turnovers while Trinity McPherson tallies a squad high of 37 ground balls.
At the draw, Abby Jenkins leads the Pioneers with 94 draw controls and is second in the conference with 5.85 per game.
In net, Emelia Bohi has started in all 15 games for Denver. The Sophmore totals 79 saves for a .491 save percentage.

Series Info

Saturday's contest will be the program's 13th meeting with Denver holding the 7-5 advantage.
The Hoyas last faced the Pioneers in the 2022 BIG EAST Championship game and fell 16-15 in overtime.

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