No. 4 West Chester Battles No. 9 East Stroudsburg In PSAC Semifinal; Spectator Policy Update

UPDATED SPECTATOR POLICY FOR PLAYOFF GAMES

WEST CHESTER, PA - Wednesday afternoon one of the biggest rivalries in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference heats up once again as fourth-ranked West Chester hosts ninth-ranked East Stroudsburg in a PSAC Women's Lacrosse semifinal at Vonnie Gros Field.

West Chester University's athletics department updated spectator policy is attached, but includes: The Vonnie Gros Field bleachers will be limited to a total of 200 spectators - 125 guests for WCU and 75 guests for visiting team (via a pass list). For admission to the bleachers, guest's names must be included on the pass list provided by each institution. No spectators will be permitted on field level or behind the goals. Spectators will be permitted to access the bleachers and designated viewing areas NO MORE than 1 hour prior to the competition start time.  


    #4 - West Chester (11-0) vs. #9 - East Stroudsburg (10-2)
    PSAC Women's Lacrosse Semifinal
    Vonnie Gros Field (West Chester, PA)
 
    ABOUT THE MATCHUP: West Chester and East Stroudsburg face off for the third time this season. West Chester won both regular-season encounters, taking the first     matchup, 14-9, in East Stroudsburg and claiming the second clash, 12-10, in West Chester. It marks the 10th straight meeting in the series where both sides are     nationally ranked.


ALL-TIME SERIES: West Chester leads, 72-5
PSAC TOURNAMENT SERIES: West Chester leads, 5-0
OVERALL POSTSEASON SERIES: West Chester leads, 6-1
WCU HEAD COACH GINNY MARTINO vs. ESU: 31-5
ESU HEAD COACH XENI BARAKOS-YODER vs. WCU: 2-6
GINNY MARTINO COACHING RECORD: Overall: 344-77 [.817] (23rd season); PSAC: 217-20 [.916]

• (All-time winningest head coach at the Division II level)
• (Ranks 7th all-time, all divisions in career wins)
• (26-9 in 21 PSAC Tournament Appearances [2000 is the only year Martino didn't qualify])
• (12 PSAC Championships; 2 NCAA Championships [2002, 2008])
• (10 appearances in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game in 20 seasons)

HOW WEST CHESTER GOT HERE: West Chester University finished off its fifth undefeated and untied season in school history and the second under head coach Ginny Martino (2018). The Golden Rams received the top seed in the Eastern Division and a first-round bye in the PSAC Tournament. The last time West Chester women's lacrosse lost a game was the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship Game against Adelphi in Grand Valley, Mich. (13-game winning streak). West Chester has won a conference-record 21 PSAC Championships, including the last two contested (2018, 2019). Ginny Martino seeks her third straight and 13th total conference crown.

HOW EAST STROUDSBURG GOT HERE: East Stroudsburg University finished the regular season at 9-2 and in second place in the PSAC East. The Warriors' only two losses came at the hands of West Chester University. ESU then defeated Bloomsburg, 18-7, in the quarterfinals of the PSAC Tournament last Saturday. East Stroudsburg seeks its second conference title (2017). 
 
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY STORYLINES …

• Gr., D Molly Reinhart leads nation in Caused Turnovers Per Game (3.73). Her 41 caused turnovers ranks second nationally behind Bloomsburg's Tiffany Diachynsky (DIE-chin-SKEE) [46]. She ranks fourth among active leaders in Division II in both career caused turnovers (142) and caused turnovers per game in a career (2.58).
• Reinhart was an Inside Lacrosse preseason All-America pick at the beginning of the year. She tore her ACL in February 2020 and would have missed the entire season – had the pandemic not wiped out the spring campaign. She was going to come back in 2021 for her final season even if the NCAA had not granted the waiver for last year's senior class.
• Gr., A Tatum Altman is seven ground balls shy of becoming the first player in WCU history to record 100 goals, 100 assists and 100 ground balls in a career. She picked up her 100th career assist earlier this spring at Millersville.
• Altman's 6.27 points per game average ranks fourth in the NCAA and first in the PSAC. Altman's 69 points on the season leads the PSAC and ranks 15th nationally. She also ranks fifth in the nation in free position goals per game (1.45).