No. 11 West Chester Heads to Assumption for Saturday Afternoon Non-Conference Match

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WORCESTER, MASS – West Chester University's women's lacrosse team concludes its Spring Break week with a weekend affair at Assumption University Saturday at 1 p.m.  
 
West Chester (4-1) conclude their five-game road trip against Assumption (2-3) at 1 p.m. The Greyhounds will play their third nationally ranked opponent when the purple & gold come calling.
 
West Chester is unbeaten so far on this early-season road trip winning games against NE-10 nationally ranked programs Adelphi and Pace before beating Bentley on Thursday. The Golden Rams also stopped off in Millersville, Pa., for a road win over the PSAC rival Marauders on this long road trip. Ironically enough, West Chester is 4-0 on the road this year and 0-1 at home. But, the Golden Rams are on a four-game winning streak after falling to Slippery Rock in the season opener last month. With a victory this weekend, West Chester would be 4-0 in the Northeast-10 this year if they are fortunate enough to get a win on saturday. The Greyhounds bring a two-game winning streak into Saturday's affair after beating Roberts Wesleyan and opening its conference slate with a convincing, 16-5, triumph over American International College on Wednesday.
 
Senior midfielder, Sydney Wasdick ranks fifth in the PSAC and 15th in Division II in draw controls per game. She has done a wonderful job on draws this spring. She also ranks fifth in the PSAC in goals per game and 22nd in the country in that same category. Both Wasdick and Kendall Fortune lead the PSAC in Free Position Percentage (.800) while ranking ninth in Division II.
 
KOONS NAMED PSAC EAST DEFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK …
West Chester University goalkeeper, Morgan Koons was named the Defensive Athlete of the Week in the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) it was announced Tuesday afternoon.

Koons backstopped West Chester to a pair of road wins last week defeating Millersville in the middle of the week and topping No. 9 Pace on the weekend. Koons got the win in both contests going the distance each time. She made 18 saves and picked up four ground balls. Koons faced a total of 56 shots - 42 of those on goal - in West Chester's two wins. She was instrumental against Pace making five saves in the opening quarter when the Setters controlled the draws and took 12 shots. Koons made five saves in the fourth quarter at Millersville to keep the Marauders at bay in the conference opener for both schools.
 
ASSUMPTION LAST TIME OUT …
The Assumption University women's lacrosse team opened up Northeast 10 Conference action with a 16-5 win over American International College, Wednesday afternoon at Brian Kelly '83 Stadium. 
 
Assumption started fast, as Kyle Johnston opened the scoring 1:02 into the game, kick-starting a 10-0 run and seven points in the first quarter. The Greyhounds had five different players score on the run: Jillian Gillis, Mallory Bartlett, Aleigh Thompson and Emily Abendroth all found the back of the cage. American International College got on the board with 4:17 left in the second quarter, as Gabrielle Walz potted the goal. The hosts answered with goals from Annika Pyv and Abendroth scoring in the final two minutes of the first half, giving the Blue and White a 12-1 lead at the intermission. 
 
Grace Cashman and Madeline Estes combined to record six saves in the win. Kyle Johnston led the way for the Greyhounds with three goals and two assists, with her second goal being number 100 in her career.
 
NEXT UP FOR WCU …
West Chester returns home one week from Wednesday to welcome nationally ranked and PSAC rival, Kutztown University, to Vonnie Gros Field. However, the homestand is short-lived as the Golden Rams head right back out on the road to West Virginia to take on Shepherd and then up the Northeast Extension to East Stroudsburg.