March 28, 2018 CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. MERCER
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| Thursday, March 29 | 5 p.m.
CMU Lacrosse Complex | Mount Pleasant, Mich. |
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Central Michigan lacrosse team opens Southern Conference play on Thursday (5 p.m.) against Mercer then entertain Kennesaw State in a nonconference matchup on Saturday (1 p.m.). Both games are scheduled for the CMU Lacrosse Stadium.
WHERE THEY STAND
CMU is 4-4 and has won it last two games, 15-8 over Duquesne, and 17-12 over Saint Francis (Pa.).
CMU is in its first year in the SoCon after participating for the last two in the Atlantic SUN. Mercer was also in the ASUN in the past two seasons. The Bears defeated the Chippewas, 15-8, last season.
LEADING CMU
Emma Hamilton leads Central Michigan in scoring with 17 goals and four assists. Jessica Schuchardt has recorded 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) while Jocelyne Lemay and Anna Schoonover have 17 points apiece.
Hope Murray and Dominique Hamman have split time in goal for the Chippewas. Murray has logged 28 saves during 222-plus minutes played. Hamman carries a .386 save percentage over 237-plus minutes in the cage.
SCOUTING
Mercer is 3-5 after falling to Winthrop, 14-9, last weekend. Lindsey Zeltwanger leads the Bears in points with 33 (13 goals, 20 assists). Goalkeeper Iseabal Cryne carries a .390 save percentage.
Kennesaw State (2-6) dropped a 12-7 decision against Duke on March 19. The Owls are led by Siena Gore, who leads the team in goals with 32. Haley Swift and Marissa Gore share the team-lead in assists with four each.
NEXT
The Chippewas are scheduled to play host to Howard in a nonleaguer on April 6.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. KENNESAW STATE
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| Saturday, March 31 | 1 p.m.
CMU Lacrosse Complex | Mount Pleasant, Mich. |
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"Coming out of Duquene and St. Francis we put together two full-game efforts. The game with Duquene started off really slow, but we put together a good 45 minutes and we put together a solid 60 minutes against St. Francis.
"I think we're playing some of our best lacrosse. We are seeing some of our returning players step up and kind of catch their stride, which is perfect. Mercer is a known opponent, you know we battle against them very well. First game we battled and were up two or three goals going into halftime. Even though it wasn't a win we feel comfortable with knowing what we're going up against in Mercer, we respect their coaching staff a ton and know that it is going to be a good game."
