Lacrosse Faces Big SoCon Weekend At Home

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Central Michigan lacrosse team will host two important Southern Conference games this weekend at the CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex.

The first game is on Friday, April 12 against Wofford (6 p.m.). The second is against Furman on Sunday, April 14 (11 a.m.).

WHERE THEY STAND
CMU is 5-7, 1-1 SoCon, and coming off back-to-back historic wins, the first against Delaware State, and the second against Howard, last weekend. CMU won the games by a combined 39-2.

Wofford is 2-10, 0-1 and is coming off a 19-8 loss to Kennesaw State. The Terriers have lost five consecutive games.

Furman is 6-6, 1-0 and is coming off a win 13-11 SoCon victory over Mercer. The Paladins are scheduled to play at Detroit Mercy in a league game on Friday.

Furman is the lone unbeaten team in SoCon play. CMU is tied for third place with Detroit Mercy, which is also 1-1 in league play. The Chippewas' league loss came at Mercer, 19-12, on March 31.

The Chippewas are in no way, shape or form looking past Wofford on Friday, but Sunday's game with Furman could go a long way in deciding the eventual league champion.

"I think we were disappointed in our effort at Mercer," CMU coach Sara Tisdale said. "We knew we were capable of playing much better. Last week taught us a lot about ourselves, so I think we're looking forward to showing what our true potential is against Furman on Sunday."

TEAM LEADERS
Jocelyne Lemay leads CMU in goals with 31, and is second on the team in points with 35. Natalie Karlen leads the Chippewas in points with 39 (29 goals 10 assists).

Lemay is tied for fourth in the SoCon in scoring, while Karlen is seventh, and CMU's Anna Schoonover is eighth with 25 goals.

Dominique Hamman has logged 354-plus minutes in goal, has a goals against average of 13.19, and a save percentage of .469. Hope Murray has played 316-plus minutes in goal, and carries a 12.68 GAA and a .531 save percentage.

SCOUTING
Hannah Mutch, Ally Furnari and Elisabeth Ralph lead Wofford in scoring with 17 goals apiece. Grace Pollak leads Furman in both goals (30) and points (41).

NEXT
CMU will continue its homestand next week with nonconference games against Coastal Carolina on Thursday, April 18 (6 p.m.), and against Kent State on Saturday, April 20 (11 a.m.).

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Players Mentioned

Dominique Hamman

Natalie Karlen

Jocelyne Lemay

Hope Murray

Anna Schoonover