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CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 16 Clemson Tigers (7-4, 3-2 ACC) will welcome the UAlbany Great Danes (3-6, 1-0 America East) on Wednesday, March 26th at 6 p.m. at the Clemson Lacrosse Complex.
The Tigers are coming into the midweek match up after routing Louisville, 14-2. Lindsey Marshall powered the offense with six goals on the afternoon to tie her career-high and set a new career-high with seven points. Additionally, the graduate transfer recorded her 150th career goal, has the 19th-most goals among active Division 1 players and tied Clemson records for the second-most goals in a single game and the fourth-most points in a single game. Brooke Goldstein was also spectacular on the offense as she recorded her first hat trick and set a new career-high in goals with four. Natalie Shurtleff’s pair of goals pushed her past 70 career points.
Defensively, Maggie Jordan had an impressive outing by causing four turnovers, tied for the second most in a single game in Clemson history, and picking up three ground balls. Overall, the defense caused 20 turnovers, tied for the most in a single game in Clemson history, and picked up 31 ground balls, second only to the Davidson game earlier in the season for the most in a single game in Clemson history. In the cage, Emily Lamparter held the Cardinals to two goals on 15 shots faced for nine saves and an 81.8% save rate, the second highest save rate in Clemson history.
On offense, Clemson is led by a four-headed attack from graduate attackers Marshall and Lexi Edmonds and Tewaaraton Watch List members Kayla MacLeod and Shurtleff. Prior to the Louisville game, MacLeod had separated herself in terms of goals after a five-goal effort against Florida to put her season total at 29, one away from her freshman total, and 30 total points, while Marshall has a team-high 30 goals and 35 points. Shurtleff and Edmonds each have recorded over 20 goals and points. Goldstein leads the team with 17 assists, four away from the single season Clemson record, and has recorded 25 points. Sophomore Regan Byrne and senior Katie Castiello round out the Tigers attack with double digit goals and points.
Defensively, Summer Agostino, a member of the Tewaaraton Watch List and last week’s Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) National Defensive Player of the Week and ACC Defensive Player of the Week, has led the way. Agostino has been a menace for opposing offenses, causing 29 turnovers, a new single season record, and picking up 29 ground balls, seven away from breaking Paris Masaracchia’s single season record. Bridget Babcock, Blair Byrne, Jordan, Marshall and Shurtleff have all picked up double digit ground balls while B. Byrne, Babcock and Masaracchia have each caused at least nine turnovers. B. Byrne, Babcock, Jordan, Masaracchia and Agostino all have at least 10 caused turnovers and have picked up more than 10 ground balls.
The draw unit, led by Kira Balis, Jordan and Shurtleff has established itself as a dominant part of Clemson’s program. Balis has the recorded the most and the second-most draw controls in a single game with 20 and 18 against Queens and Stetson, respectively, for a total of 99 on the year, the second-most in a single season in Clemson history. With her next draw control, Balis will be the fastest player in Clemson history to reach 100 draw controls. Jordan, Shurtleff and Babcock have each won double digit draws to help Clemson win 176 out of 290 draw controls, good for 60.7% draw win rate.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
On offense, UAlbany is led by Dylana Williams whose 23 goals is a team-high while Mikaela Mooney leads the Great Danes with 19 assists and 32 points. Courtney Rowe is the only other UAlbany player to record double-digit goals so far this season with 18 goals and 20 points with Gracie Cauley and Ava Poupard having double-digit points. On defense, Delilah Mile leads the Great Danes with 16 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers, Mackenzie Salentre is the only other player to have double digit in both categories. The draw unit is helmed by Paisley Cook, who has recorded a team-high 53 draw controls, with Williams, Rowe and Haley Phalines rounding out the unit as the only other Great Danes that have double-digit draws. Head Coach Katie Thomson leads UAlbany and is assisted by Taylor Frink, Katie Pascale and Leah Gallagher.
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