W: Limestone to Face Tough Regional Foes
from press release
GAFFNEY, S.C. — The Limestone College women's
lacrosse team will be playing two pivotal regional contests in the
next few days as the Saints host two Pennsylvania State Athletics
Conference teams: Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Lock Haven
University. Limestone, currently ranked No. 4 in the
Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Division II
rankings, will host IUP on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Saints Field
and will play the Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Saints (5-0 overall) head into these contests after knocking
off now No. 9-ranked Gannon University 19-6 on February 28.
While the Crimson Hawks aren't ranked in the national poll, they
will be a challenging opponent coming out of one of the toughest
lacrosse conference in the country as The PSAC leads all
conferences with four schools in the latest IWLCA rankings: No. 3
Lock Haven, No. 5 Mercyhurst, No. 6 West Chester, and the No. 9
Golden Knights. IUP has a strong squad that defeated St. Andrews
Presbyterian College 11-9 on Tuesday. The Saints are 2-0 all-time
against the Crimson Hawks, and beat IUP 18-5 in the teams' last
meeting in 2003. Former Saints All-American Marissa Pesce will be
on the sidelines during the game as an assistant coach with the
Crimson Hawks.
Limestone is 5-4 all-time against Lock Haven and is 2-2 against the
Eagles at Saints Field. LHU knocked the Saints out of the 2009
national tournament with a 13-12 victory in Salem, Va., during the
NCAA semifinals in May. In their last meeting in Gaffney in March
2009, Limestone edged LHU 11-10.
