Released updated at 11 p.m. on April 22 to reflect Sewanee's opponent.
SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South women's lacrosse team prepares for a semifinal contest in the 2022 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Sunday from Puett Field.
THE BASICS
Semifinals: (6) Centre (9-8, 2-4) vs. (2) Sewanee (13-4, 5-1) | Sunday, April 24, 12 p.m.
Puett Field
All-Time Series History: Sewanee leads, 10-6
2022 Regular Season Meeting: April 16 in Danville (Sewanee won, 24-11)
Postseason Record: Series tied, 3-3
Previous Meeting: April 20, 2019 (Semifinals), Centre def. Sewanee 8-7 in Overtime
TOURNEY BREAKDOWN: Rhodes, the regular season champions, and Sewanee earned the top-two seeds in the tournament and earned a first-round bye. The two teams will play on Sunday at their respective institutions in the semifinals. The championship will take place on May 1 at the highest remaining seed.
With Sewanee hosts Oglethorpe and Centre on Friday, Rhodes will await the winner of Berry and Birmingham-Southern in the other half of the bracket.
HATTIE FLIRTING WITH 200: Hattie Fogarty enters the SAA Tournament 15 points away from 200 career points, looking to become the fifth to achieve the milestone.
If successful, she would join Meg Welton C'12 (307), Molly Arnold C'13 (233), Mallory Grimm C'15 (227) and Katie Riddle C'16 (205) to total over 200 points in a career.
Earlier this season, the senior achieved 100 career goals, becoming the 14th player in Sewanee history to achieve this feat.
If Oglethorpe advances to the semis, it will be the battle of the top-two strikers in the league on Sunday. Entering the weekend, Ally Moir of OU is the SAA's leader and third nationally with 71. Fogarty tied for seventh nationally and just trails Moir in the league with 63.
Currently the team's best in points in a season with 94, with six more points, she could become the seventh player in the history of the SAA to hit the century mark in the category.
HALEY DISHING OUT THE DIMES: In Sewanee's win over Centre last weekend,
Haley Lewis set a new career-high with seven assists. Her 40 assists are second in the league and 15th in the nation.
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