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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Mountain Hawks will wrap up a string of five out of six games played at home as they welcome UC Davis to the Ulrich Sports Complex Tuesday afternoon. Opening draw is set for 4 pm with coverage on ESPN+. Lehigh is 2-2 in four home contests this season and 3-2 over its last five games.
Most recently, Lehigh fell at home to No. 7 Loyola Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds scored the first nine goals of the game but Lehigh put forth an impressive response, scoring seven of the game’s final 13 goals in the rematch of last year’s Patriot League championship game.
Junior Gabby Schneider led Lehigh’s offense with five points, all assists to tie a career high, while sophomore goalkeeper Hayley Hunt finished with 13 saves.
Lehigh’s goal scoring was balanced, with juniors Emma Eberhardt and Katia Carnevale and first-year Casey O’Connor all scoring two goals. Eberhardt and Carnevale both contributed highlight-reel finishes on the afternoon. Senior Nora Giordano was the other Lehigh player to find the scoresheet.
Defensively, first year Lauren Warfield had a big day with a career-high five groundballs and a caused turnover. Junior Cassie Marte recorded two draw controls, two groundballs and two caused turnovers.
Giordano stopped Loyola’s 9-0 run with a second period goal. Goals from O’Connor and Carnevale brought Lehigh within 11-3 at halftime. While Loyola led 8-0 after one quarter, Lehigh matched Loyola’s output (three goals, two and two) over the final three quarters.
UC Davis also brings a 3-4 record into Tuesday’s clash. The Aggies kicked off a week-long trip to Pennsylvania with an 11-6 loss to Temple on Sunday. UC Davis will play at Villanova on Saturday. The Aggies own wins over San Diego State, Cal and Liberty. Alex Agnew leads the Aggies in scoring with 30 points, including a team-best 18 assists. Kendall Seifert leads five players in double-figure goals this season with 15. Grace Gebhardt has a team-high 36 draw controls to go along with 15 points (10 goals, 5 assists). Ella Brislin has contributed 17 points (10 G, 7 A), 20 draw controls and 19 ground balls. Ashley Laing has started all seven games in goal for the Aggies and is allowing 12.44 goals against with a .491 save percentage.
Lehigh leads the all-time series against UC Davis 4-1 and has won the last four meetings after the Aggies won the first game 15-4 back in 2004. The two teams met most recently in San Diego in 2019 with Lehigh claiming a 14 -5 wins during a spring break trip. UC Davis visits the Ulrich Sports Complex for the fourth time, with Lehigh winning all three previous meetings, most recently a 7-2 triumph on March 20, 2015.
Following Tuesday’s game, Lehigh will hit the road for its next two games, both of which will be against Patriot League foes. The Mountain Hawks will travel to Navy on Saturday for a rematch of last season’s Patriot League Quarterfinal, won by Lehigh in overtime. Opening draw is set for 3 pm Lehigh will then travel to Army West Point on March 30.
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