Posted: Apr 13, 2015
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College
women's lacrosse team will compete in its first ever postseason
contest on Tuesday night when it plays host to Coker College in the
quarterfinals of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament at
Pioneer Field.
The Pioneers have earned the third seed in the SAC tourney by
virtue of their 9-4 overall record in their inaugural campaign. The
Cobras are seeded sixth after their 8-5 season and will make their
first trip to Pioneer Field.
The game will begin at 5 p.m. Ticket prices are $6 for adults,
$3 for children under 13 and $2 for students with a college ID.
The Tusculum athletic department will be providing the admission
charge for all Tusculum students, but they must show a valid TC ID
to be admitted.
The Pioneers have been led this season by their two junior
captains, Kelsey Crow and Cheyenne Bray. Crow, a midfielder from
Franklin, Tennessee, is leading the SAC and ranks fourth nationally
with 51 goals. She has 60 total points with the addition of nine
assists, and she has put 77 shots on frame with a shooting
percentage of 83.7.
Bray has 51 points this year with 35 goals and 16 assists. The
attacker from Collierville, Tennessee leads TC with 51 draw
controls and has an 84.5 shooting percentage on 49 shots on goal.
Freshman captain Madison Malone has a team-high 26 assists, which
is also second in the conference. She has 17 goals and leads the
team with 50 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers.
Overall, Tusculum has scored 178 goals coming from 14
different players with 90 total assists. Erin Sims has 27 points
with 18 goals, while Rachel Del Duca and Savannah Elliott each have
22 points. Calyn Kelly also has 21 points with 49 ground balls and
25 draw controls.
In the cage, TC has featured Brooke Wagner and Kaitlin Winnie.
Wagner has a conference-best 46.0 save percentage with 93 total
stops. Winnie has a 9.12 goal-against average with 25 total
saves.
The Cobras won the regular season meeting at home against the
Pioneers 12-8 back on April 4. Danielle Holcomb led Coker with five
points, and she and Claudia Jenkins both have a team-best 48 points
overall this season. Crow led TC in that contest with four goals
and an assist.
The winner of Tuesday's quarterfinal between Tusculum and
Coker will advance to Friday night's SAC Tournament semifinal and
will face second-seed Lenoir-Rhyne University at 6:30 p.m. in
Charlotte, North Carolina. The SAC Tournament championship game is
scheduled for this Saturday at 5 p.m.13th-ranked Queens University
of Charlotte is the tournament's top seed.