The women’s lacrosse team will look to add to its three-game winning streak this weekend when it hosts No. 16 Dartmouth in its final home contest and last Ivy game of the year. The Big Green, on the other hand, was most recently defeated 15-8 at the hands of No. 12 Boston University on Wednesday. Dartmouth is hoping to secure at least a third-place finish in the Ivy League, while the Lions will be looking for their second consecutive Ivy win after beating Harvard on April 18.
On Wednesday, Columbia stayed hot in a thrilling double-overtime win against La Salle, in which senior cocaptain Holly Glynn, a catalyst for the Lions all season, scored the game-wining goal to improve the team’s record to 8-6 (1-5 Ivy). Glynn scored with 24 seconds left in the first overtime to tie the score and send the game to a second overtime, and then scored once again with 2:11 left in the second extra frame to win it outright for Columbia.
Glynn leads the Lions in goals this season with 40, and leads the team in points as well with 48. She’s also the leading scorer in school history, a status she achieved in the contest against Marist earlier in the year. Brittany Shannon is second on the team with 43 points and 36 goals. Emma Mintz, the goalkeeper for the Lions, was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for her effort in Saturday’s win over Harvard.
Mintz has a goals against average of 11.45 this season and a save percentage of .433.
Dartmouth (7-5, 4-2 Ivy) has played against some of the nation’s top competition and is currently ranked No. 16 in the nation. The Big Green have the seventh-ranked strength of schedule, as well as two upcoming matches with top-ten foes. This challenging schedule could point toward an at-large bid for the Big Green in the NCAA Tournament.
On the field, Dartmouth is led by Kat Collins, who comes into this weekend with 32 goals and 45 points. Katherine Chiusano, who has 21 goals to go along with 19 assists for a total of 40 points, is also a major contributor to the team. Julie Wadland, the goalie for the Big Green, has an 8.84 goals against average this season along with a .473 save percentage.
Dartmouth leads the all-time series between the two teams with an 11-0 mark and has scored 10 or more goals against Columbia in 10 out of the 11 times the teams have met. In last year’s game, Dartmouth came away with a 15-4 win.
The Lions will honor their six seniors before the game, which is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 at Baker Field.
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