Lacrosse takes on Quinnipiac today after weekend loss

The women’s lacrosse team will be traveling to Hamden, Conn. today to compete against nonconference foe Quinnipiac. Columbia (4-6, 0-5 Ivy) will be looking to avenge its latest loss to Brown this past Saturday and improve its 4-1 non-conference record with a win over the Bobcats.

“In our last game against Brown, we started off a bit slow, allowing them to go on a four-goal scoring run in the first half,” Caroline Seery, CC ’11, said. “Tomorrow, we have to come out hard from the start and take advantage of each of our possessions, finishing with a goal.”

Quinnipiac is having a successful season so far. It holds a 9-4 overall record and is undefeated (8-0) in the Northeast Conference. The game against Columbia will mark the Bobcats’ final home game of the regular season, and they will be hoping to continue their current eight-game winning streak.

“Quinnipiac is a pretty scrappy team who always puts up a fight, so we need to stay focused for the full 60 minutes and capitalize on 50-50 balls,” Seery said. “Their attack is rather deceptive, so we will have to play with a sense of urgency on defense and mark up tightly on their cutters.”

These two teams have not faced off since 2007, when the Lions defeated the Bobcats 12-5. In that game, Quinnipiac took an early lead that was soon snatched by the Lions with a scoring streak and defensive shutout that lasted throughout the first half, with the Light Blue scoring seven more goals and the Bobcats putting in zero, bringing the halftime score to 8-2 in favor of Columbia.

Then-senior Kate Lombard started off the offensive sweep by the Lions with a goal at 19:31, and when then-sophomore Rachael Ryan scored at 18:51 to give Columbia the lead in the first half, the Light Blue continued to hold this lead throughout the rest of competition, eventually winning the game 12-5. Goalie and then-sophomore Emma Mintz was also key in the success over Quinnipiac, making seven saves in the game, six of which were in the final 30 minutes of play.

The Columbia-Quinnipiac game will be held at Quinnipiac Field Hockey and Lacrosse Turf and will begin at 4 p.m.