Women's Lacrosse To Host NCAA First Round

On Wednesday, May 11th the CMS Athenas will be hosting fellow SCIAC member the University of Redlands Bulldogs in the first round of the Division III Women's Lacrosse Championships.  The Athenas earned a Pool B bid with a 15-2 record, going undefeated in the West Region and winning their second straight SCIAC Championship (10-0). The Athenas are led statistically by senior Sarah Dick (67 goals, 17 assists) and sophomore Madi Shove (68 goals). This marks the fifth straight NCAA berth by the Athenas and their third time hosting.

The Bulldogs earned a Pool C bid with a 13-4 record.  Redlands finished 10-4 in West Region play and 5-4 in SCIAC.  This is the team's first appearance in the NCAA Championships.  The Bulldogs are led statistically by sophomores Aimee Dewan (52 goals) and Crystal Painter (34 goals, 28 assists), senior Christy Smith (44 goals) and freshman KK McCaslin (42 goals).

The Athenas and Bulldogs have played twice this season.  CMS won at Redlands 17-16 on March 30 and won at home 18-7 on April 9.  The teams have only two common opponents outside of SCIAC play - Berry College and University of Puget Sound.  Redlands won at Berry 17-7 on March 2 and CMS beat Berry by the same score in Orlando, FL on March 16.  CMS beat UPS 16-5 at home on March 12 and Redlands beat UPS 21-5 at home on March 15.  CMS was 7-0 against the other three SCIAC schools while Redlands was 5-2.

The winner of this game will face the winner of Wednesday's Adrian College @ Gettysburg College game on Saturday, May 14.  Game site and time has yet to be determined.

This game will mark only the third time that an NCAA tournament lacrosse game has been played in the state of California. The draw is set to go at 3:00 in Claremont at the Pomona lower field.  Entrance to the game will be through the gate along Mills Avenue by the south end of the Pomona track.  Admission will be charged: $3 general admission and $2 for students w/ID/seniors/children.