The top-seeded University of Redlands women's lacrosse team welcomes the No. 3 Chapman University Panthers to Farquhar Field on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the final game of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championship Tournament.
General admission to Saturday's game is $5. SCIAC personnel and students are free with current school ID. Children 12 years of age and under are also admitted for free.
No pets are allowed at the field.
In addition, fans may follow the excitement through live stats and video streaming.
Earlier this season, the Bulldogs took both games against Chapman, winning on Feb. 16 by a score of 12-10 and then cruising to a 15-8 victory on April 13.
Redlands (14-4, 10-1 SCIAC) advanced to the final with a solid 17-7 victory over Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in last week's semifinal contest. Amid two very different halves, the Bulldogs garnered a 13-6 halftime advantage before controlling the pace of play and maintaining possession in a defensive-heavy second stanza.
Against the Sagehens, freshman midfielder Stephanie Garrett (San Diego, CA) led the offensive onslaught with four goals and two assists, while junior midfielder KK McCaslin (Portland, OR) added three goals and two assists.
Defensively, the Bulldogs gained 10 saves from graduate student goalkeeper Ana Martinez (Pleasanton, CA), including six in the second stanza. Sophomore midfielder Robin Taylor (Poway, CA) provided two important caused turnovers and four ground balls.
On the season, junior midfielder Jacky Craycraft (Trabuco Canyon, CA) leads the Maroon and Gray with 55 goals and 14 assists, with 40 of her 69 points coming in SCIAC action.
Overall, Martinez has racked up 112 saves in more than 1000 minutes of competition between the pipes.
Competing as a first-year member of the SCIAC, Chapman (14-5, 7-4 SCIAC) became a finalist by stunning No. 2 Occidental College in an exciting comeback victory in last week's semifinal game. Trailing by a score of 9-10 with 16:15 left in the second stanza, the Panther defense smothered the Tigers and held them scoreless for the remainder of the game, while the Chapman offense rattled off four straight goals.
Highlighted by her contributions on three of the team's final four scores, Abbey Messmer led the charge with four netters and two assists during that exciting game.
On the season, the Panthers rely on a versatile attack with three players boasting 50 or more points. Kelsey Mackin leads the trio with 52 goals and six assists while recording nearly half during SCIAC games.
Anjali Thota patrols the Panther cage, amassing 122 saves during 860 minutes of action thus far.
The SCIAC Championship Tournament is part of the regular season for women's lacrosse, with each round providing points to determine the 2013 SCIAC Champion. The teams each gain one point for a win during head-to-head competition, and then one point for a first-round win, three points for a semifinal win, two points for a semifinal loss, five points for a final win, and four points for a final loss.
