Women’s Lacrosse Heads to Duquesne – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/10/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
April 10, 2001
%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State women’s lacrosse team (6-4) travels to Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, to face a fiery hot Duquesne team which has won nine straight. The Buckeyes then return home hosting Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. Sunday at the friendly confines of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.%^$
%^$Last Time
%^$The Buckeyes split (1-1) last week, when they battled Temple and Lehigh on the road. On Friday, OSU was defeated, 15-7, by head coach Sue Stimmels alma mater Temple. The Buckeyes could never regroup from a 6-3 halftime deficit. Temple then went on to out score OSU in the second half 9-4. OSU was led by Lauren Cochran who posted a hat trick while Megan Mirick notched two goals.%^$
%^$Sunday, the Buckeyes bounced back after the Temple defeat by smashing Lehigh, 14-4. The Buckeyes used two three-goal runs in both halves to bury Lehigh. OSU was led by Megan Mirick and Tracey Bounds who each scored a hat trick. Shannon Wilson also chipped in with two goals and two assists Megan Barnett helped shut down the Lehigh attack by stopping 15 shots on the day.%^$
%^$OSU’s Captain
%^$Taking the captain honors this season is senior Celeste Cianfrani. She was the team’s leading point scorer last season with 46 points on 25 goals and 21 assists.%^$
%^$The Coach
%^$Coach Sue Stimmel is entering her sixth season as head women’s lacrosse coach at Ohio State. She has compiled a 36-33 mark in her five years.%^$
%^$In the program’s first year as a varsity sport, Stimmel led OSU to a respectable 5-5 record. During her five-year tenure, Buckeye lacrosse players have gained academic all-conference honors 25 times and have been OSU Scholar-Athletes 49 times.%^$
%^$Stimmel came to Ohio State from Denison University, where she guided the Big Red to a 76-24 record during her career.%^$
%^$A 1984 graduate of Temple University, Stimmel received her degree in mathematics. She was a four-year starter and a member of Temple’s national championship teams in 1982 and 1984. She was named Regional All-American and was invited to the U.S. Olympic trials.%^$
%^$Scouting Duquesne
%^$The Lady Dukes have won nine straight games. Duquesne is 9-1 overall and 2-0 in Atlantic-10 play. They notched their ninth win over La Salle, 12-11. Kristin Harner paced the Dukes with four goals while Meghan Hungate added three of her own.%^$
%^$Lady Dukes’ Coach
%^$Kim Eldridge was hired in 1996 as the head coach of Duquene’s inaugural season. In the programs four year history, Eldridge has posted a 31-32 overall record. Prior to WMU, she had a brief stint as an assistant coach at Randolph Macon College. A 1993 graduate of William and Mary, she was an All-South First Team honoree and an All-Colonial Athletic Association as a senior. She also played field hockey at WMU.%^$
%^$The Series
%^$Ohio State leads the series 4-0. Last season, the Buckeyes defeated the Lady Dukes 19-3. Tracey Bounds, Megan Mirick and Lauren Cochran all netted four goals apeice for the Buckeyes.%^$
%^$Scouting Virginia Tech
%^$Virginia Tech goes into weekend with a 4-5 record overall. The Hokies were defeated last weekend by No. 16 George Mason, 16-14. Kellyn Hentz lead Virginia Tech in scoring with four goals and two assists.%^$
%^$Hokies’ Coach
%^$Brooke Martin is in her fourth season as the head coach of Virginia Tech. As a student at Virginia Tech, Martin was a lacrosse team captain in 1995 and 1996. Before joining the Virginia Tech coaching staff Martin was head coach for Victoria’s junior and senior state teams in Australia.%^$
%^$The Series
%^$The Buckeyes trail in the series 0-5. Last season Ohio State was defeated by Virginia Tech, 10-13.%^$
%^$Next Up
%^$Next week Ohio State plays host to Vanderbilt University on April 20. The Buckeyes then travel to Notre Dame on April 25.
