Towson, MD - Two days after its monumental 13-9 victory over Mercer in NCAA preliminary round play, the Northeast Conference (NEC) champion Wagner women's lacrosse team travels to Towson University for a Friday, 3:00 p.m. first round matchup vs. the Tigers.
History was made in Thursday's win over Mercer as NEC Rookie of the Year
Ally Alliegro had a hat trick, to go with four assists, while fellow freshman midfielder
Erin Kerstetter, junior attack
Marjorie Dehm, and sophomore attack
Stephanie Falcone, added two goals each in leading Wagner victory.
The win over Mercer added to the Seahawks' single-season program record for victories as Wagner improved its overall record to 14-5. The previous record for victories in a season was 11, held by the 2006 (11-6) and 2014 teams (11-7).
Towson, which competes in the talent-rich Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), is making its 10
th NCAA appearance and third straight. The winner of the Wagner-Towson game will advance to the second round on Sunday, May 13 against the winner of Friday's contest vs. Northwestern and Richmond.
In addition to recording the first NCAA win in program history, the 2018 Seahawks became the fourth Wagner team ever, and second in as many days, to win an NCAA playoff game. On Tuesday, the women's water polo team defeated UC San Diego, the same team the Green & White knocked off in the 2017 NCAA Championship. The fourth team in Wagner history to ever claim an NCAA playoff win was the 2012 Seahawk football team, which defeated Colgate in a first-round game.
For the six seniors on this 2018 NEC championship team, Thursday's NCAA win was the 40th in their respective careers, which is a senior class program record. The previous record for wins by a senior class was 37, held by the 2017 Seahawks.
