Benedictine Women's Lacrosse opens up the postseason today at 5 p.m. with a home semifinal game in the Heart Championship.
The Ravens enter their sixth postseason in program history as the No. 1 seed in the first-ever Heart tournament as they host No. 4 seed Culver-Stockton College on Legacy Field at 5 p.m.
Benedictine enters the game with an overall record of 8-3 while Culver-Stockton enters at 6-6. In their regular-season meeting this season, Benedictine earned a 20-10 win over the Wildcats in Canton, Mo.
This year's Heart Semifinals marks the second-ever meeting between the two schools in a conference tournament. Benedictine hosted Culver-Stockton in the 2021 KCAC Championship Quarterfinals on April 17 where the Ravens earned a 27-1 win.
Benedictine enters the postseason with an overall conference tournament record of 12-1 with their lone loss coming in the 2017 KCAC Tournament Championship when Ottawa University beat them 10-9. Culver-Stockton is making its third overall conference tournament appearance and is 0-2. They suffered a 17-2 loss to St. Ambrose University last season in the KCAC Tournament Quarterfinals.
Team Stats Comparison:
Goals: Benedictine 173, Culver-Stockton 126
Goals per Game: Benedictine 17.3, Culver-Stockton 10.5
Shots per Game: Benedictine 32.5, Culver-Stockton 27.8
Assists: Benedictine 67, Culver-Stockton 42
Draw Controls: Benedictine 195, Culver-Stockton 122
Groundballs: Benedictine 185, Culver-Stockton 273
Caused Turnovers: Benedictine 84, Culver-Stockton 93
Turnovers: Benedictine 149, Culver-Stockton 167
Saves: Benedictine 76, Culver-Stockton 101
Goals Against Average: Benedictine 8.6, Culver-Stockton 11.2
Individual Leaders:
Goals: K. Moore 46, Benedictine. S. Vomund 33, Culver-Stockton
Assists: G. Simonson 28, Benedictine. M. Nevarez 12, Culver-Stockton
Draw Controls: K. Moore 115, Benedictine. A. Lopez, S. Vomund 33, Culver-Stockton
Caused Turnovers: K. Moore 17, Benedictine. A. Lopez 13, Culver-Stockton
Saves: G. Stalletti 62, Benedictine. J. Vervynck 97, Culver-Stockton
GAA: M. Owen 8.59, Benedictine. J. Vervynck 11.16, Culver-Stockton
Up Next: The Heart Championship Game is slated for Saturday at the campus site of the higher-seeded team in the pairing.
