University of Richmond Athletics
Women’s Lacrosse Ranked No. 10 in US Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Poll
01/06/2021 | Women's Lacrosse
Richmond, Va. – The University of Richmond women's lacrosse program gets the 2021 season rolling nationally ranked, landing at No. 10 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Poll announced Wednesday.
The Spiders look to build off the momentum of a 7-0 record in the shortened 2020 season and national rankings in all three major polls, including No. 10 in Maverik/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, and No. 13 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Magazine Top-20.
Richmond's offense returns with 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List honoree Sam Geiersbach (West Babylon, N.J.), who paced the squad with 45 points with 22 goals and 23 assists. Attack Arden Tierney (Port Washington, N.Y.), led the team with 60 draw controls and was second in the nation among goal-scoring freshmen with a team high 24 goals. Transfer Nicole Concannon (Syosset, N.Y.) made an immediate impact with 15 goals and seven assists.
The Spiders' midfielder corps sees the return of Madison Ostrick (Medford, N.Y.), Sophia DiCenso (Foxboro, Mass.), Lindsey Frank (Ganesvoort, N.Y.) and Marina Miller (Wexford, P.A.). Frank paced the group with 26 draw controls, 14 assists and 10 goals while fellow sophomore DiCenso chipped in 16 draw controls, 13 ground balls and seven goals. Ostrick tallied 13 points with 10 goals and three assists and Miller tallied 11 goals and five assists with nine ground balls.
Richmond's defense is again led by goalkeeper Megan Gianforte (Brielle, N.J.), 2020 Preseason All-Atlantic 10 honoree Brittney Wright (Moorestown, N.J.) and junior Caroline Atkinson (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y). Gianforte held opponents to a goal against average of 7.57, the sixth-best in the country. Gianforte finished fourth in the nation with a 7.69 goals-against average, corralled 45 saves while causing seven turnovers and picking up a team-leading 24 ground balls. Wright tallied nine ground balls while Atkinson picked up two.
NIKE / US LACROSSE
DIVISION I WOMEN'S PRESEASON TOP 20
1. North Carolina
2. Notre Dame
3. Loyola
4. Syracuse
5. Stony Brook
6. Northwestern
7. Florida
8. Maryland
9. Michigan
10. Richmond
11. Penn
12. Denver
13. James Madison
14. USC
15. Duke
16. Dartmouth
17. Boston College
18. Virginia
19. UMass
20. Virginia Tech
Also considered (alphabetical order): Colorado, Hofstra, Navy, Penn State, Stanford
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The Spiders look to build off the momentum of a 7-0 record in the shortened 2020 season and national rankings in all three major polls, including No. 10 in Maverik/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, and No. 13 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Magazine Top-20.
Richmond's offense returns with 2020 Tewaaraton Award Watch List honoree Sam Geiersbach (West Babylon, N.J.), who paced the squad with 45 points with 22 goals and 23 assists. Attack Arden Tierney (Port Washington, N.Y.), led the team with 60 draw controls and was second in the nation among goal-scoring freshmen with a team high 24 goals. Transfer Nicole Concannon (Syosset, N.Y.) made an immediate impact with 15 goals and seven assists.
The Spiders' midfielder corps sees the return of Madison Ostrick (Medford, N.Y.), Sophia DiCenso (Foxboro, Mass.), Lindsey Frank (Ganesvoort, N.Y.) and Marina Miller (Wexford, P.A.). Frank paced the group with 26 draw controls, 14 assists and 10 goals while fellow sophomore DiCenso chipped in 16 draw controls, 13 ground balls and seven goals. Ostrick tallied 13 points with 10 goals and three assists and Miller tallied 11 goals and five assists with nine ground balls.
Richmond's defense is again led by goalkeeper Megan Gianforte (Brielle, N.J.), 2020 Preseason All-Atlantic 10 honoree Brittney Wright (Moorestown, N.J.) and junior Caroline Atkinson (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y). Gianforte held opponents to a goal against average of 7.57, the sixth-best in the country. Gianforte finished fourth in the nation with a 7.69 goals-against average, corralled 45 saves while causing seven turnovers and picking up a team-leading 24 ground balls. Wright tallied nine ground balls while Atkinson picked up two.
NIKE / US LACROSSE
DIVISION I WOMEN'S PRESEASON TOP 20
1. North Carolina
2. Notre Dame
3. Loyola
4. Syracuse
5. Stony Brook
6. Northwestern
7. Florida
8. Maryland
9. Michigan
10. Richmond
11. Penn
12. Denver
13. James Madison
14. USC
15. Duke
16. Dartmouth
17. Boston College
18. Virginia
19. UMass
20. Virginia Tech
Also considered (alphabetical order): Colorado, Hofstra, Navy, Penn State, Stanford
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