CARLISLE, Pa. – For the first time since the 2019 season the Dickinson women's lacrosse team is postseason bound as the sixth-seeded Red and White head to the Main Line on Wednesday evening for a Centennial Conference First Round matchup with the third-seeded Haverford College Fords.

Game Information
Opponents – Haverford College Fords
Date – Wednesday, May 1^st
Time – 5:00 pm
Location – Haverford, Pa. (Swan Field)
Media Links – Live Stats | Live Video | Tickets

Regular Season Meeting - #25 Fords 13, DEVILS 6
These same two teams met up in the conference opener for both schools on March 23rd in the middle of a driving rainstorm. With the field practically underwater Abby Geary tallied twice inside the opening four minutes, while Syd MacKeigan notched one as well to give DC a 3-2 edge. However, two late markers from the home side had them on top 4-3 after one. Sage Whiteside cashed in a feed from Geary to bring things level early in the second, but then the hosts went on a 7-1 run over the remainder of the second and the entire third period to open up a sizeable 11-5 advantage with 15 minutes left. Goals by Kylie McNamara and Brooke Epstein sandwiched a marker from Delaney Herbert to set the 13-6 final score.

Inside the Devils Den (10-6, 5-4 Centennial)
Schedule Overview
Dickinson began the season by splitting their first four games picking up wins over both Lebanon Valley (15-7) and Susquehanna (9-7), while dropping matchups to No. 25 Denison (10-17) and Catholic (10-15). The Red and White then ripped off four consecutive victories. First, taking down previously unbeaten Shenandoah (12-10) before grabbing a pair of wins over Spring Break in Florida against SUNY Geneseo (16-15 OT) and Ohio Wesleyan (13-6). Once they came back from the Sunshine State the Devils took down the Presidents of Washington & Jefferson College (14-7). Dickinson then suffered defeats in two of there next three games, before continuing their late season push towards the postseason with three straight wins over Swarthmore (13-11), Muhlenberg (12-11 OT) and McDaniel (18-14). Following setbacks to Washington (Md.) in overtime and nationally-ranked Franklin & Marshall, the Red and White clinched their spot on the final day of the season with an 18-10 win over Ursinus College in a "win and in" showdown.

Dominating Delaney
Junior attacker Delaney Herbert has had an outstanding season for the Devils leading the team in a variety of categories: goals (48), assists (20), shots (115), shots on goal (85) and free-position goals (18). She has recorded at least one goal in every game this season, including 13 multi-goal outbursts with a season-high six coming at home against Ursinus in the regular season finale which also put her over 100 for her career.

The Rest of the Attack
Five other members of the Red and White have 20-plus goals on the year with the duo of Bella Guckes and Emma Wynne tallying 32 and 30 respectively. Abby Geary (25) along with Liz Barroll and Sage Whiteside who have posted 20 each.

Sharers of the Rock
The quartet of Barroll, Geary, Herbert and Wynne have combined for 67 of 91 assists recorded by Dickinson on the season. Herbert paces the group with 20, followed by Barroll (19), Wynne (17) and Geary (11). Guckes lands just outside the double-digit group with nine.

Defensive Backbone
Dickinson has had multiple players supply a strong defensive effort all season as seven players have forced ten or more turnovers on the year. The unit is led by Izzy Hall who has a team-high 22 caused turnovers which ranks her seventh in the conference. Peyton VanDorpe sits second on the team and 13th in the conference within the same category at 18. Whitside and Caroline Pirone have notched 17 and 16 respectively, while the duo of Ali Broome and Herbert forced 14 apiece. Mia Seergae rounds out the group at 11.

Keepers of the Cage
VanDorpe has started every game between the pipes for the Devils posting a 9-6 record with a 12.15 goals-against average to go along with a .425 save percentage and a team-high 69 groundballs collected. So far this season she has posted five games with double-digit saves, including a season-high 14 in a road win at Muhlenberg on April 13th. Ella Marks and Sierra McLaughlin have also chipped in combining for six stops.

The Circle Report
The Devils have used a group of five different players to win a majority of their draw controls with Whitside claiming a team-high 67 which ranks her eighth in the conference. Faith Parker is next at 44 followed by, Herbert (37), Pirone (27) and Emma Norton (12).

Scouting the Fords (11-5, 6-2 Centennial)
Haverford enters Wednesday's semifinal as the 23rd-ranked team in the nation and enter on a two-game winning streak with victories over Moravian (22-12) and Swarthmore (9-7). The Fords are led by a large group of double-digit goal scorers headed up by Brooke Epstein with 56, followed by Tiffany Mikulis (38), Kylie McNamara (23), Abby Bonner (14), Ellie Hughes and Kylie Kearon (13) as well as Daniela Martini (10). Defensively, five players have forced ten-plus turnovers. The pair of Eva Baumann and Lizzie Healy recording 27 and 22 respectively. At the draw circle, Dickinson will have to slow down the McNamara and Mikulis tandem as they have combined for 101 wins so far this season. Lizzie Symonds has been the keeper of the crease for the Fords closing out the regular season with a 10.12 goals-against average and a .457 save percentage with a 9-5 record. Annie Bravacos, also made three starts finishing with a 2-0 record on a 10.05 GAA and a .375 save percentage. Kate Wertman is in her seventh season at the helm of the Fords program.

On Deck
The winner of this game will advance to Friday's conference semifinals. A Fords win sends them to second-seeded Franklin & Marshall, while a triumph for the Red and White sets up a matchup with the top-seed Gettysburg.