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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Lacrosse: The 2019 women's lacrosse season begins this weekend for Lourdes University in Belleville, Ill.  The Gray Wolves open their sixth season of intercollegiate lacrosse on Saturday afternoon with a neutral site contest against Missouri Valley before facing host Lindenwood-Belleville in a Sunday matinee.

Head Coach Alyssa Shaver: In her second season on the Lourdes bench, Alyssa Shaver has an 8-7 (.533) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves and as well as a collegiate head coach.  She is just the second head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes has never previously met Missouri Valley or Lindenwood-Belleville on the field in women's lacrosse.

Wrapping Up Last Season: Lourdes finished the 2018 campaign with an 8-7 record overall and a 2-4 mark in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play.  The Gray Wolves finished in fifth place in the league standings.  Hannah Cullis was a First Team All-WHAC honoree while Shelby Kellar, Kiley Ketteman, Alyssa Lon, Tiara Reed, and Anna Zofchak all garnered Second Team All-WHAC accolades.

Scouting Missouri Valley: The Vikings finished the 2018 campaign with an 8-5 record overall and a 6-1 mark in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, falling in the tournament semifinals to Ottawa (Kan.).  Missouri Valley returns just seven players from last year's squad.  Payge Farewell led the Vikings with 33 goals and 38 total points while Jordan Anderson added 23 goals and 12 assists.  Jacie Willison returns in goal for Missouri Valley after posting an 11.14 goals against average and a .402 save percentage in 2018.

Scouting Lindenwood-Belleville: The Lynx went 1-11 as an independent in 2018.  Lindenwood-Belleville returns eight players from last year's squad.  Sydnee Horneker is the team's top returning scorer, having tallied eight goals and 10 total points.  Gabriella Campbell also recorded 10 points with seven goals.  In goal, Cassidy Mundwiller played a majority of the minutes, posting a 16.27 goals against average and a .417 save percentage.

Lourdes in Season Openers: Lourdes is 2-3 all-time in season openers after defeating Cleary 22-10 on the road to open the 2018 season.  The Gray Wolves' only other season-opening victory came in 2016, a 12-7 triumph at Pikeville. The only other opener the Gray Wolves played on a neutral site came in 2017, a 12-11 double-overtime loss to Columbia (S.C.) in Ave Maria, Fla.

An Experienced Roster: Lourdes has nine players returning that saw action for the Gray Wolves in 2018.  Brianna Budd, Brandy Lowery, and Anna Zofchak are the team's lone seniors.  Lourdes added five true freshmen to its roster while Lexi Hunt sat out last year as a redshirt.

New Look to the WHAC: The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference has added three new members to its women's lacrosse lineup this season.  Cleary has joined the conference as a full-time member while Rochester (Mich.) has added the sport for the first time.  In addition, Bethel (Ind.) has joined the WHAC as an affiliate member.  All 10 schools will play a nine-game league slate in 2019.

Top Returnees: Tiara Reed enters her junior season second in program history with 80 goals and 91 total points.  Reed also ranks third with 11 all-time assists and is fourth with 85 ground balls.  She is the top active player with 33 draw controls as well.  Ashley Hunt ranks fourth on the points list with 58 and is fifth all-time with 45 goals while ranking second with 13 assists.  Anna Zofchak is eighth on the career list with 56 ground balls.

A New Look in Goal: After Kiley Ketteman patrolled the goalmouth for the Gray Wolves the last four seasons, Lourdes will have its first new goalie since 2015 this year.  Freshman Jacque Pappadakes will take over the goalkeeping duties for the Gray Wolves in 2019.

This and That: Anna Zofchak is sixth in program history with 47 games played while Brianna Budd ranks eighth having appeared in 46 contests ... Zofchak and Budd rank fourth and fifth all-time in starts with 46 and 45 respectively ... 2018 marked the first season Lourdes opened a campaign with a 2-0 record ... the Gray Wolves are 2-4 all-time in neutral site games and 15-30 all-time on the road.