Women's Lacrosse | 2/15/2019 3:27:00 PM

WHO: George Mason at William & Mary
WHEN: Saturday, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Martin Family Stadium, Williamsburg, Va.
RECORDS: Mason (0-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10); William & Mary (0-0, 0-0 CAA)
SERIES RECORD: Mason leads 17-8
LAST MEETING: Mason defeated William & Mary 13-5 on March 10, 2018 in Fairfax, Va.
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SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY
The Tribe opens their season at home on Saturday against the Patriots. William & Mary went 4-12 last year, with an 0-5 mark in CAA play. Sophomore Sophie Kopec is back as the team's top returning scorer after she netted 15 goals and four assists last year. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Mason holds a 17-8 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to Mason's first year as a program in 1994. The Patriots have won each of the meetings the last two years, including a 17-8 victory on March 10, 2018 in Fairfax in which Chachi Kelehan scored four goals and dished out an assist. 
 
BALSAMA NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Deanna Balsama earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors after her first collegiate start in a season-opening loss at No. 2 Maryland last Saturday. The attacker from Sewell, N.J., scored twice, including the game's first two goals, and won a draw control in her collegiate debut. 
 
TEAM CAPTAINS
Seniors Chachi Kelehan and Rachel Woods were chosen as team captains before the season. Kelehan, an attacker from Ellicott City, Md., ranks third at Mason in all-time points (179), fourth in goals (127) and sixth in assists (52). Woods, a defender from Longmeadow, Mass., is a three-year starter who ranked third on the team last year with 14 caused turnovers.
 
SEASON PROSPECTUS
The Patriots return seven starters and 18 letterwinners from a 2018 team that went 11-7, finished fourth in the Atlantic 10 and reached the conference tournament for the fourth straight year. A-10 Rookie of the Year Erin Donoghue returns after a breakthrough season in which she became the first Mason freshman to earn All-Conference First Team honors. The midfielder ranked second on the team in goals (44), points (51), draw controls (86) and ground balls (29). 
 
Mason also brings back top scorer and A-10 All-Conference Second Team selection Chachi Kelehan. The senior captain from Ellicott City, Md., led the team with 52 goals and a school-record 76 points in addition to 24 assists, which ranked second on the team. Junior goalkeeper Melissa Semkiw prepares for her third season in the net. The native of Frederick, Md., posted a record of 9-6 with 154 saves, a save percentage of .503 and a 9.93 goals against average.
 
TEAM CAPTAINS
Seniors Chachi Kelehan and Rachel Woods were chosen as team captains before the season. Kelehan, an attacker from Ellicott City, Md., ranks third at Mason in all-time points (179), fourth in goals (127) and sixth in assists (52). Woods, a defender from Longmeadow, Mass., is a three-year starter who ranked third on the team last year with 14 caused turnovers.