CONWAY – The Coastal Carolina women's lacrosse team will wrap-up a five-game homestand when it host ASUN opponents Howard (Friday, March 29) and Liberty (Sunday, March 31) this weekend at Brooks Stadium. Coastal will be hosting the Lax-4 Life game on March 31 against the Flames.
 
Lax-4 Life is a national lacrosse campaign to provide and support programs geared toward adolescent and young adult suicide prevention awareness. The goals for Lax-4 Life; raise awareness for suicide prevention, erase the stigma associated with suicide and depression, educate parents, coaches, students, and the community about the warning signs and issues associated with suicide, understanding and assisting students with the pressures of life in high school and college, provide resources and outlets for those dealing with depression, bullying or suicidal thoughts, and help aid those left behind after a suicide.
 
The Chanticleers will look to remain undefeated while playing at Brooks Stadium in 2019 and improve on their 6-2 overall record and 1-0 conference record while Howard (0-5, 0-1 ASUN) is hunting for its first victory on the season.
 
CCU holds a 3-0 all-time record against HU. The last time out against Howard, the Chants picked up a 20-2 win in the nation's capital in 2018.
 
The Chants hold a 3-3 overall record against ASUN newcomer Liberty (9-2, 2-0 ASUN) who is off to a hot start this season. CCU grabbed a 9-8 victory over LU on the campus of Coastal Carolina in the two teams' last meeting back in 2016.
 
Coastal beat first-year program Kent State 19-2 last Tuesday, March 26 with a stout Chanticleer defense that forced 21 turnovers and limited the Golden Flashes to just eight shots on the day. Senior goalkeeper Harley Barrett picked up her 400th career save adding to her CCU career saves lead. A hat-trick of hat-tricks led the offense, as Madeline Bromley, Haley Alexander, and Megan Busch all tallied three goals each in the win.
 
On the season, Alexander leads the Chants offensive attack with 24 goals and eight assists for 32 points followed by Samantha Courtemanche with 28 points on 18 goals and 10 assists, while defensively Barrett has 68 stops and picked up 15 ground balls. Megan Kilpatrick (14 caused turnovers and eight ground balls) and Emily D'Orsaneo (10 caused turnovers and 18 ground balls) anchor a defense allowing 10 goals per game.
 
The Bison's last time out was a 24-3 loss to the ASUN's Jacksonville Dolphins. Jillian Jones led Howard's offense with two goals, while Sydney Saunders found the back of the net for the third tally. Defensively, HU only caused four turnovers with Andrea Fievre, Bernadette Nwoye, Marquia Walker and Saunders each getting credit for one each.
 
For the season, Jones leads the Bison offense with nine points on eight goals and one assist and Lailah Robey with six goals and one assist for seven points. Defensively, Fievre has been credited with 29 saves and allowed 75 goals while Lauren Smith has forced five turnovers.
 
Liberty defeated Stetson 21-6 in its last outing. Jenna Joyal led the Flames offense with six points with three goals and three assists while Carly White added two goals and three assists for five points. Katherin Widrick picked up the win while making five saves, while the defense caused eight turnovers with Sarah Steenson getting two.
 
On the season, Liberty is perfect on the road. White leads the offense with 43 points (25 goals and 18 assists), Kayla Foster with 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points, while Joyal has totaled 25 points on 20 goals and five assists. The Flames defense is held down by Widrick with 88 saves for an 8.13 save percentage while midfielder Brianna McCaffrey has caused 40 turnovers and scooped 32 ground balls.

Howard: Live Stats, ESPN+
Liberty: Live Stats
 
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