Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates

The Texas Women's Lacrosse League Championship Tournament will take place at the Caven Lacrosse & Sports Center in Austin, Texas, this Saturday, April 18. The Division II tournament begins at 8:30 a.m., while the Division I tournament begins at 2 p.m.

Good luck to all teams!

After a wild month off from game play due to freezing weather in North Texas, difficulty in rescheduling delayed games, & rainy weather closing practice fields the LSU Women’s Lacrosse Team is heading to South Central Texas for a “make it or break it” road trip.

After Trinity & St. Edward’s cancelled their seasons early in February along with last month’s UNT game being unable to be rescheduled-the Tigers are playing their final 2 conference division games of 2015.
Saturday at 3pm in College Station LSU will take on #18 TCU in a rescheduled game from last month. TCU will be taking on Division 1 Texas A&M at 1pm in a previously scheduled contest. The LSU vs. TCU game will be a crucial one for the Lady Tigers who are currently 3-0 overall, 1-0 in division play, & ranked #16.

Sunday morning at 11am the Purple & Gold will square off against #25 Texas State, who will be celebrating their Senior Day, in San Marcos. Texas State will come in to the contest with a record of 4-2, 2-2. After Sunday’s game, LSU will have to sit back & watch the final 2 weekends of the TWLL season unfold as they are idle due to Spring Break. Every other team in the conference had their respective Spring Breaks earlier in the month.

2015 brings a new playoff breakdown for the TWLL than in seasons past. This year, there are 2 divisions in the conference for the 1st time & the Top 4 teams from each division will qualify for the TWLL Conference Tournament in Austin, TX at the University of Texas. #1 will face #4 & #2 will challenge #3 in their respective divisions with the winners battling it out for their division’s Conference Championship & the AQ to the WCLA National Championship Tournament in Virginia Beach, VA. The losers from the semifinals will play for 3rd place. There will not be any cross divisional games.

Going into the weekend both LSU & SMU are undefeated in division play at 1-0 & 3-0, respectively. With TCU sitting at 1-1, Texas State at 2-2, North Texas at 1-1, & Texas Tech at 0-1 with SMU, TCU, & UNT left to play. Sam Houston State is 1-3, mathematically eliminated from the postseason.

Should the Lady Tigers emerge 2-0 on the road trip then they are a lock for either a tie for #1 with SMU or default to #2 given the strength of schedule. In the event the Lady Tigers split the weekend, there is a chance for a #3 or #4 seed depending on how the divison season unfolds. If the Tigers drop both contests then they will simply have to wait & see how their division opponents finish up to find out if they are out or in.

Be sure to keep up with all the Lady Tigers Lacrosse action this weekend via their Twitter as they intend to Live Tweet game updates throughout the games. You can follow the team: @LSUWomensLax

Your Lady Tigers Lacrosse Team resume their 2015 season on Saturday February 21st as the Sam Houston State Lady Bearcats (1-4) & Houston Lady Cougars (0-2) lacrosse programs come to Baton Rouge for a couple of games each to be played out at the LSU UREC Fields. Located off of River Rd, just down from Alex Box Stadium – parking & admission for the games is free, as always.
The Lady Tigers are looking to continue a strong showing for the season on the heels of their 12-6 win over D1 Texas Women’s Lacrosse League (TWLL) conference opponent Baylor Lady Bears & a 10-10 tie in exhibition play against neighboring foe Tulane. The postseason hangs in the balance for the purple & gold as there are 4 divisional games remaining on the schedule. At this point in time, it appears that all roads lead to undefeated SMU for the 2nd place D2 TWLL qualifier.
At 10am the Tigers & Bearcats will face off in a D2 TWLL conference matchup with post season play looming in the balance. Sam Houston State comes to town led by Head Coach Allisa Blanton, an alumnus of the school & team. After opening their 2015 campaign with a 14-7 win over now inactive Trinity Lady Tigers the Bearcats have suffered 4 losses in a row, 2 to D1 TWLL opponents & 2 to D2 TWLL opponents.
At high noon Sam Houston & Houston will square off as each will look to improve upon their records in TWLL play. Last season, the Lady Cougars earned the victory in a tight 13-11 final over the Lady Bearcats in the 1st contest between the 2 programs in TWLL action.
Houston makes their way to Baton Rouge looking to find a W in their TWLL season after 2 losses to D2 SMU & TCU on Sunday February 15th. Led by Head Coach Collin Palomares the Cougars are looking to improve on their 1-3 record in 2014.
Then at 2pm, LSU & Houston will conclude the day of games. The Lady Tigers traveled to Houston last season coming away with the 17-8 victory in their 1st ever matchup against the Lady Cougars. The Lady Tigers are led in scoring by 3 juniors on offense: Taylor Reeves (Boston, MA) with 4 goals, Emily Sullivan (Long Island, NY) & Reese Gassie (Leonardtown, MD) have notched 3 goals each. Look for the entire LSU offense to continue to put up solid game numbers this weekend. Junior goalie Kaci Rogers (Winnfield, LA) has put up a 60% save marking in the game vs. Baylor.

You can follow all the LSU Women’s Lacrosse action via GeauxLax, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & the Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association website all season long:
http://www.geauxlax.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/LSU-Womens-Lacrosse-Club/219975431350011
https://twitter.com/lsuwomenslax
http://instagram.com/lsuwomenslax/
http://www.wcla.us/page/show/1500649?subseason=196611&tab=content