Women’s Club Lacrosse enters final four

Friday, April 18, 2008

The Final Four gets underway at Shenk Sports Complex this Saturday for the KU Women’s Club Lacrosse team.

The Jayhawks are undefeated in division play and are a top seed for the first time in the history of the program. KU will play teams from Arkansas, Washington University and Lindenwood in the weekend tournament. Team president Celie Wall, Greensboro, N.C., junior, said that this was the best team the program has had in its 11-year history.

“This group has always had a winning record,” Wall said. “I mean, 80 percent of the program’s wins have come over the last four years. It’s unbelievable how it’s all come together.”

The team plays in the Central Plains Women’s Lacrosse League, or CPWLL. It is a league that has been dominated by Lindenwood. The Lions have been the top team in the league the last five years and are looking strong once again. Like KU, they have not lost a game in division play all season. The potential meeting of the two No. 1 seeds in the league final looks to be a near certainty. Amy Goldfine, St. Louis Park, Minn., freshman, is confident that KU will be able to advance to the championship.

“The first game against Washington should be easy,” Goldfine said. “We are probably going to win that. It’s that second game that’s going to be tough.”

The KU Women’s Club Lacrosse team is making this weekend’s tournament its last hurrah of the season. The winner of the event advances to the national tournament. The KU team will not be able to attend even if it wins this weekend, as academic finals are scheduled for the same dates. With that in mind, the team views beating the defending champions as the best way to end the season. Wall said that each successive year had been the best year for the team. She said she hoped this year will be no exception.

— Edited by Jared Duncan

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