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Madeleine Brownsey and Wilkes will play for the Freedom Conference championship on Saturday

WILKES WOMEN’S LACROSSE MAKING FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE IN FREEDOM TITLE MATCH SATURDAY

5/2/2014 1:50:00 PM

WILKES WOMEN'S LACROSSE MAKING FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE IN FREEDOM TITLE MATCH SATURDAY

EDWARDSVILLE – Fresh-off its 26-19 Freedom semifinal victory over third seeded Misericordia on Thursday, the Wilkes University women's lacrosse team looks to bring home the program's first-ever Freedom title when it travels to top seeded Arcadia University Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in the Freedom Conference championship match.

Fans can follow the action through live stats and live video courtesy of Arcadia University below.

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Wilkes is enjoying its finest season in school history standing 13-2 overall following Thursday's semifinal win, also the program's first postseason victory. The championship game features the league's top two teams as Arcadia stands 17-1 on the season and finished a perfect 6-0 in conference play on way to the top seed.

In the only meeting between the two teams earlier this season, Arcadia posted a 19-3 victory at Easton Field behind eight goals and one assist from Haylee Molloy. The three goals was the lowest total for Wilkes this season as the Lady Colonels have averaged a program-best 18.4 goals per-game this season.

Wilkes will rely heavily on its four-player attack with first team All-Freedom midfielder Carley Smith (York, PA/Dallastown) leading the way with 103 points on 54 goals and 49 assists. Gabby Ford (Elmont, NY/Sewanhaka) (88 points), Madeleine Brownsey (Glenside, PA/St. Basil Academy) (74 points) and Tori Kerr (Beacon, NY/Beacon) (69 points) are all dangerous in the attacking zone for the Lady Colonels.

Arcadia features a balanced attack as eight players have posted 20+ points on the season for the Knights. Jenna Crothers and Molloy lead the way with 104 points and 67 points respectively on the season.

Winner of the match will await word on an NCAA Championship berth that will begin later next week.

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