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Saturday May 1st, 2010 - Women's Lacrosse takes on the Pioneers of C.W. Post as they look to continue their win streak. It is the last home game for the lacrosse team. Also it is anticipated to be a sold out crowd as it is their biggest rival as well as Alumni Day, so get there early to get your seat to view one of the season's most anticipated games. Game time is 4pm. See you there!

Saturday May 1st, 2010 - Softball has a game but it is away at Merrimack College in Andover, MA. If you see any of the girls walking around campus make sure you show your support and wish them luck as they look forward to the upcoming NE-10 tournament.

Saturday May 1st, 2010 - Track and Field are competing in the NE-10 championship this Saturday at Stonehill College. The girls have been working hard for this and are coming off a strong performance from the last tournament. Good luck girls!

Make sure you show your support for all these girls and show your Adelphi Pride by coming out and cheering them on as they look to finish up their seasons. Good luck! You've done AU proud!

Shut Out

The Adelphi Women's Lacrosse team gets their first shut out of the season this past Saturday, April 10, 2010 against St. Michaels College. Improving to 10-0, this marks the first shut out since March 1, 2009 against American International College. Although they beat their opponents by a large margin, which is a rarity in lacrosse, a shut out is something to be proud of.

The Names Fitz

Fitzpatrick, #31, in goal

Photo Courtesy of Caitlin Fitzpatrick

The Women's Lacrosse team knows how to score goals. Winning by an average of 13 goals this season, it just shows that their offense can get the job done. But what people forget is there has to be someone stopping the other team from scoring just as many goals and that's where Caitlin Fitzpatrick comes in.

Coming off an undefeated season and having a national championship to defend offers a hard task for the Lady Panthers and Fitzpatrick, also known around campus as Fitz. Defending a national championship may be hard, but as Fitz says, its a gold the team is determined to accomplish.

"Our goal for the season is to remain undefeated and win another national championship. Simple as that. We have had the idea instilled in us by the coaching staff that anything less than a national championship and our overall season is a failure."

Their is a big target on their back. There is a lot of pressure for them to preform every single game to the highest level possible and as Fitz points out back to back national championships has never been done before, and no opponent will let it come easy.

"We are the 'big game' on everyone's schedule. Who wouldnt want a chance to take out the defending champs? They are not just going to lay down and hand us a win- we have to fight for every groundball, faceoff possession, save, and goal. No one in Division II has won a women's lacrosse championship back to back- we hope to change that this year."

Starting in goal for the Panthers, Fitz's job is to make sure that for every goal they score, she stops a shoot from the other team. She seems to be doing this job pretty well, to say the least. Earning her second week honor this season, NE-10 Goalie of the Week, Fitz feels each one is special.

"Each one of theses awards is special. It forces me to work hard each and every game to continue playing at my best. There are a lot of good goalies in the NE-10 so I see each of them as an honor. The award also reflects how well the defense plays because they help force the attackers to where we want them to shoot from."

Finally, Fitz points out that none of this would be possible without their coach, who instills a great work ethic in his players.

"He knows when we are working at our highest level and trying hard or just 'going through the motions'- he is not afraid to call us out. We are taught that if you practice at a high level you will play at a high level."

With a great work ethic, great team chemistry, and one common goal-win another championship, it's no wonder he lacrosse team has been able to keep their streak alive and it doesn't seem to be ending any time soon. We just hope Fitz ties the correct shoe first, a game day ritual, because it's certainly working!

The Unbeaten

Adelphi Women's Tennis and Lacrosse each stay undefeated as they move forward in their seasons. Tennis stands at 9-0, while Lacrosse rests at 4-0.

These two teams are big threats to their competition as the lacrosse team is coming into this with a national championship trophy to defend and a streak to keep alive.

The tennis team looks to keep working hard as they get ready for the Northeast-10 Championship in the near future.

Support Your Women!

After spring break there are going to be many home games for the women's lacrosse, softball, and tennis. (Unfortunately the track team doesn't have any home meets.) Make sure you come out and support your women as they get ready to compete in a new conference. I'm know their successes in the past have set them up to continue you to do the same. With your support it will give them that extra push to be the best. Come out and support your AU Women.

First Home Games after Spring Break:

W. Lacrosse- March 27, 2010 vs. Franklin Pierce @ 1pm

W. Softball- March 26, 2010 vs. Queens @3pm and 5pm(note: home games are now being played at the Garden City Pool due to construction on campus. It's around a 5 minute walk from campus)

W. Tennis- March 27, 2010 vs. Merrimack @1pm

Come see these amazing athletes perform!

Lacrosse DII and DIII National Championship!

Adelphi University has been picked to host the 2011 Women's Lacrosse National Championship!

Adelphi Women's Lacrosse most recently won the National Championship in 2009, as they were undefeated.

This is a great success for only Adelphi Athletics, but especially women's athletics because a nationally recognized event will be held here, and that decision has a lot to do with the success of our program.

Women's athletics should be very proud of themselves as they continue to make their mark here, as having a National Championship at any school is a big deal, but here at Adelphi it proves to show our women are doing great things.

Photo Courtesy of AUpanthers.com