BELMONT, N.C. – Due to forecasted inclement weather, the Catawba College women's lacrosse team's midweek duel at Belmont Abbey has been shifted to Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Season-Opening Victory

- The Catawba Indians took a firm 16-7 win in its trip to Shorter on Saturday, tallying the program's first regulation season opener triumph

- Grace Virginia Deal poured in five points on four goals and a helper for a solid start to her college career

- Abby Shuren also found the back of the net four times and Helena Cronemiller scored twice with an assist to total three points

- Audrey Adelsberger led the defensive corps with three ground balls and was one of three Catawba Indians with a caused turnover, while Kylie Harris recorded a team-high five draw controls

- In the crease, Ava Kunza turned away 11 Lady Hawk shots in her first collegiate contest to seal the win

First Game, First Point

- Three Catawba rookies logged their first career point in the rout at Shorter

- Deal led the newcomers with her five-point performance, becoming the newest freshman with five points in a contest; Shuren was the last to do so, chalking up eight points at Converse on Feb. 15, 2024

- Allison Filosa dished out an assist on the team's last goal before halftime

- Rylie Faircloth found paydirt with her first collegiate shot on a free position, man-advantage goal to kick off a late 7-0 run

- Deal, Filosa, Kunza, Skylar Mullin and Hannah Abel all started in their career debuts

All-Time Series

- Catawba is 1-6 against the Crusaders all-time, claiming a 12-11 overtime victory in the Feb. 25, 2016 meeting

- Belmont Abbey rides a four-game winning streak with triumphs in each of the last three seasons featuring back-to-back 19-goal affairs

- A win for the Catawba Indians would be their first on the Crusaders' home turf and tie the program's best start in its 14-year history

Scouting the Crusaders

- Belmont Abbey, entering the IWLCA Coaches' Poll at No. 25 on Monday, improved to 1-1 with a 16-9 win against 24th-ranked Mount Olive over the weekend

- Both of the Crusaders opponents appeared in the national poll as The Abbey faced then-No. 14 Saint Leo in the season debut, suffering an 18-5 loss

- Olivia Carlino is the squad's top scorer with nine goals, netting seven on Saturday alone to earn the Conference Carolinas' Offensive Player of the Week award

- The Abbey swept the league's weekly awards as junior netminder was named Defensive Player of the Week after making nine saves and racking up six ground balls against the Trojans

Follow Along

The matchup will be broadcast on the Conference Carolinas Digital Network with live stats on abbeyathletics.com.