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JU: WLAX Weekend Features Pre-Concert Party and Youth Clinic

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via press release – photo via JU web site   GAMEDAY INFORMATION Games 11 and 12: Jacksonville University (6-4, 3-0) vs. Detroit Mercy (2-9, 0-4) and Central Michigan (4-7, 1-3) | April 7 and 9, 2017 | D.B. Milne Field | 5 P.M. and 12 P.M. | @JUWLAX | #JUPhinsUp | TV:  ESPN3 (Detroit Mercy) Live Stats: JUDolphins.com Promotions and Policies
  • Pre-Porter Fest Concert Party Friday: free pizza for JU students while supplies last
  • Note the change in start time for Friday’s game is now 5 p.m.
  • Lighthouse Lacrosse Youth Day Sunday: Free postgame clinic for all pre-K through middle school players in attendance following the game
  • Adirondack sideline seating and General Admission is free
  • D.B. Milne Field policies are no glass, alcohol, coolers, and pets are allowed through gates; service animals are permitted
  • Parking is free
Quote Board “We are very excited to compete in our fourth and fifth conference games this season. We want to keep focusing on attacking the game and the ball. We are focusing on our possessions and our standard of play. We are excited to give back to our community with the Lighthouse Lacrosse youth clinic held on Sunday after the game. We will have an autograph poster signing as well. I’m happy with the momentum that our team has had so far.” – Head Coach Mindy McCord #PhinLaxFacts
  • The Dolphins have won 27 consecutive ASUN regular season games
  • Danielle Della Rocca, the ASUN’s all-time leader in goals and points, is JU’s all time leader with 218 points and stands 21 goals away from tying Morgan Derner (2011-14) for most in JU history, and needs nine assists to tie Taylor McCord for most all-time
  • Ashtyn Hiron‘s free position percentage of .700 leads the ASUN and is ninth nationally
  • Sydney Matthews also holds the same rankings in goals-against average with 8.44
  • The Dolphins have had six players earned a combined 19 hat tricks, and 13 players produce 57 multi-point games
Series History Detroit Mercy knocked off JU in the ASUN semifinals last season, 9-8, after the Dolphins won handily in the regular season, 18-6. They also defeated Central Michigan in the same road swing, 18-4. JU leads the all-time series with both teams, 10-1 vs. Detroit Mercy, and 1-0 vs. CMU. Do You Know the Enemy? The Titans have dropped five-straight games, including consecutive 12-6 losses to Furman and Coastal Carolina, and are led by Lexi Kinmond’s 38 points and 18 helpers. Netminder Allison McDonough has 114 saves in 11 games. Riley Huda leads the Chippewas with 39 points and 25 assists. Dominique Hamman has 66 saves and Hope Murray has 51 as the two have split starts this spring. Central Michigan is 2-2 away from home. Previously Danielle Della Rocca scored four goals and surpassed Morgan Derner as Jacksonville University’s all-time leader with 218 career points. Rachel Aus scored a hat trick and added an assist to bring her career point total to 101 as the Dolphins (6-4, 3-0) stampeded over the Howard Bison (0-5, 0-3), 25-2, Sunday at Greene Stadium. The win was Head Coach Mindy McCord’s 100th at JU. Coming Soon… Jacksonville closes the home portion of its regular-season schedule against Mercer (Apr. 13) and Kennesaw State (Apr. 15).