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DETROIT (3/21/2013) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team will have a pair of games in South Carolina this weekend to continue to the 2013 campaign. The Titans will play at Coastal Carolina at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and then at Winthrop on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
 
Gameday Central
Titan fans can follow every UDM game this season through Women's Lacrosse Gameday Central located on the Titans Athletic Website that will keep fans one click away from all the action. This page will feature links for live stats (audio and video when applicable) as well as links for all the latest info while also making it easy to find the Titans on social media and to purchase photos and game tickets. Women's Lacrosse Gameday Central also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.
 
Last Week
Detroit went 0-2 in a pair of home games last week falling to Louisville of the BIG EAST on Wednesday and then narrowly missing out on a win with a 14-13 loss to Campbell University of the Big South on Saturday.
 
Titans Capture Yet Another Weekly Conference Honor
Junior attack Erin Campbell was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week on Monday for the first time in her career. She totaled seven points in the two games with a goal against Louisville and then she tied a career-high with three goals and three assists for six total points against the Camels on Saturday. She also corralled two ground balls in each game and took a team-high eight shots against Campbell University. It was the fifth straight time a Titan has been honored this year with a weekly conference award but it does end a streak that saw Detroit win the Defensive Player of the Week award the last four weeks.
 
Titans Have the Experience
Coastal Carolina will be the fourth team and Winthrop will be the fifth team that Detroit has faced that is in the first year of its women's lacrosse program. Delaware State, Marquette, and Campbell were also first year programs with the Titans posting a 1-2 record against new programs. The two UDM losses against Marquette (11-10) and Campbell (14-13) came each by one goal.
 
The Latest from the NCAA
The NCAA releases weekly statistical rankings on Monday afternoon for the 105 teams in Division I and UDM has three individuals in the top ten in three categories. Goalkeeper Lexie McCormick is No. 2 overall in both total saves (84) and saves per game with 10.5 while midfielder Zaynib Hamze is No. 7 overall in ground balls with 3.63 per contest. McCormick is also 14^th in save percentage (0.477), 22^nd in ground balls (2.88), and 79^th in goals-against average (13.34). Hamze is also ranked 14^th in the nation with 2.13 caused turnovers per game while Amanda Guthrie is 98^th in that category and 38^th in ground balls per game with 2.63. Erin Campbell has also moved into the top 100 sitting at No. 98 with seven assists on the season. With the high individual rankings, Detroit as a team is 13^th overall in ground balls per game (19.5) and 17^th in caused turnovers per game (9.88).
 
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
The Chanticleers are 2-6 overall and last played on March 13 falling 16-4 at American University in Washington D.C. Coastal Carolina started the 2013 season with four straight losses before earning wins in two of its last four contests. The Chanticleers won 21-12 at Kennesaw State on March 2 and then again at Howard on March 11 by a 17-11 margin. Rachel Ferrara leads the team in goals with 13 on the year while Charlotte O'Leary has the highest point total on the team with 12 goals and four assists for 16 points. Goalkeeper Trista Kuehn has played in each of the team's eight games making 63 saves.
 
Winthrop Eagles
The Eagles are 5-4 overall and will host Atlantic Sun foe Jacksonville on Friday at 4:00 p.m. before hosting the Titans on Sunday. Winthrop has alternated wins and losses in every game this season and is coming off a 22-8 home win over Kennesaw State on Friday. Other Eagle victories in 2013 came at Howard, at home against Marquette and St. Francis (Pa.), and the team also picked up a neutral site win over Fresno State in Denver, Colo. Megan Wallenhorst leads the team in total points with 25 goals and 14 assists for 39 total points while Shannon Gallagher holds the team scoring lead with 29 goals on the season. Camille King has made 63 saves in the cage over the team's nine games this year.
 
Next Stop: Cincinnati, Ohio
After this weekend, Detroit will play another BIG EAST foe on March 29 as the Titans will play at Cincinnati for a 7:00 p.m. contest.