Newburgh, N.Y. – Under the direction of Interim Head Coach Mike Lowell, the Mount Saint Mary College Women's Lacrosse team will open the 2019 season on Sunday afternoon when it welcomes Castleton to Kaplan Field. Opening Draw with the Spartans is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
At A Glance: The Mount is coming off a 2018 season that saw it post a 7-8 overall record and a 4-3 mark against Skyline Conference rivals. The Knights advanced to the Skyline Conference Championship for the second straight season in 2018, falling to eventual league champion USMMA in the Semifinal Round.
 
The Knights welcome back two of their three highest goal scorers and point producers, but will look to replace 46 goals and 55 points lost from senior Christina Ryan. Ryan, a First Team All-Skyline Conference pick in 2018, graduated third all-time in goals (83) and fourth all-time in points (109).
 
The defense looks to replace First Team All-Conference selection Morgan Cordes. She finished off a strong career for the Knights with 34 groundballs, 16 caused turnover and four goals as a senior.  The Mount also lost goalkeeper Amanda Picillo who started all 15 games in goal in 2018 and finished the season with 123 saves, a 12.17 goals against average and a .439save percentage.
 
Attack: The Knights return a pair of players on attack from a season ago in sophomores Providence Gilkey (Shirley, N.Y.) and Alyssa DiMare (Staten Island, N.Y.). Gilkey appeared in 10 games as a freshman and scored one goal, while DiMare made three starts in 10 appearances, scoring two goals, assisting on two others and adding three groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers.
 
Joining the attack in 2019 are newcomers Kathryn McQuillen (Baldwin, N.Y.) and Megan Shalvey (Blauvelt, N.Y.).
 
Midfield: The midfield returns six players from the 2018 squad and is highlighted by Second Team All-Skyline Conference selections Liz Halpin (LaGrangeville, N.Y.) and Meghan Cumming (Massapequa Park, N.Y.)
 
Halpin led the Mount with 78 draw controls in her first season with the program and was second on the team with 24 goals. She wrapped up the season with 27 points to go along with 21 groundballs and 15 caused turnovers. Cumming made 15 starts in 2018 for the Knights, picking up 33 groundballs, causing 14 turnovers and winning seven draw controls.  
 
The Mount also welcomes back Courtney Condron (Franklin Square, N.Y.) who finished the 2018 season second on the team with 33 points. She scored 19 times and added a team-high 14 assists while contributing 15 groundballs and 12 caused turnovers.
 
Brynn Mulcahy (Wantagh, N.Y.) made five starts in 14 appearances for the Knights as a freshman and closed her first collegiate season with 13 groundballs and six caused turnovers, while Megan Sherlock (Staten Island, N.Y.) added a goal in nine games played and Nicole Cervone (Shirley, N.Y.) tallied three times in 14 appearances.
 
Newcomers to the group include Anne Dolan (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Jackie Lindsay (Baldwin, N.Y.).
 
Defense: A young backline in 2019 features just two players who appeared in a game last season. Julissa Revilla (Carmel, N.Y.) appeared in a single game before being lost to injury in 2018, while Hope Blanc (Wantagh, N.Y.) returns after starting 13 contests as a freshman.
 
Blanc rounded out her first collegiate season with five goals and seven points, chipping in 19 groundballs, 12 caused turnovers and 11 draw controls.

The Knights add a pair of newcomers to the defensive corps in Lizzy Cambronero (Wantagh, N.Y.) and Kerrigan Shaw (Prospect, Conn.).
 
Goalie: Sophomore Jackie Finkel (Warwick, N.Y.) returns for the Mount after seeing time in seven games as a freshman. She played a total of 128:58 between the pipes and racked up 21 saves.
 
Newcomer Grace Monahan (Deer Park, N.Y.) enters the fold in 2019 and will look to make an impact from the jump for the Knights.
 
The Schedule: After playing back-to-back home games to begin the year, the Knights will play four straight games on the road from March 14-30. The Knights host a season-lone three game home stand from April 9-16 when league rivals St. Joseph's-L.I., College of Mount Saint Vincent and Purchase visit Kaplan Field.
 
What's Next: The Knights play host to Ramapo on March 5 at 6:00 p.m.