This Week In La Salle Athletics: Seven Teams In Action As Women’s Golf And Triathlon Kick Off Fall Seasons

Here is a look of the action to come this week for La Salle Athletics, brought to you by Hershey’s Ice Cream. 

Field Hockey 

 

– The Explorers will have two chances on their home turf to secure their first victory of the season, first facing New Haven in its inaugural Division I game, followed by a matchup against Saint Francis. 

– Junior Abby Boggs set a career high in saves in the home opener, stopping 18 shots from Lehigh. 

– Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. 

Men’s Golf 

 

– Following a fourth-place finish at the Red Bandanna Invitational, the Blue and Gold will flock south to compete in the Bryan National Collegiate in Greensboro, NC. 

– Freshman Colin Ferrick placed T4 at the Red Bandanna Invitational, also leading the field in par four scoring average (4.03). 

– Senior Benjamin Battye placed T10, notching his ninth career top 10 finish, the most in program history. 

– Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. 

Women’s Golf 

 

– The Explorers will kick off their fall season at the Bucknell Invitational, beginning Friday at Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, PA. 

– Entering year three under head coach, Samantha Quigley, the Explorers will look to improve on their fifth-place finish at the inaugural Atlantic 10 Women’s Golf Championship. 

– Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. 

Women’s Rugby 

 

– After making its program debut on Saturday in front of a packed house. The La Salle rugby program will play its second ever match this Saturday at 1 pm against Frostburg State at Hank DeVincent Field. 

– Maeve Delaney scored the first two tries in program history in Saturday’s match. 

– Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. 

Men’s Soccer 

– The men’s soccer team will continue its road trip Friday evening against Mount St. Mary’s, playing the Mountaineers at 7 pm. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.  

– Last Friday, defender Tobi Osoba buried a tap-in in the 86th minute to get the Explorers a point against Rider.  

– Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. 

Women’s Soccer 

 

– The women’s soccer team will look to reverse a three-game slide with its third consecutive matchup in the state of New York. 

– The Explorers pay a visit to Columbia this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. 

– Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information. 

Triathlon 

 

– The La Salle University triathlon team will compete in their inaugural race this weekend at the Patriot Sprints in Williamsburg, VA.  

– The team is coachged by Sage Maaranen and features six athletes from three different countries. 

– Check out GoExplorers.com later this week for more information.