Season Opener

Commodores start 2020 against Wagner

Vanderbilt Commodores (0-0)
Wagner Seahawks (0-0)
Feb. 9, 2020 • Noon CT
Hameline Field
Staten Island, N.Y.

Television • Sunday’s lacrosse opener will be streamed on the NEC Front Row Network.

2 • Vanderbilt begins the 2020 campaign under second-year head coach Beth Hewitt on Sunday against Wagner.

2 • This is the second straight season Vanderbilt and Wagner will open their respective seasons against one another.

2 • Vanderbilt had two players named to American Athletic Conference Preseason team – Gabby Fornia and Emily Mathewson.

3 • The Dores are opening the 2020 season with three straight away games before playing in Nashville.

5 • Sophie Furlong is five goals from 50 for her career

6 • Vanderbilt also posted six wins at home last season for its most since the 2012 season.

6 • The Dores are poised to face six ranked opponents for the 2020 season beginning with No. 5 Boston College on Feb. 16.

6 • Mathewson is six goals away from joining the 100-goal club and will become the 15th Commodore to exceed 100 goals.

6 • Vanderbilt defender Halle Regan is six caused turnovers from 50 for her career.

10 • The Commodores are coming off a 10-win season in 2019, their first since 2010 when they won 12 games.

11 • The Commodores are set for 11 home games this season.

16 • Wagner won 16 games in 2019 as well winning the NEC Championship.

16 • The Commodores defeated the Seahawks 16-7 last season in Nashville in the first matchup between the two schools.

36 • Fornia set a Vanderbilt record with 36 assists last season, surpassing the previous high of 34 set by Sarah Downing in 2010.

150 • Mathewson is also one point away from having 150 points for her career.