HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team will open this weekend's home slate tomorrow at 4 p.m. with a matchup against Saint Leo before hosting Florida Southern on Sunday at 3 p.m.
 
Admission for this weekend's games – and every regular season home game – is free again this season courtesy of Alabama Credit Union.
 
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The Chargers enter Friday's contest with a 2-1 overall record, after winning last Sunday's contest against North Greenville 20-1.
 
Freshman Noelle Coleman owns a roster-best eleven points from a team-leading eleven goals thus far in 2024. Shannon Finch and Sarah Cole have each had strong offensive starts to the season with seven goals apiece. 
 
Tori Ryan has played the majority of minutes in goal for the Chargers, making 16 saves across three games and holds a .410 save percentage.
 
Friday's contest will be the first action of 2024 for No. 24 Saint Leo. The Lions put together a 10-7 overall record last season and were led by returner Fiona McLaughlin with 61 points (53G-8A). SLU also returns its sophomore goalkeeper, Jessica Harclerode, who played in all 17 games registering a 12.40 goals against average and .449 saves percentage.
 
Florida Southern, the No. 2 team in the IWLCA Preseason DII Poll, starts out the week with a 1-0 overall record, following a 23-16 road victory over No. 9 Flagler on Wednesday. The Mocs were led by Jackie Stoller with nine points (7G-2A), while McKenzie Gaghan played the majority of time in goal, making five saves in the victory.
 
UAH holds all-time series records of 0-4 against SLU and 0-2 against FSC.
 
After this weekend's games, Huntsville's Team will be on the road for the next three contests beginning with a Mar. 2 matchup against Ashland in Crestview, Ky.