CHESTER, Pa. – For the third edition of Widener Athletics' Women's History Month series, entitled "Women's History Mondays," the Pride previews the women's lacrosse team.

In recent seasons, the Pride have had a strong core of student-athletes. Some of these include, but are not limited to, midfielder Jamie DeHaven, midfielder Catherine Scott, defender Kaely Cristello, midfielder Amber Bretz, and goalie Maddie Medve.

DeHaven is currently in her senior year. As of this writing, DeHaven has put up 12 goals and eight assists for 20 points. Twenty-five of her 33 shots have been on goal. And she has 36 draw controls. All of those numbers lead the team except for goals, which is second-most. Last season, DeHaven was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth Second Team. Against Moravian on March 2, 2024, she reached the milestone of 100 career points and draw controls.

Scott is also in her senior season. She has 13 goals and two assists for 15 points. Twenty-four of 32 shots are on goal. The shots and shots on goal are second on the team. The points total is third. However, Scott has the most goals on the team as of this writing.

Cristello played for the Pride from 2020-23. In four seasons, she earned three consecutive All-MAC Commonwealth First Team selections from 2021-23. Cristello is Widener's all-time leader in caused turnovers (100). In 2023, she had 38 ground balls (second on the team) and a team-high 36 caused turnovers, the latter of which was by a wide margin.

Bretz played for the Pride from 2019-22. During her time at Widener, she got one All-MAC Commonwealth First Team selection and two Second Team selections. She is Widener's all-time leader in career draw controls (240) and single-season draw controls (95, in 2019). In her final season, Bretz put up 44 goals and 12 assists for 56 points. Eighty-four of 111 shots were on goal. Additionally, she had 80 draw controls. Most of those numbers were first by wide margins except for the assists, which was tied for third.

Lastly, Medve played for the Pride from 2019-22. Some of her accolades included one All-MAC Commonwealth First Team selection, a Second Team selection, and she was the 2022 MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year. In her senior year, Medve made 197 saves and went 9-8 in goal. As of this writing, Medve is second all-time in Widener's history in career goals against average (10.33).

To read the bios of each student-athlete, click the links at the top of the article.