Friday-Saturday, October 10-11, 2014 Friday, October 10 Plattsburgh (6-3-1, 2-0-1 SUNYAC) at New Paltz (6-5-2, 0-2-2 SUNYAC) • 4 p.m. • New Paltz, N.Y. Saturday, October 11  Potsdam (5-5-1, 0-3-0 SUNYAC) at New Paltz (6-5-2, 0-2-2 SUNYAC) • 1 p.m. • New Paltz, N.Y.
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's soccer team will play its final two regular-season home matches this weekend, hosting SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Potsdam in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action from Friday-Saturday, Oct. 10-11.

RECORDS: The Hawks are 6-5-2, 0-2-2 SUNYAC and have a 3-2-1 record at home... The Cardinals are 6-3-1, 2-0-1 SUNYAC with a 2-3 road mark... Potsdam is 5-5-1, 0-3-0 SUNYAC and holds a 2-2 road record.
 
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (6-5-2, 0-2-2 SUNYAC): The Hawks are looking to break their six-game winless streak and notch their first victory in the SUNYAC… New Paltz is coming off a 5-0 blanking at the hands of SUNY Geneseo and a 2-2 draw against The College at Brockport… The Hawks recorded 10 shots in their loss against Geneseo, led by sophomore midfielder Skye Kaler with five… Freshman goalkeeper Katelyn Cordero recorded four saves in 55:27 before sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Rivera stepped in and registered her first career saves…. Against Brockport, senior defender Bryce Kristall and senior team captain Eleni Anselmi each tallied a goal… Junior midfielder Kristina Gandolfo provided the assist from a corner kick for Kristall, while Anselmi provided an individual effort for her goal… The Hawks fired off 21 shots and earned 10 corner kicks… Cordero recorded eight saves… The Hawks are 3-2-1 at home.

STATISTICAL LEADERS: Anselmi leads the team in points with 10 and has fired off 35 shots, scoring three goals…Gandolfo leads the team in goals with four, followed by Anselmi, Kaler, sophomore forward Kaite Mulry and junior forward Chelsea Weir, who each have three goals… Senior midfielder Sarah Painter has two goals, and seven players have scored one goal… Anselmi and Kristall each have four assists, making them tied for second most in the SUNYAC… Cordero has started in all 13 games, recording three shutouts, which is the second-most in the SUNYAC.

TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks lead the SUNYAC in goals scored (25) and shots (280)… New Paltz holds the advantage in corner kicks over its opponents, 68-46… The Hawks are outscoring opponents, 10-4, in the first half.
 
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS (6-3-1, 2-0-1 SUNYAC): The Cardinals are undefeated in SUNYAC competition after most recently defeating SUNY Cortland, 3-0, and tying SUNY Oswego, 2-2… Plattsburgh scored three second-half goals in its win over Cortland… Junior midfielder Cassidy Clavet, freshman forward Lindsey Bushey and junior forward Devin McMahon each recorded a goal… Sophomore midfielder Ashlie Guinness and sophomore forward Anissa Hartmann each tallied an assist… The Cardinals held the advantage in shots, 14-8… Senior goalkeeper Danielle Schmitt recorded her third shutout of the season while making two saves… Against Oswego, the Cardinals scored two goals in the final five minutes of the game to tie the score at 2-2… Bushey assisted freshman forward Brooke Knight, and Hartmann scored her goal unassisted… Schmitt recorded 10 saves… Schmitt recently earned her second SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Week Award… Plattsburgh is 2-3-0 on the road.

STATISTICAL LEADERS: The Cardinals offense is led by Bushey, who is second in the SUNYAC in points (20) and also has nine goals, two assists and 40 shots… Her nine goals are tied for tops in the SUNYAC… Clavet and Knight each have three goals, followed by two players with two goals each and six players who have recorded one goal… McMahon leads the team in assists with four, followed by four players who have each assisted two goals… Schas started in all 10 games and has recorded three shutouts with a SUNYAC-high save percentage of .887.

TEAM STATISTICS: Plattsburgh has scored the second-most goals in the SUNYAC (25) while conceding the least (6)… The Cardinals are also averaging a SUNYAC-best 2.5 goals per game and are outscoring opponents, 17-5, in the second half... Plattsburgh has earned 36 corner kicks.
 
LAST MEETING: The Hawks were downed by Plattsburgh, 3-1, when these two teams last met on Oct. 12, 2013.
 
SCOUTING THE BEARS (5-5-1, 0-3-0): Potsdam is looking to find its first victory in the SUNYAC after dropping its first three games… Last weekend, the Bears fell to Oswego, 3-2, in an overtime bout and then 2-0 to Cortland… The Bears then rebounded in their midweek non-conference win against SUNYIT, 2-0… Sophomore midfielder Kaylen Van Wagner scored off a free kick and junior midfielder Jess Sterns scored a goal from an assist from senior captain Kristin Webster… Freshman goalkeeper Val Driscoll earned her second shutout with three saves… The Bears fired off 30 shots and earned five corner kicks… Potsdam is 2-2-0 on the road.

STATISTICAL LEADERS: Freshman Jaci Morr leads the team in points (16) and is tied for second in the SUNYAC with eight goals... Morr has recorded 45 shots... Junior midfielder Jess Sterns has three goals, and eight other players have recorded at least one goal… Sterns is tied with senior defender Nina Komosinski and junior forward Erin McClusky in assists with two each… Junior goalkeeper Emily Lapage has 30 saves along with an .805 save percentage and one shutout.

TEAM STATISTICS: Potsdam is outscoring teams, 19-15, and holds an advantage in shots, 191-151... Potsdam has earned 53 corner kicks and has given up 42.

LAST MEETING: New Paltz suffered a 1-0 overtime loss against Potsdam when these two teams last met on Oct. 11, 2013.
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks travel to SUNY Oneonta on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m... Plattsburgh hosts SUNY Fredonia on Friday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m...  Potsdam hosts Buffalo State on Friday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m.