NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – Looking for its first home win of the season, the State University of New York at New Paltz women's lacrosse team hosts local rival Vassar College on Tuesday, April 14 at 4:30 p.m. on Old Turf Field.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 2-7 overall with an 0-2 home record… The Brewers are 5-5 overall with a 2-2 away record.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (2-7): The Hawks are off a tough-fought State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) loss from Saturday to No. 19 SUNY Fredonia, 7-5... Senior attacker
Kelsey Healy, who had five total shots, led New Paltz with two scores… Senior midfielders
Lianne Valdivia and
Carissa Citro and junior midfielder
Alexa Vitale all had a goal each for the Hawks… Valdivia also led the Hawks with ground balls by claiming five in the game while also causing one turnover… On the defensive end, New Paltz was led by senior goalkeeper
Jackie Ulanoff, who stopped a career-high 22 shots and finished with a .759 save percentage… Ulanoff's 22 saves tied for third most in single game program history… Senior defender
Julia Johnson helped by causing two turnovers.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:Goals: Healy (17), Citro (16), Valdivia (15)
Assists: Citro (7), Valdivia (7),
Caitlyn Morris (6)
Points: Citro (23), Valdivia (22), Healy (19)
Ground Balls: Ulanoff (25), Valdivia (24), Johnson (19)
Caused Turnovers: Valdivia (15), Citro (9),
Nicole Gottschalk (8)
Draw Controls: Citro (30), Valdivia (22), Healy (8)
Saves: Ulanoff (103)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks are third in the SUNYAC for shots percentage (.406) and eighth for shots-on-goal per game (16.78)… New Paltz is currently second in the conference for save percentage (.460).
SCOUTING THE BREWERS (5-5, 3-3): In the recent weekend, the Brewers lost a Liberty League battle to the University of Rochester, 10-6… The Brewers were led by freshman attacker Storm Sideleau, who tied for a game-high four goals… Junior attacker Isabelle Goldstein and freshman midfielder Hannah Cho each recorded a goal for Vassar, while sophomore attacker Julia Trudell dished out a team-best two assists… Senior goalkeeper Kate Pula finished with a game-high 10 saves… Both senior defender Evie Toland and senior midfielder Enya Cunningham caused two turnovers each.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:Goals: Trudell (15), Brittany Botticelli (15), Kim Mulvehill (14)
Assists: Goldstein (17), Trudell (9), Mulvehill (4)
Points: Goldstein (28), Trudell (24), Mulvehill (18)
Ground Balls: Jackie Palma (32), Trudell (20), Botticelli (19)
Caused Turnovers: Palma (28), Toland (15), Cunningham (12)
Draw Controls: Goldstein (19), Toland (17), Trudell (16)
Saves: Pula (68)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Brewers are third in the Liberty League for assists per game (4.70) and fourth in points per game (14.20)… Vassar is seventh in the conference for shot percentage (.458) and eighth for shots on goal per game (17.10).
LAST MEETING: The Hawks fell to the Brewers 15-4 when these two teams last met on March 23, 2013.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz hosts Mount Saint Mary College on Thursday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m.… The Brewers host Bard College on Saturday, April 18 at 4 p.m.
