NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz will host Buffalo State in its 2015 home opener on Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action.
RECORDS: New Paltz is 2-4, 1-1 in the SUNYAC… Buffalo State is 3-5, 1-0 in SUNYAC play.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (2-4, 1-1): New Paltz fell 13-6 on Thursday to No. 17 SUNY Geneseo… The contest was played at SUNY Oneonta… The Hawks fell behind 10-3 at halftime but battled back in the second half… Senior midfielder
Carissa Citro and senior attacker
Kelsey Healy led the offense with two goals apiece… Sophomore attacker
Melissa Wagner provided a goal and an assist… Sophomore attacker
Nicole Stackpole chipped in a score… Senior goalkeeper
Jackie Ulanoff finished with 12 saves… Senior midfielder
Lianne Valdivia possessed a team-high three draw controls and caused two turnovers… Senior defender
Julia Johnson, sophomore defender
Nicole Petrullo and Healy all scooped up two ground balls… Last year against Buffalo State, Citro tallied two goals and four assists… Valdivia and Healy notched three scores in the defeat.
STATISTICAL LEADERSGoals: Wagner (13), Healy (12), Valdivia (10)
Assists: Citro (5), Valdivia (4),
Caitlyn Morris (4)
Points: Wagner (15), Healy (14), Valdivia (14), Citro (14)
Ground Balls: Valdivia (15), Ulanoff (15),
Fatima Ismail (13)
Caused Turnovers: Valdivia (10), Citro (7),
Nicole Gottschalk (7)
Draw Controls: Citro (16), Valdivia (15), Healy (7)
Saves: Ulanoff (61)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks average 9.33 goals per game… New Paltz has tallied eight free-position goals… The Hawks have caused 46 turnovers… New Paltz is 79-of-114 on clear attempts (69.3 percent)
SCOUTING THE BENGALS (3-5, 1-0): Buffalo State had its second-consecutive victory yesterday against visiting Allegheny as the Bengals won 18-13… Freshman attacker Alanna Herne finished the game with a career-best 10 points… Senior attacker Kendra Thomas had three goals and seven assists… Senior attacker Alexis Wilensky added two goals and two assists… Freshman midfielder Christina Krowel, senior midfielder Meghan Farrell, and senior defender Rebecca Galanti all scored two goals each… Junior attacker Sarah Lorusso, sophomore midfielder Andrea Folgherait, and senior midfielder Carol Ann Currado all added one goal to the contest… Buffalo State led 7-6 at halftime… Allegheny tied the game 8-8, until the Bengals went on a 4-0 run to take the lead.
STATISTICAL LEADERSGoals: Lorusso (23), Herne (22), Farrell (14)
Assists: Herne (14), Lorusso (8), Alexis Wilensky (5)
Points: Herne (36), Lorusso (31), Farrell (16)
Ground Balls: Farrell (20), Lorusso (16), Herne (13)
Caused Turnovers: Lorusso (11), Cassie Saint-Vil (8), Farrell (7)
Draw Controls: Lorusso (31), Biss Privitera (11), Farrell (9)
Saves: Colleen George (44), Elyse Stark (28), Megan Doyle (4)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Bengals average 11.00 goals per game… Buffalo State has scored 88 goals, 17 of them being free-position goals… Buffalo State has caused 63 turnovers…The Bengals are 97-of-143 on clear attempts (67.8 percent).
LAST MEETING: New Paltz fell at Buffalo State 17-13 when these two teams last met on March 29, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz heads to SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday, April 7 at 4 p.m.… The Bengals host The College at Brockport on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
