NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's lacrosse team will travel to SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday, April 7 at 4 p.m. in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action.
RECORDS: New Paltz is 2-5, 1-2 in the SUNYAC… Potsdam is 2-7, 0-2 in SUNYAC play.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (2-5, 1-2): On Saturday April 4, New Paltz dropped its 2015 home opener to the Buffalo State Bengals,16-7… At the beginning of the game, the Hawks had the potential to win, going back-and-forth against the Bengals, but eventually the Hawks could not stop the bleeding… Senior attacker
Kelsey Healy tallied three goals, one groundball, one caused turnover, and one draw control… Senior midfielder
Carissa Citro recorded two goals, three groundballs, one assist, one caused turnover, and five draw controls… Senior midfielder
Lianne Valdivia and senior defender
Julia Johnson each notched one goal in the game…Valdivia also produced offensively with her three assists and six draw controls… Freshman attacker
Caitlyn Morris added two assists… Johnson produced on the defensive end with four groundballs... Senior goalkeeper
Jackie Ulanoff took the loss making six saves...New Paltz dominated Buffalo State in draw controls 16-9.
STATISTICAL LEADERSGoals: Healy (15), Wagner (13), Valdivia (11)
Assists: Valdivia (7), Citro (6), Morris (6)
Points: Valdivia (18), Healy (17), Citro (17)
Ground Balls: Ulanoff (17), Valdivia (16),
Johnson (15),
Fatima Ismail (15)
Caused Turnovers: Valdivia (10), Citro (8),
Nicole Gottschalk (7)
Draw Controls: Valdivia (21), Citro (21), Healy (8)
Saves: Ulanoff (67)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks average 9.00 goals per game… New Paltz has tallied eight free position goals… The Hawks have caused 50 turnovers… New Paltz is 89-of-141 on clear attempts (67.9 percent)
SCOUTING THE BEARS (2-7, 0-2): The Bears scored a season-high 17 goals against Morrisville State on Saturday, April 4… Senior attacker Bailey Weigel recorded a career-high nine points on four goals and five assists… Weigel also tallied six draw controls, two groundballs, and one caused turnover… Senior midfielder Margaret Wall had a personal-best six points on four goals and two assists… Sophomore midfielder Murphy Newman had a career-high four goals… Midfielder Michaela Cole furthered the Potsdam lead with two goals… Midfielders Katie Putnam and Emily Petit each added one goal to the win.
STATISTICAL LEADERSGoals: Weigel (20), Newman (17), Bri McClusky (15), Wall (15)
Assists: McClusky (16), Weigel (9), Wall (6)
Points: McClusky (31), Weigel (29), Wall (21), Newman (20)
Ground Balls: Petit (23), Putnam (19), Maggie McCabe (18)
Caused Turnovers: Petit (14), Hannah Keggins (12), Weigel (8)
Draw Controls: Weigel (60), Petit (15), McCabe (12)
Saves: Devan Oischewske (90)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Bears average 10.22 goals per game… Potsdam has tallied 16 free position goals…The Bears have caused 89 turnovers and possessed 115 draw controls…Potsdam is 116-of-168 on clear attempts (69.0 percent).
LAST MEETING: New Paltz defeated Potsdam 15-14 in overtime when these two teams last met on April 1, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks return home to host No. 19 SUNY Fredonia on Saturday, April 11 at 1 p.m… The Bears host SUNY Canton on Thursday, April 9 at 4 p.m.
