HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 1, 2016) – Fresh off a win over Stockton University, the Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team will look to start a win streak this weekend with games on Saturday and Sunday.
WEEKEND INFOThe Ducks will start the back-to-back by hosting Houghton College at 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by a matchup with Alfred University Sunday at the same time.
LAST TIME OUTBehind a game-high five goals from senior
Erika Wilcox, the Ducks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 13-6 win over Stockton University Thursday afternoon in Hoboken.
SCOUTING REPORTAt 2-6, Houghton enters the weekend on a four-game losing streak and 0-1 in the Empire 8 Conference. Jennifer Zacchigna is the Highlanders leading scorer with 27 goals, while Kourtnie Franklin is 2-8 in eight starts in the cage.
Alfred brings a 4-5 (0-1) record into a Saturday matchup with Hartwick College, and features three double-digit goal scorers in Miranda Gilbert, Morgan Timmerman, Megan Wendt.
KEEP IN DOMINANTStevens has dominated the Houghton and Alfred Matchups in recent years, beating both opponents by a combined average margin of 13 goals per game over the last two seasons.
CONSISTENT CAPTAINWilcox's five-goal scoring effort Thursday was her fourth of the season, moving her into a tie for first place on the E8's scoring list.
D IS KEYJunior
Betsy Crossland captains the Stevens defensive unit that's second in the E8 in goals allowed. Junior
Madison Annitto, freshman
Regan Littell, and sophomore
Victoria Alvarez have each, in addition to Crossland, started every game for the Ducks this season.
FIRSTJunior
Mariel Haubrich and sophomore
Bridget Reed each connected on their first goals of the season in Thursday's win.
CAN'T MAKE IT?Live stats will be available for Saturday's game on stevensducks.com, while Sunday's game will feature live stats and a live stream.
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