HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 8, 2016) – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's lacrosse team (5-5) will look to bounce back from a Tuesday loss Saturday when it travels to Utica College.
GAME INFOGame time is set for 1 p.m. at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium in Utica.
LAST TIME OUTSenior
Erika Wilcox scored two goals Tuesday night in a 9-2 loss to the College of New Jersey in Hoboken, while sophomore
Stephanie Schnelzer made six saves.
SCOUTING REPORTAt 6-4, Utica enters the weekend off a loss to first place St. John Fisher College last weekend. Rebecca Plunkett and Courtney Wheeler are the Pioneers top goal scorers with 27 and 23 goals respectively this season, while Kells Casey has seen the bulk of the time in the cage.
EXTEND THE STREAKStevens is currently riding an eight-game win streak against Utica, winning by an average margin of nearly nine goals per game.
WHERE THEY STANDIthaca College and St. John Fisher College are tied for first place in the Empire 8 Conference at 3-0, while Stevens is sitting in second at 2-1. Utica is in a tie for fourth at 1-1.
DYNAMIC DUOWith a combined 63 goals between them, Wilcox and junior
Kathleen Kalbian are the E8's highest scoring duo.
STEPPING UPJunior
Mariel Haubrich has stepped up in the absence of sophomore
Cami Santor, tallying eight assists in the Ducks last four games.
D IS KEYCaptained by junior
Betsy Crossland, the Stevens defense is second in the E8 in goals allowed. Sophomore
Victoria Alvarez leads the Ducks with 12 caused turnovers.
IN THE CAGESchnelzer has 63 saves this season while starting all 10 games for the Ducks. Schnelzer's save total is good for fourth in the E8.
CAN'T MAKE IT?Utica will be providing live stats and video via links on stevensducks.com.
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