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TWO GAMES UP THIS WEEK
The Southern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team has a pair of Northeast-10 Conference games on the horizon this week. The Owls host American International on Wednesday at 4 p.m. before traveling to Franklin Pierce on Saturday for a noon start.

BALANCED ATTACK AGAINST MERRIMACK
Teresa Monfredo, Elizabeth Dishian and Jessica Shaw each tallied a pair of goals in Saturday's game against Merrimack.

GOALS CONTINUE FOR MONFREDO
Senior Teresa Monfredo, who has led the Owls in scoring in each of the past two seasons, currently leads the club with eight points (seven goals, one assist) on the year.

CORSO REACHING DOUBLE DIGITS REGULARLY
Senior Lisa Corso has stopped at least 11 shots in each of the first four outings, including a 16-save showing against Bentley.

OPPONENTS STACKING UP MIGHTILY
The four opponents - Georgian Court, C.W. Post, Bentley and Merrimack - that the Owls have played thus far this spring have posted a combined mark of 18-4.

VETERAN LEADERSHIP
Southern Connecticut has seven seniors leading the way on this year's team.

FROM THE PLAYING FIELD TO THE SIDELINE
Grace Martha has joined this year's team as an assistant coach. A four-year standout for the Owls, she closed out her career ranked first all-time in groundballs (149) and assists (22). She is also third all-time in points with 84 (62 goals, 22 assists).

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
Southern Connecticut was selected 11th in this year's Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.

TWO OWLS EARN IWLCA RECOGNITION
Lauren Karn and Marissa Ryan were both selected to the IWLCA All-Academic squad for their efforts in the classroom during the 2008-09 academic year.

A TOUGH SLATE FOR THE OWLS
Southern Connecticut faced five nationally ranked opponents in its 14 games in 2009, including three of the top seven teams in the nation to open the campaign.

HEIPLE PACED THE ROOKIES
Elaina Heiple led all freshmen with 14 points on the year (10 goals, four assists).

KARN SUCCESSFULLY SCOOPED THEM UP
Lauren Karn led the Owls with 40 groundballs in 2009. Her 18 caused turnovers were second on the club in that department.

MONFREDO MAINTAINED THE PACE
Teresa Monfredo, the top returning scorer from 2008, led the squad with 27 points (24 goals, three assists) in 2009.

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action on April 6 when they travel to Adelphi.