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NATIONALLY RANKED FOES AWAIT
Two more nationally ranked teams are on the slate for the Southern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team this week. The Owls travel to No. 1 nationally ranked Adelphi on Tuesday night before hosting No. 10 New Haven on Thursday. The first 50 fans at Thursday's home contest will receive 'Blue Crew' t-shirts courtesy of the SCSU athletic department.

HEIPLE HAS A FINE WEEK
Sophomore Elaina Heiple tallied seven points (three goals, four assists) in games against AIC and Franklin Pierce last week.

OWLS PICK UP THE SCORING PACE
The Owls averaged 10.5 goals per outing in two games last week, including a season-high 12 goals against AIC.

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 14 points (12 goals, two assists) on the year.

CORSO REACHING DOUBLE DIGITS REGULARLY
Senior Lisa Corso has stopped at least 11 shots in each of the first six outings, including a 17-save showing last time out against Franklin Pierce.

OPPONENTS STACKING UP MIGHTILY
The six opponents - Georgian Court, C.W. Post, Bentley, Merrimack, AIC and Franklin Pierce - that the Owls have played thus far this spring have posted a combined mark of 33-11.

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 14 when they travel to Stonehill.