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BACK INTO CONFERENCE PLAY
The Southern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team hits the road for a pair of Northeast-10 Conference games this week. The Owls open at American International on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. and will close the week on Saturday with a 1 p.m. start at Merrimack.

DEFENSE TIGHTENING THE REINS
The Owls defense put up some stingy numbers in its two non-league games last week. SCSU merited just nine goals in a loss to Queens and then held Mercy to only eight goals in Sunday's win. The eight goals allowed marked the fewest by SCSU since a 20-8 win over AIC on March 25, 2008.

MARTINO JUST MISSES OUT ON CAREER-HIGH
Junior Erica Martino scooped up seven groundballs in the win over Mercy on Sunday. That total was one off her career-high, which took place against St. Michael's last season.

PAIR NETS FIRST WINS IN OWLS' UNIFORM
Junior Hunter Prindle-Nelson picked up her first win between the pipes in the Owls' triumph over Post on March 28. Nora Anderson then equaled that feat last time out in the win over Mercy.

SOPHOMORES LEADING THE OFFENSIVE CHARGE
The offensive attack has been paced by a pair of sophomores this year for the Owls. Sarah Muise leads the team with 34 points (30 goals, four assists), while Emily Orser is second with 33 points (28 goals, five assists).

MUISE OFF TO A FAST START
Sarah Muise has already surpassed her season point total from all of last year here in 2013. She totaled 13 points in 2012 but has 34 points already this year. Muise also set a new personal single-game high with four goals against St. Michael's, Post and Assumption.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LEADERS
Here's a quick snapshot of the Owls' leaders in several key categories heading into the week:
• Goals - Sarah Muise, 30
• Assists - Emily Orser, 5
• Points - Sarah Muise, 34
• Draw Controls - Sarah Muise, 46
• Groundballs - Erica Martino, 25
• Caused Turnovers - Erica Martino/Lynette Martinez, 12

CEBRY AN OFFENSIVE DUAL THREAT
Already an All-American in field hockey who led all of Division II in goals per game this past fall, Sarah Cebry has emerged as a formidable offensive threat for the Owls on the lacrosse field this spring. She has already set a new career-high in goals (13) and points (14) this year.

SHAW MOVING UP THE ALL-TIME CHARTS
Senior Jessica Shaw has moved into a tie for fourth place all-time in groundballs (113) and is now in fifth place all-time in goals (64).

ALL-TIME AGAINST AIC
AIC holds an 8-3 lead in the all-time series between the clubs.

ALL-TIME AGAINST MERRIMACK
Merrimack leads the all-time series with Southern Connecticut, 11-0.

MUISE NAMED TO NE-10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
For the third week in a row, Sarah Muise was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll on April 1. Muise played a pivotal role in the Owls' three contests the week prior, including Southern's first win of the year, a 13-11 victory over Post. For the week, she registered nine points (eight goals, one assist). Muise also had seven groundballs, 12 draw controls and two caused turnovers. She scored both Owls' goals against New Haven, posted a four-goal effort in the win over Post, and added three points in the contest against Franklin Pierce.

MORE OPENING WEEK NUGGETS
• Emily Orser registered her third collegiate hat trick in the game against SNHU.
• Sarah Muise set a new career-high with four points in the game against SNHU, and also handed out a career-best two assists in the opener against STAC. Muise also posted a new career-high with seven draw controls against SNHU.
• Sarah Cebry tallied her second collegiate hat trick in the game against STAC.
• Senior Jessica Shaw posted the seventh hat trick of her collegiate career in the game against SNHU.
• The 13 goals scored against SNHU was the highest offensive team output for the Owls since scoring 22 in a win over Post on March 14, 2012.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
Southern Connecticut was selected 13th in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome four newcomers to the club this year - sophomore Hunter Prindle-Nelson and freshmen Lindsey Merrow, Vanessa Pagano and Nora Daly.

THE CAPTAINS
Seniors Katie Walter and Jessica Shaw will serve as team captains for the 2013 season.

LOOKING BACK AT 2012
The Southern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team concluded the 2012 season with a final mark of 1-15.

HEIPLE EARNS ACADEMIC HONOR
Elaina Heiple was selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Lacrosse All-Academic Team at the conclusion of the campaign. To be eligible for Academic All-Conference consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00 and completed at least one academic year at his/her current institution.

MARTINO EARNS IWLCA COMMUNITY HONOR
Erica Martino was selected as a recipient of the 2012 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Community Awareness Award. This prestigious honor is awarded to just one women's lacrosse student-athlete in each of the three NCAA divisions annually.Martino was selected as the Division II recipient, joining Division I honoree Catherine Helming of Saint Francis (Pa.) and Division III honoree Anna Geeter of Widener.
• Martino clearly made an impact both on the campus and greater New Haven communities during the preceding academic year. A member of the SCSU Service Team, she participated in campus events such as Friends of Rudolph, Girls and Women in Sport Day, Relay for Life and Day of Service. She also served as a peer mentor and volunteered her time towards conducting campus tours.
• In addition, Martino also assisted with numerous local initiatives. She took part in the academic assistance program at the Beecher School in New Haven and assisted with Loaves and Fishes, an organization that helps the hungry. Martino also participated at the American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days event and the Comcast Cares Day area cleanup. Martino and her teammates also baked pies for the Springfield (Mass.) Rescue Mission during the Thanksgiving season.
• Martino is also a member of the Zeta Delta Epsilon sorority and serves as Vice President of the Class of 2014.

HEIPLE MOVES UP CAREER CHARTS
Elaina Heiple finished her career ranked third in all-time goals scored with 84. She also ranked second in assists with 20. Heiple totaled 104 overall points, ranking third in SCSU women's lacrosse history.

PAIR EARNS IWLCA ACADEMIC HONORS
Two members of the women's lacrosse team – Elaina Heiple and Katie Walter – were selected to the 2012 IWLCA Academic Squad. In order to receive this honor, student-athletes must have achieved at least a minimum GPA of 3.5 and maintained at least junior academic standing.

HEIPLE NAMED TO SENIOR ALL-STAR GAME
Elaina Heiple was selected to play in the IWLCA North-South Senior All-Star Game, which took place on June 16 at the United States Training Center in Downington, Pa.

ON DECK
The Owls return to action on April 23 for a road game at LeMoyne.