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The final two home games of the regular season take place this week for the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team. The Owls play their final non-conference game of the year on Wednesday against Mercy before entertaining St. Anselm on Saturday afternoon.

ALL-TIME VERSUS MERCY
Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series with Mercy, 3-0.

THE LAST MEETING WITH MERCY
Emma Farrel netted the game-winning goal with just 1:30 left in regulation as the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team edged Mercy, 1-0, on Oct. 8. 2014.
• Owls' goalie Audrey Dolloff  stopped five shots to earn the shutout and the victory.
• SCSU was outshot 12-8 and out cornered, 10-7, in the game, but it was Farrel's second goal of the year that proved to be the difference. Colleen Murphy assisted on Farrel's goal.

ALL-TIME VERSUS ST. ANSELM
Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series with St. Anselm, 13-8.

THE LAST MEETING WITH ST. ANSELM
Lauren Anderson scored a goal and fellow classmate and captain Audrey Dolloff made 17 saves, but the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team dropped a 6-1 decision at Saint Anselm on Oct. 4, 2014.
• Saint Anselm used goals from Allia Connolly and Emma Kincaid to build a 2-0 lead at the intermission. It was the first of three goals on the day from Connolly.
• Bridget Davis made it 3-0 for the Hawks just 79 seconds into the second half before Connolly scored consecutive goals to build a 5-0 cushion.
• Southern registered its lone tally when Anderson connected on a shot through the Hawks' goalie's legs.
• Jamie McNamara added a late goal for the Hawks to make it a 6-1 final.

SENIOR SENDOFF
Prior to Saturday's game, the Owls will recognize their four seniors - Lauren Anderson, Meghan Davis, Audrey Dolloff and Colleen Murphy. 

A LOT OF CLOSE GAMES DURING THIS SEASON
Seven of Southern's 14 matches this season have been decided by a goal. The Owls are 3-4 in those games.

DOLLOFF AMONG NCAA STATS LEADERS
Audrey Dolloff is currently No. 2 in Division II in saves per game and is No. 10 in save percentage.

OVERTIME NOT KIND AS OF LATE
The Owls have dropped their last four overtime decisions dating back to the 2013 season. Their last OT win came that September in a 3-2 win over St. Anselm.

OWLS ON THEIR WAY
SCSU needed just 10 games this year to surpass its win total from all of last year.

DOLLOFF MATCHES CAREER HIGH
Audrey Dolloff has posted two shutouts already this season, matching a single-season high in that department. She also posted two shutouts during her freshman season in 2012.

ONE TO NOTHING
Final scores of 1-0 have not been commonplace around the Owls' program for the better part of the past decade, either on the plus or minus side. In fact, this season marks the first time since 2006 that the Owls have registered two 1-0 victories in the same campaign. It's also the first time since 2006 that SCSU has played in at least three games during a year with that score - the 2006 team played four 1-0 games and was 2-2 that year. The Owls are also 2-2 in 1-0 games this year.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING (OR IN A WHILE)...
A few takeaways from the win over AIC:
• Zoe Fanolis netted her first collegiate game-winning goal.
• Sadie Young posted her first collegiate goal.
• Southern earned a win in its conference opener for the second time in the last three years.
• For the first time this year, the Owls had separate players score each goals in a contest in which they netted more than a single tally. Colleen Murphy had three goals in the win over Mansfield, while Bailey McGinnis had two goals in the loss to Franklin Pierce.

MCGINNIS RECORDS ANOTHER MULTI-GOAL GAME
Bailey McGinnis notched the fourth multiple-goal game of her collegiate career with two tallies in the game against Franklin Pierce.

DOLLOFF STARTS STRONG
Audrey Dolloff helped the Owls to a season opening split in a pair of games against Mansfield and No. 4 nationally ranked Shippensburg. Dolloff played the first 58:42 of action to earn the win against Mansfield and stopped all three shots she saw in the net. The following day, Dolloff kept the Owls right with the high-powered Raiders, stopping 20 shots in a 2-0 defeat.

MURPHY HAS A CAREER DAY
Senior Colleen Murphy kicked off the 2015 season in style, scoring her first career hat trick in the win over Mansfield.

JACKSON GETS INTO THE MIX
Freshman Alicia Jackson registered her first point as an Owl with an assist in the game against Mansfield.

THE CAPTAINS
Head Coach Kelley Frassinelli has announced that seniors Lauren Anderson and Audrey Dolloff, along with junior Meghan Davis will serve as the Owls team captains for the 2015 season.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB 
The Owls welcome nine newcomers to the squad for the 2015 season - Madison Cole, Alicia Jackson, Kelli McCombs, Amanda Oberly, Kya O'Donnell, Natalia Prukalski, Emily Stross, Jacqueline Touzos and Sadie Young.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls have been selected 10th in the 2014 Northeast-10 Preseason Poll.

2015 NE-10 Field Hockey Coaches Preseason Poll
1. LIU Post - 135 (5)
2. Adelphi - 127 (2)
3. Stonehill - 125 (4)
4. Merrimack - 97
5. Bentley - 89
6. Assumption - 88
7. American Int'l - 82 (1)
8. Saint Anselm - 77
9. Saint Michael's - 69 (1)
10. So. Connecticut - 44
11. Franklin Pierce - 41
12. So. New Hampshire - 28
13. Pace - 12

DOLLOFF RANKED AMONG 2014 NCAA LEADERS
Audrey Dolloff finished the 2014 season ranked No. 3 in Division II with an average of 11.0 saves per game and was also 20th in save percentage (.731).

TEN OWLS EARN NFHCA ACADEMIC HONORS
SCSU had 10 student-athletes receive recognition from the NFHCA for academic success in 2014-15: Emily Allen, Lauren Anderson, Kimberly Driscoll, Zoe Fanolis, Erica Martino, Bailey McGinnis, Alicia Morgan, Colleen Murphy, Vienna Pallisco and Ashley Sanzaro.

TEAM CAPTURES NFHCA ACADEMIC TEAM LAURELS
For the seventh year in a row, the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team was recognized with National Academic Team honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The National Academic Team Award recognizes those institutions that achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the first semester of the 2014-15 academic year. In total, the Owls were one of 20 programs at the Division II level to be recognized with this honor.

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action on Oct. 27 for a road game against Pace.