Complete Game Notes as a PDF

BACK IN ACTION
After close games against Assumption and Bentley last week, the Southern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team will play three games this week. The Owls head to the University of New Haven on April 7 at 4 p.m. They will continue to travel to Mercy on April 9 before heading home to play Franklin Pierce on April 11.

ALL-TIME VS. NEW HAVEN
New Haven leads the all-time series by a 12-2 margin. 
 
ALL-TIME VS. MERCY 
The all-time series with the Mavericks is tied at 1-1.
 
ALL-TIME VS. FRANKLIN PIERCE
Franklin Pierce leads the all-time series by a 9-5 margin. 
 
FRESHMEN FARING WELL 
Over the past five games, freshmen Emma Farrel and Carolynn Keal have led the Owls in the scoring department. Farrel has collected 15 goals, while Keal is right behind with 11. Keal also has 14 points over that stretch.
 
LENDING A HELPING HAND 
Kennedy Sherman and Emma Farrel have a team-high nine assists while Carolynn Keal has added six of her own through the first eight games of the year. Sherman and Farrel stand just four assists shy of matching the SCSU single-season record for assists.
 
DOANE SCORES FIRST GOAL WITH OWLS
Eliza Doane scored her first goal with the Owls on April 2 against Assumption. 

FARREL EARNS NE-10 WEEKLY HONORS
Emma Farrel was tabbed as the NE-10 Rookie of the Week on March 30 for her play against Stonehill, LeMoyne and Merrimack.
 
CAREER DAYS FOR THREE OWLS
Kennedy Sherman had a career-high nine points (four goals, five assists) in the win over Alderson-Broaddus, while the six goals each for Emma Farrel and Jennifer McCarthy were also career-highs.
 
IT'S BEEN A WHILE
The 21 goals for the Owls against Alderson-Broaddus marked the first time that SCSU had scored 20 in a game since 2012, when it netted 22 in a win over Post.

QUICK DRAW
Carolynn Keal has a team-high 32 draw controls through the first nine games of the year.
 
GROUNDING IT OUT
Nicole Healey has a team-high 18 groundballs through the first nine games of the year.

NEWCOMERS OUT TO A QUICK START
Four Owls - Nicole Healey, Taylor Portelinha, Carolynn Keal and Emma Farrel - all recorded their first collegiate points in the opening week of action. 

MUISE IN HUNT FOR CAREER RECORDS    
Sarah Muise is 29 goals short and 34 points shy of holding the all time record at Southern Connecticut State University. She has 84 goals and 96 points entering her senior season.

BEST SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY
With wins over Bridgeport, Post, Queens and Merrimack, the Owls set a new program record for victories in 2014. The old mark of three had been set on three occasions.

GOOD GROUP BACK
Southern Connecticut has 11 student-athletes returning from last year's team.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome eight newcomers to the team for the 2015 season - Nicole Healey, Ella Akier, Taylor Portelinha, Hailey Prindle-Nelson, Carolynn Keal, Heather Kearns, Alexa Picciuto and Emma Farrel.

THE CAPTAINS
Senior Sarah Muise and sophomore Jennifer McCarthy will serve as team captains for the 2015 season. 

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
Southern Connecticut was selected 12th in the Northeast-10 Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.

MCCARTHY NAMED TO ALL ROOKIE TEAM
Jennifer McCarthy was selected for the Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team in 2014. She was ranked second on the team in goals (21) and points (25) and led all freshman in both categories. McCarthy also finished second on the team in draw controls with 36.

IN SEASON OPENERS
The Owls hold a 1-13 record in season openers. The win was over American International College in 2007. 

ON DECK
The Owls are back in action on April 14 against AIC.