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MARCHING ONWARD
Two games await the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team this week. Action kicks off on Tuesday with the home opener against Adelphi, followed by a road game at AIC on Saturday.

ALL-TIME VERSUS ADELPHI
The Panthers lead the all-time series between the two schools by a margin of 5-4.

ALL-TIME VERSUS AIC
SCSU holds an 18-8 edge in the all-time series with AIC.

THE LAST MEETING WITH ADELPHI
The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team fell to the No. 7 nationally ranked Adelphi Panthers on Nov. 4, 2014 at Jess Dow Field.
• Mary Plotas, the leading goal scorer for the Panthers, scored all three goals in the game for her team.
• The Owls' lone goal came from Emma Farrel off an assist from  Kristi Montemurro.
• Audrey Dolloff made 10 saves on 13 shots in the loss. 

THE LAST MEETING WITH AIC
Erica McLean scored 4:53 into overtime to give visiting American International College a 3-2 victory over SCSU on Oct. 21, 2014 at Jess Dow Field.
• Southern Connecticut was less than two and a half minutes from the victory before AIC stormed back late. Jenna Masionis connected with 2:25 remaining in regulation to even the score at 2-2.
• AIC opened the scoring only 2:05 into play on McLean's first of two goals on the night.
• The Owls countered with two goals in a stretch of 7:24 later in the half. Colleen Murphy evened the score with a marker off an assist from Emma Farrel. Vienna Pallisco followed shortly thereafter with a penalty stroke goal that put the Owls in front.
• Owls' goalie Audrey Dolloff stopped 15 shots in the game.

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 10 newcomers to the squad for the 2015 season - Madison Cole, Kassi Hansen, 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

FARREL MAKES A QUICK IMPACT
Emma Farrel led the Owls in scoring as a freshman a year ago with 19 points and also topped the squad in goals (eight) while tying for the team lead in assists (three).

DOLLOFF RANKS AMONG 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 Sept. 23 for a home game against Bentley.