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HOME SWEET HOME
Fresh off a victory over AIC to kick off Northeast-10 Conference action,  the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team readies for two home games this week. Bentley visits on Wednesday afternoon before a Saturday afternoon appearance from Assumption.

ALL-TIME VERSUS BENTLEY
The Falcons lead the all-time series between the two schools by a margin of 33-5-1.

ALL-TIME VERSUS ASSUMPTION
SCSU holds an 20-10 edge in the all-time series with Assumption.

THE LAST MEETING WITH BENTLEY
Bentley's Gina Lirange netted a hat trick, including the game-winning goal 9:09 into overtime, as the Falcons claimed a 3-2 victory over the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team on Nov. 8, 2014.
• Lirange opened the scoring just over 15 minutes into the game. The Owls quickly answered as Lauren Anderson found the back of the net only 2:08 later to even the score.
• Southern went ahead about 10 minutes later on a tally from Emma Farrel. However, Lirange scored just over two minutes later to even the score at 2-2.
• Audrey Dolloff turned away a dozen shots for the Owls in the contest.

THE LAST MEETING WITH ASSUMPTION
Kristi Montemurro scored her fifth goal of the year as the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team lost to Assumption College, 6-1 on Oct. 29, 2014.
• The Greyhounds took control with five first half goals. Allison Sheahan scored twice, with Kiley Collucci, Sarah Frahm and Belle Ives added single scores.
• After a Kayla Quinn goal made it 6-0, Montemurro scored off an assist from Whitney Dyer.
• Audrey Dolloff stopped 13 shots for the Owls in the game.

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.

LAST TIME OUT
Zoe Fanolis recorded the game-winning goal off a penalty corner with 48 seconds remaining as the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team earned a 4-3 victory over AIC on Saturday afternoon.
• The teams traded first half goals - Bailey McGinnis scored just over five minutes in before AIC's Emily Kollar tied the game about 16 minutes later.
• AIC went in front just under three minutes into the second half on a goal from Liv Magni. The Owls netted the equalizer roughly two minutes after that on a penalty stroke goal from Vienna Pallisco.
• The first collegiate goal from Southern's Sadie Young gave the Owls the lead again at 3-2 with just over 10 minutes to go. Erica McLean evened the game with exactly six minutes remaining before Fanolis' late marker gave the Owls the win.
• Goalie Audrey Dolloff made eight saves in the contest.

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. 29 for a road game against Adelphi.