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CONFERENCE PLAY CONTINUES
The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team is back in action with two games this week. The Owls travel to Adelphi on Tuesday to play the Panthers for the second time in 14 days. On Friday night, the Owls welcome Southern New Hampshire in a 6 p.m. start.

ALL-TIME VERSUS ADELPHI
Adelphi leads the all-time series by a 6-4 margin, including a 7-1 win over the Owls back on Sept. 15.

THE LAST MEETING WITH ADELPHI
Freshman Kya O'Donnell registered her first collegiate goal as the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team lost a 7-1 decision to Adelphi on Oct. 15.
• The Panthers scored five first half goals, two each from Mary Plotas and Rachel Colvin. Plotas netted the first two, within a span of 2:39, to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead less than 10 minutes in. Colvin then sandwiched her two goals around a tally from Jamie Ahrens.
• Plotas capped the hat trick early in the second half before Lena Pollich connected for a 7-0 lead.
• O'Donnell closed the scoring in the game with 12:20 left off an assist from Bailey McGinnis.

ALL-TIME VERSUS SNHU
The Owls lead the all-time series, 1-0, on the strength of a 3-2 win in Manchester last year.

THE LAST MEETING WITH ADELPHI
Emma Farrel registered her first collegiate hat trick in a first half span of 3:27 as the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team posted a 3-2 win at Southern New Hampshire on Nov. 12, 2014.
• The Penmen opened the scoring with a goal from Kaitlyn Ramsey just under eight minutes into play. SNHU held the lead for most of the first half until the Owls unloaded a quick scoring barrage to take the lead for good.
• Farrel tied the game on a goal that came off a penalty corner. Bailey McGinnis passed to Zoe Fanolis in the middle of the circle, who passed to Farrel along the goal line. Farrel then tucked a shot just inside the post to tie the score.
• The Owls took the lead for good just 1:56 later on Farrel's second of the night. Alicia Morgan fed Lauren Anderson, who made a pass down low to Farrel for the goal.
• Farrel capped the hat trick just 91 seconds later as she knocked in a feed from Fanolis.
• SNHU added a goal in the closing minutes but the Owls hung on for the one-goal win.
• Goalie Audrey Dolloff made five saves for the Owls in the win.

LAST TIME OUT
Assumption's Taylor Chase scored the only goal of the game with 14:36 remaining in regulation as the visiting Greyhounds edged the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team on Saturday, 1-0.
SCSU goalie Audrey Dolloff stopped seven shots in the contest.
•The Greyhounds held the play for the better part of the first half and held a 10-2 edge in shots at the half.  However, the game was scoreless through the opening stanza.
• The Owls applied some offensive pressure early in the second half but were unable to find the back of the net. Chase's goal was one of nine Assumption shots in the second half, against six for the Owls.
 
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 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 Oct. 7 for a road game against Merrimack.