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THE ROAD SWING CONTINUES
The final two games in a season-opening four game road swing to open the 2015 campaign take place this week for the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team. The Owls head to Franklin Pierce on Wednesday night for a non-conference contest before traveling to Dowling on Saturday afternoon.

ALL-TIME VERSUS FRANKLIN PIERCE
The all-time series between the two schools is even at 15-15.

ALL-TIME VERSUS DOWLING
Saturday's contest marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

THE LAST MEETING WITH FPU
The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team fell to Franklin Pierce on Oct. 18, 2014 in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup, 4-0.
• The Ravens used two goals in just 19 seconds in the first half to take control of the game. Courtney Kelly made it 1-0 and was followed right behind on a goal from Andrea Fahey. The score stayed that way into halftime.
• Second half goals from Carly Canavan and Kelly made it a 4-0 final.
• Owls goalie Audrey Dolloff turned away seven shots in the game.

DOLLOFF OFF TO A STRONG START
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. 15 for their home opener against Adelphi.