One game at home and one on the road are up ahead for the Southern Connecticut State University field hockey squad this week. On Wednesday night, SCSU hosts Pace University in its home opener at Jess Dow Field at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Owls travel to Molloy College for a 2:30 p.m. start.
 
ALL-TIME VERSUS PACE
The two programs have met only twice, and the Setters lead the series 2-0 over the Owls.
Last Time Out: Pace squeezed by SCSU 3-2 (Recap 10/25/16)
 
ALL-TIME VERSUS MOLLOY
The two schools met for the first time in program history last September, where SCSU took the win and now holds a 1-0 series record over Molloy.
Last Time Out: The Owls blanked the Lions 3-0 (Recap 9/10/16)
 
GETTING CRAFTY
Sophomore Brianna Craft set a career-best and program-best in saves with 24 in the Owls 8-0 loss against No. 1 nationally ranked Shippensburg this past weekend.
 
PRUKALSKI NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN
Head Coach Kelley Frassinelli has announced that junior Natasha Prukalski will serve as the Owls team captain for the 2017 season.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome nine newcomers to the squad for the 2017 season - Maggie Devine, Julia Honan, Jessica Maier, Arianna Shams-Kollar, Olivia LaFlamme, Megan Habakangas, Karley Welles, Julia Kostek and Chloe Knight.

TEAM CAPTURES NFHCA ACADEMIC TEAM LAURELS
For the 10th 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 2016-17 academic year. 

ON DECK
The Owls open travel to LIU Post on Sept. 12 for a showdown with the Pioneers, which is set to begin at 4 p.m.