Southern Connecticut State University Owls (2-13, 1-10 NE10)
vs Assumption College Greyhounds (11-4, 7-4 NE10)
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | 4 P.M
New Haven, Conn. | Jess Dow Field
The Southern Connecticut women's lacrosse team prepare to host Assumption College on Wednesday, April 24, at 4 p.m. at Jess Dow Field. The Greyhounds are led by Sarah Reilly who leads the team is goals with 53 this season and 23 assists along with teammate Emily Spath who has a team-high 51 assists and 25 goals so far this year. The Owls are led by senior co-captain Samantha Cozzolino who has 45 goals and 16 assists, freshman Karlie Rowe, who has been off to a steady start in her first collegiate campaign as an Owl with 29 goals, three assists and a team-leading 94 shots along with Stephanie Seymour who has tallied 19 goals and six assists this season.

ALL-TIME AGAINST ASSUMPTION
The Greyhounds lead the all-time series against the Owls, 14-3. 
Last Meeting: Assumption 19, SCSU 15 (4/25/2018)

LAST TIME OUT
The Southern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team fell to Southern New Hampshire in Northeast 10 action, 20-13.
• Samantha Cozzolino led the Owls in scoring with five goals on nine shots, one assist, six draw controls and one ground ball in the contest. 
• Karlie Rowe notched three goals on seven shots, while teammate Laura Morton tallied nine saves through 60 minutes of play and allowed 20 goals.

ROSSINI COLLECTS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL
In the game against Southern New Hampshire, Emily Rossini scored the first goal of her collegiate career. 

CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOK
With her five goals against SNHU, Cozzolino sits in 2nd place with 144 career goals and trails Nicole Healey '18 for 1st place all-time at SCSU with 172. With her one assist against SNHU, she now sits in 2nd place with 43 career assists and trails Carolynn Keal '18 for 1st place all-time at SCSU with 56. With her six points against SNHU, Cozzolino sits in 2nd place with 187 career points and trails Nicole Healey '18 for 1st place all-time at SCSU with 213.

STEADY PRESENCE IN NET
With her 11 saves against Le Moyne, Laura Morton has registered her eighth game with 10-plus saves in 15 games this year. 

MORTON SETS SEASON-HIGH
With her 18 saves against Adelphi, Laura Morton sets a season-high for saves this year. The last time she had 18 saves was against Adelphi on March 29, 2017. 

ROWE SETS SCSU RECORD
With Rowe's seven-goal performance against Franklin Pierce, she set a program record as the only freshman in Southern Connecticut history to score seven in a game. The most goals since Samantha Cozzolino scored seven against SNHU on April 13, 2018.

LONGEST GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY
In the triple overtime loss against Franklin Pierce, the Owls broke a school record for longest game in SCSU history. The game broke a five-year record set on April 16, 2014 against AIC when the Owls lost 16-14 in double overtime.

OWLS POST BACK-TO-BACK WINS
The Owls have now won back-to-back games for the first since Mar. 13 & 14, 2018 against Saint Michael's and UC-Colorado Springs. The Owls stole the victory, 13-12, over Saint Michael's in overtime. The last time the Owls won a game in overtime was on April 27, 2016 when they defeated American International College, 7-6.

SIEDLECKI'S FIRST CAREER WIN
With the 18-5 win over Post University on March 21, Kevin Siedlecki records his first win as the head coach of the Southern Connecticut Lacrosse team.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
In the win over Post, four Owls registered hat-tricks: Samantha Cozzolino, Stephanie Seymour, Hailey Gordon and Karlie Rowe. The last time four Owls had three or more goals was on April 15, 2017 against Franklin Pierce when Carolynn Keal (4), Nicole Healey (4), Samantha Cozzolino (3) and Morgan Chase (3) each had hat-tricks.

NEWCOMERS FILLING THE STAT SHEET
Three of the nine Owls goal scorers are in their first year playing collegiate lacrosse. Leading the pack is freshman Karlie Rowe who is second on the team in goals with 29 goals and three assists, behind her is freshman Kelly Jagodzinski has seven goals and five assist and freshman Bayleigh Takacs who has recorded four goals and six assists so far this year.

THE 2019 CAPTAINS
Seniors Samantha Cozzolino (Hamden, Conn.) and red-shirt junior Brianna Grande (West Hartford, Conn.) have been tabbed as co-captains for the 2019 season.
 
GUESS WHO'S BACK
The Owls return 12 players from last season's squad that posted a 4-12 overall record that included a 3-10 mark in Northeast 10 Conference play.