Saturday, March 12 at Quinnipiac: Live Stats
LOWELL, Mass. – Coming off a dominating victory, the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (2-5, 0-0 AE) will finish their five-game road trip when they head down to Connecticut to take on Quinnipiac (3-2, 0-0 MAAC) on Saturday afternoon.
LAST TIME OUT
Junior
Izzy Liquori (Agawam, Mass.) led the team with four goals and 12 draw controls in a 25-3 victory over Wofford. Alongside Liquori, junior
Grace Hansen (Stamford, Conn.), redshirt freshman
Emily Stratton (Camillus, N.Y.), and freshmen
Jade Catlin (Middletown, Md.) and
Sophia Scialdone (Syracuse, N.Y.) all recorded a hat trick in the tilt. In net, graduate student
Alex Salim (East Islip, N.Y.) allowed only three goals on 12 shots faced.
LEADING THE FLOCK
Junior
Molly Shaw (Marshfield, Mass.) has scored 15 goals leading the River Hawks through seven games. Stratton's 13 goals and five assists give her a team high 18 points, while junior
Caroline Klim (Wrentham, Mass.) leads the defense with 11 caused turnovers. Catlin's 34 draw control victories and graduate student
Alex Salim's (East Islip, N.Y.) 36 saves both lead the team.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Quinnipiac welcomes the River Hawks coming off a 19-12 loss to Bryant University. The Bobcats are led offensively by attack Desiree Kleberg, who has tallied a team-high ten goals and is second on the team with four assists. In net, Kat Henselder has totaled 49 saves with a .495 save percentage in over 260 minutes of playing time.
A WIN WOULD
A win would give the River Hawks a 2-3 record over their five-game road trip, as well as give head coach
Lisa Miller her 200
th career win.
MATCHUP HISTORY
The River Hawks and Bobcats have matched up three times, with the Bobcats winning two of the matchups. The last time out, UMass Lowell bested Quinnipiac, 9-5, in a matchup during the 2017.