LOWELL, Mass. – Following a 1-1 week that featured a battle with a top-five team in the country, the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (4-1) wraps up their three-game road trip when they head to New York to take on the Siena Saints (0-3) on Saturday, March 1.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Junior Audra Hansen (Stamford, Ct.) recorded a team-high four points, as the UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team (4-1) fell in a hard-fought battle to the No. 5/6  Yale Bulldogs (3-0), 16-6, on Saturday afternoon. Hansen, who finished the day with a goal and three assists, was one of five River Hawks to record a point. Sophomore Chloe Bowers (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) finished with a team-best three goals, and junior Grace Lydon (Rowley, Mass.) added two assists. Rounding things out, junior Macy Shultz (Adams, N.Y.) and senior Jade Catlin (Middletown, Md.) each chipped in a goal. In net, sophomore Alexa Kuhn (Rocky Point, N.Y.) made 10 saves in 55 minutes, while freshman Erin-Kate Roeder (Fallston, Md.) had two saves in five minutes of action.
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Catlin and Bowers each total 18 points to lead the offense, as Bowers has tallied 16 goals while Catlin has 15 scores. Right behind them, Hansen's nine goals and seven assists put her third on the squad in total points, while freshman Georgia Ruscitti (Toronto, Ontario) has a team-best ten assists. Catlin also paces the squad with eight caused turnovers, with sophomore Allie Reading (Draper, Utah) sitting second with seven. Junior Rachel Stax (Milton, Ga.) has totaled 19 draw controls so far this season, and in net, Kuhn has made 48 saves, good for a .511 save percentage, in three games.
 
AMERICA EAST HONORS
Following impressive defensive performances in Week Three, Kuhn was named the America East Goaltender of the Week, and Reading was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week. It's the second straight week the River Hawks have earned the two honors, as Kuhn was the Goaltender of the Week and Carter the Defensive Player of the Week in Week Two. After setting the program's career goals record with an impressive four-goal performance in the season opener win, Catlin was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week in Week One.
 
SCOUTING SIENA
The Saints enter Saturday's match on a three-game losing streak, most recently falling to No. 23 Army West Points, 17-3. Two seniors lead the Siena offense, as Kelly Logue has a team-high five goals alongside two assists for seven points, while Grace Dobrzynski's four assists pace her squad. Defensively, sophomore midfielder Elizabeth Wamp tallies four caused turnovers, and in net Shaylin Romero has started all three games, making 23 saves while allowing 38 goals, good for a .377 save percentage.
 
MATCHUP HISTORY
The River Hawks and Saints have battled twice before, with the River Hawks posting a 1-1 record as the home team earned the win in each match. The last time out, UMass Lowell earned a 12-8 win during the 2016 season, as Kristina Keith led the way with four goals and five points.