Seahawks host instate rival on Tuesday

Summary: Salve Regina University women's lacrosse hosts Rhode Island College in non-conference action Tuesday evening.

Match-up: The Salve Regina Seahawks (2-3) versus the Rhode Island College Anchormen (0-0)

Game date, time and site: Tuesday, March 18, 2014; 4:30 p.m. @ Gaudet Field

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Series edge: Salve Regina holds a 10-1 all time series lead over the Anchorwomen. 

Last Seahawk win in the series: Salve Regina defeated the Anchorwomen 18-11 in Providence on March 28, 2013.

Last Anchorwoman win in the series: Rhode Island College defeated the Seahawks 7-6 in Providence on April 4, 2005.

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• Salve Regina and Rhode Island College will play for the 12th time in program history. 
• The Seahawks hold a 10-1 all time series lead over Rhode Island College and have won the last seven meetings between the two teams. 
• Salve Regina has outscored the Anchorwomen 158-94 in the series.
• SRU's largest margin of victory came in 2002 when the Seahawks defeated the Anchorwomen 19-2 on April 2 in Portsmouth.
• Last time the Salve Regina and Rhode Island College met, the Seahawks defeated RIC 18-11in Providence. Abigail Tepper posted three goals and three assists in the win for Salve Regina while Gina Tortorici tallied three goals and four assists for the Seahawks.
• Sarah Woods scored a game-high four goals for Salve Regina. 

• Salve Regina is 0-1 on March 18.
• The only other time Salve Regina has played on this date, the Seahawks fell to Endicott, 12-2, in 2006.

• Seniors Grace Kelly and Karley Malenczak will serve as the captains of the 2014 women's lacrosse team. 

• Following Tuesday's contest, the Seahawks host their final two home contests of this extended homestand including their Commonwealth Coast Conference opener against Gordon on March 22 to wrap up the homestand. 
• The seven-game homestand included games against UMass Dartmouth (W, 20-12), Husson (W, 13-3), Eastern Connecticut State (L, 9-8 (OT)), Rhode Island College (3/18), Bridgewater State (3/20) and Gordon (3/22).

• Salve Regina fell to Eastern Connecticut State 9-8 in overtime last Saturday. 
• The Warriors took a 7-5 lead with 5:21 to play in the second before seniors Karley Malenczak and Grace Kelly scored back to back goals to tie the game. 
• Kelly's goal with 1:25 to play to tie it came as the Seahawks were down a player due to a Salve Regina yellow card. 
• Freshman Kaitlin Gillespie scored on a free position shot midway through the overtime but a quick goal from the Warriors to open the frame and one with 45 to play handed the Seahawks a 9-8 loss. 
• Senior Josephine O'Reilly made 11 saves in the loss for Salve Regina.

• Tuesday's match up with the Seahawks will be the season opener for Rhode Island College.

• The Seahawks hosted three games over spring break and finished the week 2-1.
• Salve Regina opened the week with a 20-12 win over UMass Dartmouth after outscoring the Corsairs 12-3 in the second half. 
• The Seahawks welcomed Husson to Gaudet Field last Wednesday and won the first meeting between the two teams, 13-3 behind six points (3g, 3a) from senior Grace Kelly.
• Salve Regina wrapped up with spring break with Eastern Connecticut State on Saturday and dropped a heart-breaking over time loss to the Warriors. Kelly scored with just over a minute to play in regulation to tie the game, but the Warriors outscored the Seahawks 2-1 in the overtime frame. 
• Following today's contest, the Seahawks host their final two games of their seven game homestand to open the year.  

• Salve Regina returns four of its 20+ point scorers of a year ago.
• Leading the returners is junior Gina Tortorici who finished second on the team last year with 37 points (26g, 11a). 
• Senior Grace Kelly was tied for third on the team with 24 points (20g, 4a), followed by junior Sarah Woods (22 pts • 19g, 3a) and sophomore Abigail Tepper (20 pts • 13g, 7a).
• Woods leads the team with 22 points this season (17g, 5a) as well as goals (17)
• Kelly is second on the team with 12 goals on the season. 
• Junior Gina Tortorici leads the team with six assists on the year.

• Salve Regina head coach Jennifer Foster enters her eighth season at the helm of the Seahawks.
• Foster has led the team to a 42-75 all time record at Salve Regina.