Seahawks welcome Fighting Scots for CCC opener

Summary: Salve Regina University women's lacrosse hosts Gordon in its Commonwealth Coast Conference opener. 

Match-up: The Salve Regina Seahawks (3-4) versus the Gordon Fighting Scots (3-1)

Game date, time and site: Saturday, March 22, 2014; 12 p.m. @ Gaudet Field

Video/Audio: http://bit.ly/Mq62GZ   (Salve Regina women's lacrosse on Ustream.tv; Andrew Pezzelli and Leon Bayles provide the call)

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Series edge: Gordon holds a 16-1 all time series lead over the Seahawks. 

Last Seahawk win in the series: Salve Regina defeated the Fighting Scots 19-13 in Newport, R.I. on April 20, 2002.

Last Fighting Scot win in the series: Gordon defeated the Seahawks 21-8 in Wenham, Mass. on April 13, 2013.

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• Salve Regina and Gordon have faced each other 17 times prior to Saturday's contest. 
• The Fighting Scots hold a 16-1 all time series lead, including winning the last 10 contests between the two teams. 
• Gordon has outscored the Seahawks 239-129 in the series. 
• Salve Regina's lone win in the series came in Newport when the Seahawks defeated Gordon 19-13 on April 20, 2002.

• Salve Regina is 4-0 all time on March 22. 
• The last time the Seahawks played on this date, the Seahawks defeated Simmons 19-11 in 2012. 
• Salve Regina had its largest margin of victory on this date in 2006 when the Seahawks defeated Pine Minor, 14-0. 

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

• Saturday's contest marks the final of the seven game homestand for the Seahawks. 
• 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 (W, 18-9), Bridgewater State (L, 17-5) and Gordon (3/22).
• Salve Regina will take to the road to travel to Milton, Mass. to take on Curry on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. start. 
• The Seahawks return home on Saturday for their final game of March, hosting University of New England at 1 p.m.

• Salve Regina fell to Bridgewater St. on Thursday, 17-5. 
• Junior Gina Tortorici led the Seahawks with two goals and an assist while senior Grace Kelly, junior Sarah Woods and sophomore Katherine Miele all added a goal for Salve Regina. 
• Senior Josephine O'Reilly made 10 saves in the loss for Salve Regina.

• After going into half time tied, Gordon outscored Emerson 5-3 in the second half to defeat the Lions 10-8. 
• Abby Illian had her first multi-goal game of the season while Stephanie Fitzgerald recorded her second consecutive hat trick to spark the Fighting Scots offense. 
• Danielle Maguire made four saves in the net for the win for Gordon.

• 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 27 points this season (21g, 6a) as well as goals (21)
• Kelly is second on the team with 17 goals on the season. 
• Junior Gina Tortorici leads the team with nine assists on the year.
• Stephanie Fitzgerald leads the team with 16 points (10g, 6a) while Anna Blomberg leads the Fighting Scots with 13 goals.

• Salve Regina head coach Jennifer Foster enters her eighth season at the helm of the Seahawks.
• Foster has led the team to a 43-76 all time record at Salve Regina.