Seahawks welcome Fighting Scots for CCC opener
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon (4-1; 1-0 CCC) | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
Salve Regina (3-5; 0-1 CCC) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Gordon
Game Statistics | Gordon | Salve Regina |
---|---|---|
Shots | 27 | 29 |
Ground Balls | 13 | 17 |
Saves | 12 | 10 |
Clears | 11-15 | 14-15 |
Turnovers | 14 | 9 |
Draw Controls | 18 | 10 |
Free Position Shots | 0-1 | 2-7 |
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)
Live Stats: http://bit.ly/18PHC4C
Directions: http://bit.ly/YV7AcI
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 VS. GORDON
- 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 ranks seventh in the 2014 Commonwealth Coast Conference preseason poll of the head coaches.
- The Seahawks finished the year 3-11 last year with a 1-7 mark in the CCC.
- Salve Regina is 15-21 all time at Gaudet Field.
- 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.
- Junior Gina Tortorici is fifth all-time at Salve Regina with 89 draw controls in her career.
- Senior Grace Kelly ranks eighth all time at SRU with 30 assists and seventh in caused turnovers (39) coming into her senior season.
- Senior Josephine O'Reilly is third all time at Salve Regina with 365 saves in her career. Brook Bowley (2003-06) holds Salve Regina's all time record with 668 saves in her career.