Utica, NY (4/7/14) - The Utica College women's lacrosse team (6-3, 2-2 E8) will begin a six game road trip over the course of 17 days on Wednesday, beginning with a visit to local opponent SUNY IT. The first draw control is set for 7 p.m.
 
Last Time Out: The Pioneers are coming off a 12-7 victory at home against Empire 8 rival Elmira College on Sunday … Rebecca Plunkett (Kings Park, NY/Kings Park) netted five goals, scooped up seven ground balls, and won seven draw controls in the victory … The Kane sister's combined for three goals and two assists, while Morgan DuPont (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park) facilitated again with three assists and one goal.

Still on Pace: The Pioneers are currently 6-3 and over the course of the season, UC has outscored its opponents 95-78 … Utica is also 2-0 away from Charles A. Gaetano Stadium this season.

As a Team: In the Empire 8 conference, UC ranks second in points per game (17.25), assists per game (6.00) and goals against average (8.38) … UC ranks third in the E8 in shots per game (29.88) and shots on goal per game (21.13) … UC is fourth goals per game (11.25).

Dynamic Duo: In the conference, Rebecca Plunkett (Kings Park, NY/Kings Park) is second in goals per game (3.13) and Megan Kane (Staten Island, NY/Tottenville) is fourth (3.00) … Kane is third in points per game (3.63) while Plunkett is seventh (3.50) … In shots per game, Plunkett has the edge in second (6.88), while Kane is in fourth (6.75) … There is no other school in the conference who has two players who combine for more than six goals per game.

Congrats DuPont: Coming into the season junior Morgan DuPont (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park) was eighth all time at UC in assists (30)… With her 26 assists thus far, DuPont is now ranked second all-time… She needs just one more assist to tie Tammy Kohanski '11 for first all-time … DuPont also broke her own school record for most assists in a single season and she still has at least seven games left in the season.  

Scouting SUNY IT: The Wildcats are currently 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the NEAC … The team is led by freshman Krysta Beha (31g, 11a) who has 30% of the team's points … Beha also leads the team in draw controls and ground balls … The Wildcats are coming off of a 19-5 win at home over Penn State-Abington … Last season, UC beat SUNY IT 18-5 at home … UC holds a 2-0 all-time record over SUNY IT.

Looking Ahead: The Pioneers travel to Alfred University next Saturday for an Empire 8 Conference matchup. The first draw control is set for 1 p.m.