UTICA, NY- The Utica College Women's lacrosse team looks to bounce back from a tough loss as it faces Clarkson University on Saturday afternoon at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

Last Time Out: The Pioneers suffered a tough 18-5 loss in their home opener against Skidmore on Thursday... Utica was able to keep up with Skidmore in the first five minutes to play as the game was tied 1-1, but then Skidmore regained the lead and kept it throughout the rest of the game… The Thoroughbreds also outshot the Pioneers 39-18 and also picked up 16 draw controls over UC's nine.

Miller Adds On: After scoring her 100^th career point in the season opener against SUNY Potsdam last Saturday, senior attacker Brooke Miller (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) added on to her career stats as she scored the game's tying goal in the first five minutes against Skidmore... She currently has five goals and one assist this season…  In her career, Miller has 101 points with 81 goals and 20 assists in 48 games played.

Wolff Off to an Impressive Start: Freshman Lauren Wolff (Peabody, MA/Peabody) continues to thrive in her rookie season as she picked up her fifth assist off Miller's goal on Thursday... Wolff's five assists currently lead the Pioneers... She is also tied with Miller for the team-lead with six points (one goal and five assists).

Five Different Scorers: Five different scorers contributed in the loss, including Miller... Hailee DuMont (Wilkes-Barre, PA/James M. Coughlin), Kaitlynn Palmer (Verona, NY/VVS) and Katlyn Scarpinella (South Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) each scored their third goals of the season while junior Noelle Capriglione (New Milford, CT/New Milford) scored her first goal of the season... Scarpinella also led the Pioneers with five draw controls, ground balls (three), and caused turnovers (two)… Natalie Capriglione (New Milford, CT/New Milford) and Katie McDowell (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park) each had two draw controls while freshman Stephanie Husnay (Canastota, NY/Whitesboro) caused two turnovers and scooped up two ground balls in the loss.

Split Time in Goal: Sophomore Hali Vandermeulen (Walden, NY/Valley Central) earned her second start of the season and played the first half where she made eight saves and took the loss... Junior transfer Abigail Rogan (Clinton, NY/Clinton) made her first appearance as a Pioneer as she took over for Vandermeulen in the second half and made six saves.

Scouting Clarkson: The Golden Knights come into Saturday's non-conference matchup with a 2-1 record after defeating both SUNY Potsdam and Oswego State and their only loss was against SUNY Cortland in overtime... They have also scored at least 10 goals per game... Clarkson is led by junior attacker Jaid Baytos, who has a team-high 10 points (nine goals and one assist) and 10 draw controls... Behind Baytos, Abby and Taylor Collins both have eight points. In goal, junior Samantha Gladd is 2-1 with a goals-against average of 9.01 and a save percentage of .425.

Against Clarkson: Clarkson currently leads the all-time matchup 9-8 since first meeting in 2001... Last year, the Golden Knights defeated the Pioneers 11-7 at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium… Brooke Miller (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) scored two goals with one ground ball and caused one turnover while Devon Burri (Clifton Springs, NY/Midlakes) scored one goal… Katlyn Scarpinella (South Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) had one assist, two ground balls and one draw control... Goalie Hali Vandermeulen (Walden, NY/Valley Central) made six saves in the loss.

Looking Ahead: The Pioneers will travel to the US Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Maryland over spring break to play two games against Albright College and Southern Vermont College. Tuesday's game against Albright is scheduled for 5 p.m. while Wednesday's game against Southern Vermont is scheduled for 11 a.m.