UTICA, NY- The Utica College women's lacrosse team wraps up its home portion of the regular season Saturday as it hosts Elmira College. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT: The Pioneers are coming off a thrilling 10-9 double-overtime victory over Hartwick College on Wednesday… Junior Kaitlynn Palmer (Verona, NY/VVS) led Utica with four goals, including the game-winner with 3:04 remaining in the second overtime to lift Utica to victory… Senior Katlyn Scarpinella (South Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) chipped in with three goals and one assist, while Addison Green (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro), Hailee DuMont (Wilkes-Barre, PA/James M. Coughlin), and Jessie Biegel (Ridge, NY/Longwood) each had one goal.
 
SENIOR DAY: Prior to Saturday's game, Utica will honor its eight seniors who are playing in their final home game… Over the last four years, this group has helped lead Utica to 37 wins, including 17 Empire 8 Conference victories and a trip to the Empire 8 Tournament for the first time in 12 years… Utica's eight seniors are Caroline Wiley (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro), Katie McDowell (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park), Emily Krzemein (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster), Natalie Capriglione (New Milford, CT/New Milford), Samantha Marko (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schulerville), Noelle Capriglione (New Milford, CT/New Milford), and Captains Jessica Steinhilber (Plainview, NY/Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK) and Katlyn Scarpinella (South Setauket, NY/Ward Melville).
 
ONE MORE: Utica is currently 10-3 overall and 4-2 in the Empire 8… The Pioneers need just one more win to set a new program record for wins in a season… UC is also just one win shy of tying its single-season record for conference wins in a season, which the team accomplished last year. 
 
LEADING THE WAY: Senior Katlyn Scarpinella (South Setauket, NY/Ward Melville) has a team-high 41 points, which ties her career-high… Scarpinella she is second on the team in both goals (24) and assists (17)… Scarpinella is also second on the squad in draw controls (50) and caused turnovers (19) and she shares the team-lead with 40 ground balls.
 
DISHING IT OUT: Sophomore Lauren Wolff (Peabody, MA/Peabody) continues to lead Utica with 21 assists this season… Wolff ranks third in the E8 with 1.62 assists per game… She also has nine goals to her credit and she is fourth on the team with 30 points. 
 
QUICK DRAW: Freshman Lexi Scaccia (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) ranks second in the College's single-season record book with 78 draw controls this season… Her 6.00 draw controls per game lead the E8… Scaccia is also tied for second on the team with 31 points (19 goals, 12 assists).
 
PALMER KEEPING PACE: Junior Kaitlynn Palmer (Verona, NY/VVS) continues to lead the team with 27 goals and she is tied for second in total points (31)… Palmer also has 24 ground balls and 22 draw controls to her credit… She has been held without a point just once this season and she leads the team with three game-winning goals.
 
SCOUTING ELMIRA: The Soaring Eagles are 2-13 (2-4 Empire 8) and they are coming off a 17-1 loss to SUNY Canton on Thursday… Elmira is led by Mikayla Carfello, who has 20 goals this season. 
 
AGAINST THE SOARING EAGLES: Utica is 13-5 all-time against Elmira and the Pioneers have won the last five meetings between the two teams… Last year, UC downed the Soaring Eagles 19-4… Kaitlynn Palmer (Verona, NY/VVS) and Stephanie Husnay (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) each had five points to lead the way.
 
LOOKING AHEAD: The Pioneers will travel to SUNY Canton on Tuesday for a non-conference contest against the 'Roos… Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m.