UTICA, NY - The Utica University women's lacrosse team looks to add their win total as they face SUNY Morrisville on Tuesday, March 25 (4pm) and Nazareth University to open Empire 8 play on Saturday, March 29 (4pm).
 
Follow Along: Morrisville video and live stat links can be found here. Video & live stats.
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Ticket Information For Morrisville:

Ticket information:

Adults (15+): $5

Senior Citizens, Children under 15: Admitted Free

Parking Information For Morrisville:

Parking for visitors will be behind the stadium, and we will have staff available to direct accordingly. Please remind any spectators traveling, only service animals physically identified will be permitted in our stadium facility.

Last Time Out: Women's lacrosse used a strong first half to defeat Plattsburgh 18-9 at Gaetano Stadium on March 19. Grace Stuhlman (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) and Maria Stuhlman (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) combined for 10 points and Utica's defense allowed only three goals in the second half, all coming in the fourth quarter. Point producers: Kendall Best (Troy, MI/Troy HS / Belle Tire) (one goal and two assists), Jordan Kowalski (Chicopee, MA/Westfield) (three goals), Jessica Marciano (Rochester, NY/Churchville Chili) (one goal and one assist), Alexis Alteri (Clinton, NY/Clinton) (one goal and four draw controls), Meghan Brennan (Southbury, CT/Pomperaug) (one goal and two draw controls), Nora Gross (Cortland, NY/Cortland HS) (one goal). Makayla Purdy (Shirley, NY/William Floyd) (Shirley, NY/William Floyd) played for 43 minutes, making two saves. Angelina Borowiec (Clinton, NY/Clinton) played 17:30 of the second half and made six saves, multiple coming on the doorstep. Defensively, Ella Stanton (Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon), Elliana Lasher (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa), Olivia Grant (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) and Lindsay Pilla (Watervliet, NY/Shaker) combined for five ground balls and five caused turnovers. Gross, Best, Meghan Brennan (Southbury, CT/Pomperaug) and Jordan Kowalski (Chicopee, MA/Westfield) scored their first goals of the season. Best and Gross each scored their first collegiate goal and Kowalski notched her first collegiate hat trick. Utica scored five unanswered goals in the first 7:23 of the first quarter behind Maria (two), Grace (one), Marciano (one) and Kowalski's (one). Plattsburgh St responded with three consecutive goals as the first quarter finished with a 7-3 Pioneer lead. Grace only needed 33 seconds to score the first goal of the second quarter, extending the lead to 8-3. Both teams combined for nine goals in the quarter, six for Utica and three for Plattsburgh St. The Pioneers took a 13-6 advantage into halftime. Utica scored six goals in the second half compared to Plattsburgh's, two, as Utica collected their second win of the season, 18-9. Grace has 14 points and 21 draw controls in two games (12 goals and two assists). Maria has eight goals in two games along with six ground balls and five caused turnovers.

 
Steady Scoring: Utica ranks sixth in conference play with 58 goals, 35 of them coming in two games against Oneonta (17) and Plattsburgh (18). The Pioneers are second in league play with a .500 shooting percentage.  Grace scored 12 goals and two assists in the two matchups against Canton and Plattsburgh. She ranks fifth in the country with 8.80 draw control wins per game, winning 44 in five games. Grace is tied for third place in E8 play with 20 goals and is averaging 4.80 points per game, best for fourth in the conference.
 
Streakin': Grace, Maria, and Specchio each have a point in all five games this season. Grace has 20 goals and four assists followed by Maria's 14 goals and two assists and Specchio's five goals and two assists. Maria has done an excellent job initiating the offense from up to, giving attackers down-low time and room to move. Seven of her 14 goals have come at the free position line on 10 attempts. Specchio has five goals on seven shots on goal and leads all newcomers on Utica in points.
 
About Morrisville: The Mustangs are 0-2 overall with one SUNYAC game played. The team lost both games this season to Bryn Athyn (4-19) and Oneonta (7-29). Midfielder Anyssia Ingersoll leads Morrisville with five goals on 16 shots so far. Midfielder Samantha Budney follows close behind with three goals on four shots. In goal, two Mustangs have been between the posts. Aniyah Smith sports a 23 goals-against average. Rebecca Thomas sports a 25 goals-against average.
 
Morrisville Series Slate: The Pioneers are 9-0 all-time against the Morrisville Mustangs. The Pioneers average 16.67 goals per game against Morrisville. The Pioneers have scored 10-plus goals in every game played against the Mustangs dating back to 2014. In the last three matchups, the Pioneers have outscored Morrisville 53 to 22. The Pioneers look to continue their domination against Morrisville in their upcoming matchup on Tuesday.
 
About Nazareth: The Golden Flyers are 3-4 overall with no Empire 8 games played. The team dropped their last two games to Hope College (7-17) and Stevenson University (10-19).  Attacker Sophia Scialdone leads Nazareth with 20 goals on 44 shots and 26 total points. Midfielder Julia Dietz follows behind with 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists. In goal, Allie Klestinec sports a 12.91 goals-against average with 80 saves this season.
 
Nazareth Series Slate: The Pioneers are 2-27 all-time against Nazareth. The Pioneers beat The Golden Flyers for the first time in program history since 2001 last year in the regular season 13-10 then beat them again in their semi-final matchup 18-12. In the last three matchups, the Pioneers have outscored The Golden Flyers 41-33 dropping one of those games. The Pioneers look to continue their hot streak against Nazareth on Saturday, March 29th in a conference matchup.
 
Looking Ahead: Utica returns home on Wednesday, April 2 at 4 p.m. against St. John Fisher.