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The Niagara Purple Eagles (8-6-2, 6-3-0 MAAC) hit the road to take on the Marist Red Foxes (6-10-2, 5-3-1 MAAC) in the regular-season finale on Wednesday at 1:00 pm. While both teams have clinched a berth in the MAAC Championship Tournament, which automatically sends the winner to the NCAA Tournament, Niagara has a chance to leapfrog from fourth to second in the tournament seeding and earn a first-round bye.

Last Time Out

• Niagara dropped a 2-0 decision to the MAAC regular season champion Monmouth Hawks on Oct. 24
• Claire Feiertag made three saves and Amelia Gulley directed two shots on frame
• In a pre-game senior day ceremony, Niagara honored the careers of seniors Feiertag, Hayley Besaw, Haillie Price, Bianca Marrara and Jami Petersen

Up for Grabs

• Monmouth has won the MAAC outright and completed its schedule with 27 points on the season. With one game to play, Rider sits second with 19 points, Manhattan sits third with 18 points and Niagara sits fourth with 18 points after losing the head-to-head matchup with Manhattan.
• The Purple Eagles can finish as high as second or as low as fifth.
• To finish in second place and earn a first-round tournament bye, Niagara would need to leapfrog Rider. In order to leapfrog Rider, Niagara would need a victory, a Rider loss and a Manhattan tie or loss.
• To leapfrog Manhattan for the No. 3 seed, Niagara would need to pair a win with a Manhattan tie or loss or an NU tie with a Jasper loss
• To stay locked in as a top-four seed and host a MAAC tournament game at Monteagle Ridge, Niagara must gather any result but a loss this Wednesday
   

Purple Points

• Haillie Price leads the MAAC in shots per game (4.46) and is second in shots (58), points (23), points per game (1.77), goals (10) and goals per game (0.77). Price is 19^th in the nation in goals per game and 17^th in points per game.
• Laura Ortiz ranks eighth in the MAAC in shots per game (2.50) and goals per game (0.31), ninth in shots (2.50) and 10^th in points (13).
• Feiertag is tied for fifth with four shutouts on the year and is sixth in both save percentage (.766) and shutouts per game (0.25).

Across The Pitch: Marist Red Foxes (6-10-2, 5-3-1)

• The Purple Eagles narrowly lead the all-time series that dates back to 1996, 11-10-1
• Niagara hosted the Red Foxes in last season's finale and cruised to a 4-0 win
• Marist has taken five games into overtime this season, going 3-1-1 in those games
• The Red Foxes are looking for their first win in regulation since thumping the Fairfield Stags 7-2 on Oct. 10

 
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