Women's Lacrosse 3/22/2019 12:13:00 PM

Women’s Lacrosse Opens MAAC Play At Home

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S LACROSSE
WEEK SIX	Monmouth Hawks (6-3, 0-0 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (3-5, 0-0 MAAC)
GAME NINE	Saturday, Feb. 23 \| 1:00 PM
LOCATION	Niagara Field – Niagara Univ., NY
LIVE VIDEO	PurpleEagles.com
LIVE STATS	Sidearm Stats

The Niagara University women's lacrosse team will commence conference play when take to Niagara Field tomorrow at 1 p.m. against Monmouth.

Niagara Notes

The Purple Eagles dropped a 16-12 decision to Marquette on Sunday, March 17 at home. Rachel MacCheyne led all scorers with five points (2 G, 3 A) in the contest.
MacCheyne continues to rank as one of the nation's top scorers, accounting for 4.13 goals per game, the sixth-best rate in the country.
MacCheyne also wins 10.25 draw controls per game, second-best of all Division I athletes.
When holding opponents to fewer than 15 goals, Niagara is 3-0 on the year. Additionally, the Purple Eagles are also 2-0 when putting up at least 15 goals of their own.

Milestone Watch

Caroline Crump
- Has 41 caused turnovers, seven away from tying Elizabeth Benedict (48) and joining the top 10 in program history.
- Is three goals away from becoming the third-leading scorer in program history and passing Megan McNerney (128).
Aubrey DeVeau
- Needs five saves to tie Olivia Schneider (97) and enter Niagara's top 10.
Rachel MacCheyne
- Can reach top 10 status and tie Elizabeth Benedict ('16) with six more caused turnovers.
- Six more goals by MacCheyne would put her into the top 10 in terms of single-season scoring, tying her with Megan McNerney's 2001 total of 39.
- Would become the second Purple Eagle ever with 200 career points with one more point.
- Will pass Mary Cutia (202) to become Niagara's all-time leading points-getter with four more points.
Alexis Morales
- Is one goal away from surpassing Carrie-Jo Faruggia (103) for career goals.
- Can move into sole possession of ninth-place all-time with seven more points, passing Ashley Baker (125).
Lauren Paul
- Is six caused turnovers away from tying Kara Martin's 2017 total of 20, which would vault her into the top 10 for a single season.

Scouting The Hawks

Monmouth enters the weekend on a two-game winning streak and have won each of their last two road games. The team's most recent decision was a 12-3 home victory over Central Connecticut State.
Nicole Ceraso leads the Hawks with 43 points (22 G, 21 A) and is second on the team with 52 shots on target.
Riley Brager has been given the majority of minutes in net and holds a 10.67 goals-against average and a .461 save percentage.
Monmouth has scored 124 goals on the season, more than any other MAAC school. The Hawks also top the conference in ground balls (217) and caused turnovers (101).

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Players Mentioned

#17 Kara Martin: D; 5' 7"; Junior

#16 Elizabeth Benedict: D; 5' 6"; Senior

#29 Caroline Crump: A; 5' 10"; Senior

#0 Aubrey DeVeau: GK; 5' 6"; Junior

#19 Rachel MacCheyne: A; 5' 6"; Senior

#7 Alexis Morales: M; 5' 7"; Senior

#15 Lauren Paul: D; 5' 6"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#17 Kara Martin
: 5' 7"; Junior
: D

#16 Elizabeth Benedict
: 5' 6"; Senior
: D

#29 Caroline Crump
: 5' 10"; Senior
: A

#0 Aubrey DeVeau
: 5' 6"; Junior
: GK

#19 Rachel MacCheyne
: 5' 6"; Senior
: A

#7 Alexis Morales
: 5' 7"; Senior
: M

#15 Lauren Paul
: 5' 6"; Junior
: D