Women's Lacrosse 3/24/2019 3:15:00 PM

Purple Eagles Head To Ann Arbor To Battle No. 9 Wolverines

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S LACROSSE
WEEK SEVEN	Niagara Purple Eagles (3-6, 0-1 MAAC) at Michigan Wolverines (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten)
GAME 10	Monday, March 25 \| 5:00 PM
LOCATION	U-M Lacrosse Stadium – Ann Arbor, MI
LIVE VIDEO	PurpleEagles.com
LIVE STATS	Sidearm Stats

The Niagara women's lacrosse team closes out non-conference play with a road matchup against the University of Michigan on Monday evening. The Wolverines enter the contest as the ninth-ranked team in the nation.

Niagara Notes

The Purple Eagles are coming off a 13-12 home loss to Monmouth on Saturday afternoon in the team's conference opener.
Rachel MacCheyne scored against the Hawks three times to tie Mary Cutia ('00) for the most points ever by a Niagara player (202). For her career, MacCheyne has 161 goals and 41 assists, and has scored 36 times through the first nine games of the 2019 season.
Entering the weekend, MacCheyne continued to rank as one of the nation's top scorers, accounting for 4.13 goals per game in the team's first eight games, the sixth-best rate in the country.
MacCheyne also wins 10.25 draw controls per game, second-best of all Division I athletes. She currently leads the Purple Eagles with 91.
Hailey D'Hont registered four goals on Saturday, giving her 14 on the season, third-most on the team.

Milestone Watch

Caroline Crump
- Has 41 caused turnovers, seven away from tying Elizabeth Benedict (48) and joining the top 10 in program history.
- Is one goal away from owning sole possession of third place in terms of scoring in program history and breaking her current tie with Megan McNerney (128).
Aubrey DeVeau
- Needs five saves to tie Olivia Schneider (97) and enter Niagara's top 10.
Rachel MacCheyne
- Is currently tied with and will pass Mary Cutia (202) to become Niagara's all-time leading points-getter with one more point.
- 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.
- With six more draw controls, MacCheyne will hold sole possession of the third-most successful season ever in that category, surpassing Alexandra Higgins' 2018 total of 96.
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 four 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 Wolverines

The Wolverines are one of four undefeated teams in the nation, joining the company of No. 1 Boston, No. 2 Maryland and No. 8 Notre Dame.
Michigan holds the nation's longest win streak with 13 straight wins, dating back to last season.
Adriana Pendino leads the squad in goals (32), points (37), shots (60), and shot percentage (.533).
Mira Shane has won nine decisions for Michigan so far this season, and holds a goals-against average of 8.69 in 490-plus minutes of work.
The Wolverines are 3-0 all-time against Niagara, with each of the previous three matchups taking place in Ann Arbor.
In the last meeting between the two squads on April 4, 2017, Michigan walked away with a 20-10 win.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#10 Alexandra Higgins: D; 5' 5"; Senior

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

#8 Hailey D'Hont: M; 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

#10 Alexandra Higgins
: 5' 5"; Senior
: D

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

#8 Hailey D'Hont
: 5' 10"; Senior
: M

#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