NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S LACROSSE
WEEK SEVEN	Fairfield Stags (6-3, 1-0 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (3-7, 0-1 MAAC)
GAME 11	Saturday, March 30 | 12:00 PM
LOCATION	Niagara Field – Niagara Univ., NY
LIVE VIDEO	PurpleEagles.com
LIVE STATS	Sidearm Stats

The Niagara University and Fairfield women's lacrosse teams will meet at Niagara Field on Saturday in a MAAC contest with both squads participating in a program called Beads of Courage to share their personal strength and encouragement with hospitalized children.
 
About Beads Of Courage

• Beads of Courage helps children with serious illness record, share, and own their stories of courage through the use of symbolic beads – courage they can touch.
• The players have all carried a bead that will be given to a child along with a personal note of encouragement to let them know they are not in this fight alone. The Beads of Courage program is in over 400 hospitals throughout the world, as well as 12 hospitals right here in New York State.
• To learn more about this program, please visit beadsofcourage.org.

Niagara Notes

• The Purple Eagles are coming off a 16-5 road loss against No. 8 Michigan on Monday evening. In their last home game and the team's MAAC opener, Niagara was topped by Monmouth in a tight 13-12 contest.
• In the outing at Michigan, Rachel MacCheyne became the program's all-time leader in points, passing the mark of 203 set by Mary Cutia ('00) with her first goal of the game.
• MacCheyne leads the Purple Eagles with 37 goals and 41 points in 10 games. She also has 98 draw controls and 74 shots on net.
• Michelle Messenger's 13.22 goals-against average leads Niagara's goalkeeping corps. Meanwhile, Maren Geiger's save percentage of .452 is the highest mark on the squad.

 
Milestone Watch

• Caroline Crump
  • Has 41 caused turnovers, seven away from tying Elizabeth Benedict (48) and joining the top 10 in program history.
• Aubrey DeVeau
  • Needs five saves to tie Olivia Schneider (97) and enter Niagara's top 10.
• Rachel MacCheyne
  • Five 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.
  • Can reach top 10 status and tie Elizabeth Benedict ('16) with six more caused turnovers.
• 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 Stags

• Fairfield comes into the contest having won three of its last four games over New Hampshire, Sacred Heart, and Quinnipiac. Their sole loss was a 20-4 defeat to No. 11 Denver on March 8. On the year, the Stags have a 3-1 road record.
• Brooke Gallagher has 15 assists on the year, giving her the second-best rate in the conference (1.88/game). Gallagher also has 18 goals and 33 points on the year, all of which are team highs.
• Olivia Conquest has played 540 minutes in net for the Stags and holds a goals-against average of 12.67, sixth in the league.
• The Stags have committed a MAAC-low 155 turnovers so far this season. The team's 93 draw controls are the second-worst rate in the circuit.

 
 
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