NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S LACROSSE
GAME 4	Niagara Purple Eagles (1-2, 0-0 MAAC) at Marquette Golden Eagles (2-2, 0-0 Big East)
DATE | TIME	Sunday, Feb. 23 | 1 PM ET
LOCATION	Valley Fields – Milwaukee, WI
LIVE VIDEO	GoMarquette.com
LIVE STATS	Sidearm Stats

On the heels of a hard-fought home win over Merrimack, the Niagara women's lacrosse team will hit the road once again for a Sunday showdown at Big East school Marquette.
 
Matchup Preview

• This marks the third meeting in as many seasons between the Purple Eagles and the Golden Eagles.
• Marquette has won each of the first two meetings. In 2018, the Golden Eagles defended home turf with a 23-15 victory. Last season on Monteagle Ridge, Niagara fell by a 16-12 margin.
• The Purple Eagles are seeking their first win against a Big East team.

 
Niagara Notes

• Niagara won its last game, 10-8, at home over Merrimack. Shea Swartwout accounted for six points (5 G, 1 A) in the win, while Michelle Messenger stopped 12 of the 16 shots she faced for her first victory of the season.
• Swartwout and Jenna Brill lead Niagara's offense with eight points each (2.67 per game). Swartwout also ranks eighth in the MAAC with a team-best 5.22 shots per game.
• Messenger's 7.34 goals-against average is the best rate in the MAAC. Her .655 save percentage is also tops in the conference.
• Both Messenger and Aubrey DeVeau rank in the conference top 10 in terms of saves per game (both T-8th – 6.33).

 
Milestone Watch

• Paul enters Sunday's game with 73 career caused turnovers, second-most in program history. She is currently 16 back of Alexandra Higgins ('18) for the most all-time (89).
• Paul also has 109 career ground balls, seventh-most of any Niagara player. Her first ground ball against Merrimack on Friday broke a tie with Megan McNerney ('03). Coming in to Sunday, she is one back of Elizabeth Benedict ('16) for sixth all time (110).
• Messenger now has 80 saves in Purple and White, 29 back shy of entering the program's all-time top-10 list.
• Maren Geiger (4), Messenger (2), and DeVeau (2) all have excellent chances to move up the all-time wins list. Each already rank in the top-10 for the category, and would enter the top-5 by notching their seventh career victories.

 
Scouting the Golden Eagles

• Marquette is coming off an 18-11 victory over Canisius on Friday. On the year, the Golden Eagles are 2-0 at home, with the other win coming over Cincinnati, 17-6.
• Megan Menzuber has 13 points (9 G, 4 A) to lead the squad.
• Caroline Steller's seven assists are a team high.
• In net, Sophia Leva and Julianna Horning have split time, with both making appearances in each of the team's first four games. Leva's 11.87 goals-against average and .525 save percentage are the better marks among the two.

 
 
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