Merrimack College Athletics

Women's Lacrosse Heads to Springfield for Tuesday Night League Showdown at AIC

4/19/2016 12:00:00 AM

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's lacrosse team will look to get back in the win column when it continues its Northeast-10 Conference slate and concludes a brief two-game road trip with a Tuesday (April 19) night matchup at American International College. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

The Basics
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | 7:00 p.m.
Records: Merrimack (4-9, 1-8 NE-10) | American International (7-6, 4-5 NE-10)
Location: Abdow Field | Springfield, Mass.

Last Time Out:

• Merrimack dropped a 17-0 decision to second-ranked and unbeaten Le Moyne on Saturday afternoon at Ted Grant Field.
• Le Moyne staked itself an early lead after scoring 1:35 into the game, setting the tone for a 12-goal first half for the hosts. The Dolphins tallied nine of those goals in the first 10 minutes, and added three more the rest of the way to take a 12-0 lead into the break.
• Freshman goalkeeper Lauren took over near the midpoint of the first half and finished with three stops in the opening stanza.
• The Dolphins' defense, however, would continue to shine in the second half, preventing the Warriors from recording a single shot attempt.
• On the other end, Le Moyne would add five more goals to settle for the final margin of victory.

The Yellow Jackets:

• Merrimack is 8-2 over the last 10 seasons against AIC, although the Warriors' last win in the series was back in 2013 – a 13-4 win at home on April 9
• The Yellow Jackets have dropped four out of their last five games and two straight after a 6-2 start to the season; they enter Tuesday night at 7-6 overall with a 4-5 league mark
• Junior Stephanie Dufresne ranks fifth in the NE-10 with 19 assists and leads the Yellow Jackets with 41 total points, 29 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers
• Classmate Brennan Riley has found the back of the net a team-high 32 times for the Yellow Jackets, who rank eight in the league in scoring (11.31) and 10^th in scoring defense (11.18)
• Junior Alexis Torosian ranks second in the league with 119 saves; she has started all 13 games for AIC and has posted a 11.41 GAA and .463 SV%

Up Next
Merrimack returns home for the final week of the regular season on Saturday (April 23), as the Warriors welcome 17^th-ranked Bentley to campus for a 12 p.m. matchup at Martone-Mejail Field.

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