ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 5, 2013) – The Women's Lacrosse team hosts the University of Bridgeport tomorrow in the program's first-ever home conference game.
The noon game is the first meeting between the two programs.
SCOUTING ROBERTS WESLEYAN (5-4/0-1 ECC)
The Redhawks are looking to get back into the win column after falling 15-12 to Grand Valley (Mich.) State on Saturday. After trailing 8-3 at the half, the Redhawks rallied to pull within one goal after
Loren Dunn scored her sixth goal of the game with 13:43 remaining to make it a 11-10 Lakers lead. Roberts Wesleyan managed to score two of the final three goals, but it wasn't enough to edge the visiting Lakers.
Against GVSU, Dunn scored seven goals to lead the Redhawks. The freshman has now scored seven goals in a game three times. Dunn currently ranks second the East Coast Conference in goals with a total of 37.
Both Dunn and
Alison Kendall rank one and two in the ECC in free-position goals. Dunn is 12 of 19 as Kendall is 10 of 18.
SCOUTING BRIDGEPORT (3-4/0-2 ECC)
The Purple Knights enter today's game having lost three straight since opening the season with a 3-1 record. Their last outing saw Bridgeport narrowly falling to St. Thomas Aquinas, 7-6.
Sophomores Alexia Costa and Gabrielle Valela each have a team-high 19 points through seven games for the Purple Knights. Costa has 12 goals and seven assists as Valela leads the team with 17 goals to go along with two assists.
Senior goalkeeper Marissa Gambardella has logged the majority of minutes between the pipes this season. The 'keeper holds a 9.91 goals against average to go along with a .509 saves percentage.
UP NEXT
The Redhawks close out their four-game home stand next Saturday when they host Dowling College at 3pm.
Roberts Wesleyan will then travel to take on St. Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, Apr. 20 before visiting LIU Post the next day.
The team returns home on Saturday, Apr. 27 when they host Queens for an 11am game.
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