| Date |
Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 (11:30 a.m.) |
| Matchup |
Merrimack (1-1, 0-0 NE10)
St. Thomas Aquinas (5-11, 3-5 ECC) (2017) |
| Venue |
Spartan Field
Sparkill, N.Y. |
| Multimedia |
Live Stats |
| Social Media |
@MerrimackWLAX // Instagram |
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Four days after a midweek matchup against an East Coast Conference (ECC) team on Long Island, the Merrimack College women's lacrosse team head back to New York for a Sunday morning tilt against the ECC's Saint Thomas Aquinas. Game time from Sparkill, New York, is set for 11:30 a.m.
Inside the Series:
- Merrimack and St. Thomas Aquinas will be meeting for the first time on Sunday.
Last Time Out:
- Merrimack gave everything the 12th-ranked team in the country could handle before eventually falling to No. 12 Mercy, 15-13, on Wednesday.
- Two early goals from Amber Feminella gave the Warriors a 2-0 lead, but Mercy would outscore the visitors by a 9-3 margin over the remainder of the half to take a four-goal lead at the break.
- The Warriors got right back in the game with a 4-1 scoring run to start the second half, bringing the visitors within one (10-9), but Mercy would have a big answer to that run, netting three straight goals in the span of just over a minute to increase its lead back to four.
- Feminella responded with two more of her own before the Mavericks pushed ahead with two more, making it a 15-11 game with 6:35 left. Catherine Mahana and Feminella found the back of the net in the closing minutes of regulation, but the Warriors would get no closer than two goals before the final horn sounded.
- Feminella potted a career-high goals to lead all Merrimack scorers in that game, while Mahanna (2), fellow freshman Meghan Dzialo and senior Carly McKenna (2g) all had multi-goal outings, as well.
Poll Watch:
- Merrimack's schedule features six opponents that are ranked in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) preseason national rankings.
- Among those ranked are Adelphi (#1), Le Moyne (4), New Haven (8), Mercy (12), Stonehill (17), and Pace (18).
'Mack Facts:
- Merrimack enters Sunday at 1-1 overall and is averaging 16.5 goals per game; its 20 goals in its season-opening victory at Roberts Wesleyan were the most by the team in a season opener in program history.
- Amber Feminella is off to a torrid start to the season with 11 goals through two games, representing the Warriors' top scorer. She also leads the NE10 in scoring.
- Rookie Haley Bartlett ranks second in overall scoring after six points (5g, 1a) in her Merrimack debut.
- Ten different Warriors have found the back of the net at least once this season, including nine with two or more goals.
- Sophomore Olivia Colletti leads the team with seven draw controls, while freshman Kelsey Daly has caused three turnovers, the most on the team.
- Sophomore Tammy Nguyen has made both starts in net for Merrimack and owns a .500 save percentage and an even 10.00 goals against average.
Scouting Saint Thomas Aquinas:
- The Spartans return 19 players from last years squad that finished 5-11 and 3-5 in conference play.
- The Spartans return senior, Caroline Finnen, who led STAC with 53 points, which included 41 goals and 12 assists.
- Junior Jennifer Farrell was their second leader in points having tallied 23 goals and 13 assists.
- Starting goalkeeper junior Laura Delorenzo earned four out of five of the Spartans wins last season while fellow junior Katherine Feigenbaum earned the other victory.
Inside the Matchup:
| Merrimack (1-1, 0-0 NE10) |
Category |
St. Thomas Aquinas (5-11, 3-5 ECC) (2017) |
2/12 at Roberts Wesleyan (W, 20-5)
2/21 at #12 Mercy (L, 15-13) |
Recent Games |
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| 16.50 |
Scoring Offense |
8.00 |
| 10.00 |
Scoring Defense |
11.56 |
| 36.0 |
Shots/Game |
20.7 |
| 7-14 (50.0) |
Free Positions Made-Att. |
29-72 (.403) |
| 46 |
Ground Balls |
255 |
| 20 |
Draw Controls |
137 |
| 29 |
Turnovers |
236 |
| 13 |
Caused Turnovers |
103 |
| 37-40 (.925) |
Clears |
201-240 (.838) |
Up Next
Merrimack will break for nine days before opening its conference schedule on the road against Stonehill on Tuesday, March 6, with game time set for 3 p.m.
