#15 Women’s Lacrosse Plays Final Regular Season Road Game at Franklin Pierce Wednesday Night

Date	Wednesday, April 25, 2018 (7:30 p.m.)
Matchup	#15 Merrimack (11-4, 8-3 NE10) Franklin Pierce (6-7, 4-7 NE10)
Venue	Sodexo Field // Rindge, N.H.
Multimedia	Live Stats // Video ($)
Social Media	@MerrimackWLAX // Instagram

 
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Knowing a win would clinch a home game in next week's Northeast-10 Conference Championship, the No. 15 Merrimack College women's lacrosse heads to Franklin Pierce for the final road game of the regular season, as the Warriors battle the Ravens on Wednesday (April 25) night at 7:30 p.m. at Sodexo Field.

NE10 TOURNAMENT PICTURE
Top-eight qualify for tournament; seeds 1-4 host 5-8 in quarterfinals on 5/2; highest remaining seed hosts semis & finals 5/5-6

1. Adelphi (12-0)
2. Le Moyne (12-0)
3. Pace (7-3) H2H vs. MC
4. Merrimack (8-3) H2H vs. BEN & STA
T5. New Haven (7-4)
T5. Bentley (7-4) 
7. Saint Anselm (6-5)
8. Assumption (5-6)
9. Stonehill (5-7) H2H vs. FPU
10. Franklin Pierce (4-7)

Inside the Series:

• Merrimack owns a 13-5 record against Franklin Pierce in the all-time series.
• However, four of those losses have come in the last four seasons, as the Ravens have won four straight in the series, with two of those games being decided by a single goal.
• Last year, Merrimack fell by an 16-8 score at home.
• The Warriors' last win against Franklin Pierce was a 20-11 victory on April 25, 2013.

Last Time Out:

• The No. 15 Merrimack College women's lacrosse team found itself in a tight battle in the opening half, rallying from a pair of deficits thanks to a late surge to draw even, but the Warriors would run away with it in the second stanza, outscoring host Southern Connecticut State by an 8-1 margin on the way to a 16-9 Northeast-10 Conference road victory on Saturday afternoon. Click here for the full recap.

Poll Watch:

• Merrimack's schedule features seven opponents that are ranked in the most recent Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) national rankings.
• The Warriors already faced Adelphi (ranked second when they played), Mercy (ranked 12^th), Pace (14^th), Stonehill (20) New Haven (8), Le Moyne (3) and Bentley (19), and upcoming ranked opponents include Assumption (25).

'Mack Facts:

• Merrimack's 11-4 record is its best mark since the 2011 season that saw them finish 12-7.
• Merrimack also had a six-game winning streak at one point this year, its longest such streak since the 2010 season when they won 10 in a row.
• The NE10's fifth-ranked offense enters Wednesday averaging 15.80 goals per game, as the Warriors have posted double-digit goal totals all but one of their 15 games. They scored 10-plus goals in 12 straight games, the longest such streak since 2010 when they did so in 14 straight games.
• On the other end, Merrimack has the third-best scoring defense in the league allowing 10.13 goals per game.
• Junior Amber Feminella leads Merrimack – and the NE10 – with 62 goals and ranks fourth overall in the league with 75 points on the season.
• Sophomore Ally DaCosta is one of the top playmakers in the country, averaging 3.54 assists per game (7^th/NCAA) while her 57 total points (11g, 46a) ranks second on the team.
• Freshman Haley Bartlett and junior Bridget Schofield have 53 and 46 points, respectively, with over 35 goals apiece.
• Freshman Catherine Mahanna and sophomore Olivia Colletti both have 40 draw controls, while freshman Kelsey Daly has caused a team-most 21 turnovers.
• Junior Lauren Trepaney has played in the last nine games with seven starts and owns a 9.46 GAA and .558 SV%.

Scouting Franklin Pierce

• Franklin Pierce owns a 6-7 record (4-7 NE10) entering Wednesday and is 3-3 in its last six games; the Ravens last lost to Assumption (15-11) on Saturday.
• The Ravens rank sixth in the NE10 in scoring offense (14.92) while yielding 14.23 goals per game defensively (10^th/).
• Caitlin Sweeney leads the Ravens with 67 points (51g, 16a), while Briana Seeney also has 50 points on 38 markers and 12 helpers.
• Caitlin Sweeney also leads the team with 78 draw controls and 49 ground balls, while Briana Sweeney's 19 caused turnovers are most on the team.
• Madison Murray has started eight out of 13 games and is 4-5 with a 14.31 GAA and .435 SV%.

Inside the Matchup:

#15 Merrimack (11-4, 8-3 NE10)	Category	#19 Bentley (8-3, 7-2 NE10)
4/18 vs. #19 Bentley (W, 15-10) 4/21 at SCSU (W, 16-9)	Recent Games	4/11 vs. Adelphi (L, 15-4) 4/14 vs. Pace (W, 14-13)
15.80	Scoring Offense	14.92
10.13	Scoring Defense	14.23
237-489 (.485)	Goals-Shot Attempts (Pct.)	194-460 (.422)
48-110 (.436)	Free Positions Made-Att.	36-80 (.450)
19.60	Ground Balls	18.23
13.13	Draw Controls	15.69
15.67	Turnovers	16.46
9.53	Caused Turnovers	6.69
.811	Clearing (Pct.)	.811

 
Up Next
Merrimack wraps up the regular season at home on Senior Day this Saturday (April 28) against No. 25 Assumption. Game time is set for 12 p.m.