The Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse team will continue its stretch of road games on Saturday with a non-conference tilt at Rutgers. Game time in Piscataway, New Jersey, is set for 3:00 p.m.
Saint Joseph's at Rutgers
Saturday, February 29 • 3:00 p.m. • SHI Stadium
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LAST TIME OUT
• Saint Joseph's (2-2) will end a 10-day idle period on Saturday after posting wins in its last two games. On February 15, SJU rallied in the second half to knock off Towson, 13-12, before routing Temple, 17-7, four days later.
Bridget Cerciello erupted for a career-high six goals in the win over the Owls last Wednesday.
• Rutgers (4-1) saw its unbeaten start to the season come to an end in an 11-9 loss at #12 Penn on Wednesday. Trailing by two at the half, the Scarlet Knights scored three consecutive goals to tie the game at 6-6 with 13 minutes to play. The Quakers would score five of the next six goals over a 10-minute stretch, however, to put the game away and send Rutgers to its first defeat of 2020. Cassidy Spilis led the Scarlet Knights with a hat trick on the day.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
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Stephanie Kelly is the Hawks' leading scorer, totaling 13 points on nine goals and four assists. Cerciello leads the squad with 12 goals and ranks second with 12 points, while
Sam McGee is third in both goals and points with eight and nine, respectively.
• Kelly's four assists pace the team, while
Kaela Smith has handed out three of her own this season.
• On the defensive side,
Julia Pash and
Lindsey Smith lead the way with 11 and 10 ground balls, respectively, while Pash and
Sophia Kolkka have each caused a team-high six turnovers.
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Mikala Davis has started all four games between the pipes for SJU, making 32 saves, while
Corinne Buttner,
Mary Peticca, and
Amber Weedon have each made an appearance in relief.
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Taralyn Naslonski leads Rutgers in both goals and points with 16 and 18, respectively. Spilis has added 16 goals and Samantha Budd has scored 13; each of the Scarlet Knights' three leading scorers has talled in all five of the squad's games thus far.
• Marin Hartshorn has totaled nine assists on the season, including a pair of four-assist games, while Jenna Byrne ranks second on the team with six.
• Meghan Ball has caused a team-high 10 turnovers and scooped up a team-leading 14 ground balls, while Alonna Gliksman has keyed the Rutgers defense with a 9.86 goals against average in five starts between the pipes.
UP NEXT
• Saint Joseph's visits Villanova on Wednesday.
• Rutgers is also on the road on Wednesday, visiting Monmouth.
