Brockport, NY – The No. 16 Brockport Women's Lacrosse team is at home on Tuesday for a non-conference matchup with the Nazareth Golden Flyers. Game is scheduled to begin at 4 pm at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium.
The team is also scheduled to take on Buffalo State in a road matchup on Wednesday. This SUNYAC battle will begin at 4 pm.
Follow Along: Live stats and video will be provided for Tuesday and Wednesday's games. Make sure to check the links below on game day to keep up with the action.
Tuesday Live Stats:
https://gobrockport.com/sidearmstats/wlax/summary
Tuesday Live Video:
https://gobrockport.com/watch/
Wednesday Live Stats:
http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/athletics/lacrosse/xlive.htm
Wednesday Live Video:
https://buffalostateathletics.com/sports/2015/8/20/Boxcaster.aspx
Last Time Out: The Golden Eagles took care of business against Fredonia in their last game, winning on the road, 21-4.
Natalie Strough led the team with nine total points, on three goals and six assists.
Heather Conklin was the leading goal scorer, finishing with six goals on the day.
Allison Jennings scored three times, while
Cassidy Burnash found the back of the net four times in the win. The team improved to 2-2 overall on the season and is now 2-1 in SUNYAC play.
Checking in on Conklin: Heather Conklin tallied up eight points on six goals and two assists in the win over Fredonia. This most recent addition of goals scored puts her at 179 for her career at Brockport, which is second in program history. The magic number is six, as six more goals would give her 185 scores for her career and break the current all-time record of 184 goals set by
Kelly Wall (2014-2017).
Super Strough: Natalie Strough has been superb this season, as she leads the nationally ranked Golden Eagles with a conference-leading 25 points. She has scored eight times this season and leads the SUNYAC with 17 assists. Strough remains the only Brockport player with double-digit assists and is also a top five goal scorer on the team. She has tallied at least one point in every game so far this season.
Jennings Keeps Scoring: Allison Jennings is currently leading the Green and Gold with 13 goals just four games into the year. She has registered at least two points in each game Brockport has played. Over the span of the last three contests, Allison has scored a total of 12 goals, and has scored at least three times a game during this stretch. Jennings is the second-leading goal scorer in the SUNYAC entering Tuesday's game.
In the Cage: Starting all four contests in net,
Morgan Elmer is 2-2 for Brockport on the season. Elmer has faced 93 shots, made 37 saves on the season, and owns a save percentage of .529.
Erin Lant has appeared in two games in the Green and Gold, coming up with two saves in less than 30 minutes of action.
IWLCA DIII Poll: Released on Monday, April 5
th, the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association voted to keep Brockport at No. 16 in the DIII rankings. Starting the year at No. 13, a 2-2 record keeps the team inside the top 20. The Golden Eagles remain one of three SUNYAC teams ranked in the top 25 in the country (Geneseo 13
th & Cortland 18
th).
Looking at Naz: Nazareth heads into Tuesday's matchup 3-3 overall and 2-0 in Empire 8 play. The Golden Flyers recently defeated Hartwick, 18-6, and Keuka, 20-3, in last week's action. Emma States and Emma Robinson lead Naz with a combined total of 31 goals scored. Katie Lawrence is the team's top goalie, holding a 3-3 record in net while coming up with 30 saves on the year.
Looking at Buffalo State: The Bengals are currently 0-3 overall and 0-2 in SUNYAC competition heading into Wednesday's matchup with Brockport. The team has losses to D'Youville, Geneseo, and Brockport so far. Samantha Burlow leads Buffalo State with six goals this season, while teammate Anisa Mahmood has tallied three goals and two assists. Goalkeeper Janae Nelson has come up with 42 saves in three games inside the cage.
Up Next: Brockport is back in action this weekend with a home contest set for Saturday against Fredonia. Game will be played at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium, starting at 1 pm.