MOUNT ST. MARY'S (4-10, 2-2 NEC) at WAGNER (5-8, 3-1 NEC)
Saturday, April 23, 1 p.m.
Staten Island, N.Y. | Wagner College Stadium
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MOUNT UPDATE
The Mountaineers split a pair of games last week to move to 4-10 overall and 2-2 in Northeast Conference play. They opened the week with a 15-14 overtime victory at LIU Brooklyn before getting edged by Sacred Heart, 9-8, on Sunday. Kelly Maloney scored off a feed from Sammie Knapp in the overtime period against LIU Brooklyn to lift the Mount to victory. Molly Morris led all scorers in the contest with seven points on five goals and two assists, and Knapp (3g, 1a) and Nicole Snyder (2g, 1a) chipped in with a combined seven points.
Morris and Nicole Lantuh are the Mount's top two scorers on the season, and the duo both rank among the top-10 in the NEC in goals and points per game. The pair are tied for eighth in the league with 2.00 goals per game each, while Morris ranks sixth in points per contest (3.07) and Lantuh ranks 10th (2.54). Morris, who owns the team-lead with 15 total assists this year, places fifth in the conference with 1.07 per game. Senior goalie Steph Rurkowski holds a .465 save percentage in the cage and continues to lead the NEC in saves, averaging 9.57 a contest.
TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Molly Morris (28) Nicole Lantuh (26), Sammie Knapp (23), Kelly Maloney (23)
Assists: Morris (15), Maloney (8), Lantuh (7)
Points: Morris (43), Lantuh (33), Maloney (31)
Ground balls: Steph Rurkowski (40), Knapp (25), Alex Carhart (21), Emily Davis (21)
Draw controls: Jannel Daufenbach (43), Knapp (35), Maloney (23)
Caused turnovers: Davis (16), Alex Carhart (10), Maloney (10)
ABOUT WAGNER
The Seahawks sit in a tie for first place in the NEC with a 3-1 mark and 5-8 overall record. They enter Saturday's tilt on a two-game winning streak after deafeating Sacred Heart (8-6) and LIU Brooklyn (15-9) last week. Shea Gegan and Kimmy Tumolo are the team's leading scorers, with Gegan topping all Seahawks in both goals (29) and assists (15) as she ranks third in the conference in points (44). Goalie Katie Ferraro owns an 8.67 goals against average and .477 save percentage in eight starts.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Saturday's matchup marks the 22nd time Mount St. Mary's and Wagner will meet in the all-time series. The Mount owns a 15-6 advantage in the series, but Wagner has won each of the last three meetings, including a 13-7 victory in the 2015 regular season and a 15-6 win in the NEC Semifinals.
UP NEXT
The Mount returns to Emmitsburg for a matchup with Saint Francis U. on Friday, April 29 as the Mountaineers celebrate Senior Day at Waldron Family Stadium.
