POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist women's lacrosse returns home to face Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference foe Niagara on Wednesday April 18^th at 4:00 pm.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Marist won an exciting 11-10 game against Fairfield Saturday. Samantha Mehalcik led with five goals and Kelly George had two goals and three assists. Delaney Galvin had 18 saves, her most in MAAC play.
 
MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kelly George picked up MAAC Rookie of the Week for her strong play against Canisius and Fairfield last week. George is the third Marist player to pick up this award with Camille Renaud and Delaney Galvin also picking up this award.
 
SCOUTING NIAGARA
The Purple Eagles are 7-7 overall and 4-1 in MAAC play and are coming off a big 18-10 win against Monmouth. Rachel MacCheyne, who leads Niagara with 61 points on the season, earned MAAC Offensive Player of the Week this Monday. Alexandra Higgins has been great on defense, leading the tean in ground balls (35) and caused turnovers (22).
 
LAST MEETING
Marist edged Niagara last season 9-7. Alumni Natalie Bonaroti and Audrey Cerrone scored hat tricks while Hailey Wagner won seven draw controls.
 
PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS
Wednesday's match up will be an important one for the two teams with both teams sitting at 4-1 in MAAC play. The winner of the match-up not only takes sole possession of second place in the conference but clinches a spot in the MAAC tournament.
 
UP NEXT
Marist will play its final regular season home game Saturday April 22^nd against Iona at 1:00 p.m. Prior to the start of the game, Marist will honor its seniors.