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courtney
NUMBER 8
POSITION M
HEIGHT 5-5
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HAWKS TIDBIT: Ingham has had an outstanding rookie sea- son, tallying a first year student program record of 17 points off 13 goals and four assists on the
2023 SCHEDULE
RED - HOME GAMES (AL-MARZOOK FIELD)
+ HILTON HEAD, S.C.
* HOSTED AT TRINITY COLLEGE
H AWKSRISE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIPOFF+/RESULT WED. 2/22 CLARK UNIVERSITY W, 21-6 SAT. 2/25 MOUNT ST. VINCENT W, 14-3 SAT. 3/11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 13-12 MON. 3/13 EMERSON+ W, 20-15 WED. 3/15 COLBY-SAWYER+ W, 20-6 FRI. 3/17 WESTMINSTER+ W, 20-7 THUR. 3/23 ST. MICHAEL’S L, 15-7 SUN. 3/26 STETSON L, 23-6 WED. 3/29 MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME* POSTPONED TUE. 4/4 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT L, 18-4 TUE. 4/11 KEENE STATE L, 18-13 TUE. 4/18 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT 4 P.M.
SERIES HISTORY
Tuesday marks the first meeting in program history between Hartford and SCSU. The Owls will be the second NE10 team the Hawks have faced off against in program-history.
LAST MEETING
The Hawks last met against an NE10 conference opponent earlier this season March 23rd, against St. Michael’s. Lily Belle
Baker and Lenaijah Ferguson led the Hawks with two goals each against the Purple Knights.
SERIES BREAKDOWN
TALE OF THE TAPE
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE L4 STREAK L3 138 GOALS 183 48 ASSISTS 80 288 SHOTS 412 .479 SHOT % .444 226 SHOTS ON GOAL 305 .830 SHOTS ON GOAL% .825 .428 SAVE% .442 123 GOALS AGAINST 145 12.32 GAA 11.12 183 GROUND BALLS 220 167 TURNOVERS 198 175 142-187 DRAW CONTROLS CLEARS 189 187-213
HAWKS
HARTFORD
(6-3) THE MATCHUP vs.
All-Time Series ................................................... N/A At Hartford ......................................................... N/A At SCSU .................................................................. N/A At Neutral Venue ............................................... N/A Current Streak N/A Last Meeting....................................................... N/A
SCSU OWLS (7-6, 3-6 NE10)
TODAY’S MATCH
The Hartford women’s lacrosse team is set for its 2023 regular season finale on Tuesday, hosting Southern Connecticut State at Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium. Opening draw control between the Hawks and Owls is set for 4 p.m.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Southern Connecticut State enters play with a 7-6 overall and 3-6 record in NE10 conference play. The Owls are riding a four-game losing streak heading into Tuesday’s matchup, most recently falling to in-state conference rival New Haven, 19-12. Leading the SCSU offense has been Karlie Row who has scored a team-high 33 goals on the season. Bayleigh Takacs has been the Owls main distributor, dishing out 25 assists while also netting 28 goals for a team-leading 53 points. Brianna Shaw ranks top-five in the NE10 with 66 draw controls. Caelan Connors is the Owls main netminder, tallying 112 saves over 13 appearances in net for SCSU this season.
QUICK HITS
The Hawks are looking to get back in
the win column after dropping their last four contests. The Hawks as a team have combined to score a program-record 138 goals on the year. Fueling Hartford’s offense are four 20+ goal scorers including, Meghan Smith (28), Lenaijah Ferguson (27), Lily Belle Baker (23), and Emily Steele (23). This has been a record-breaking season all around for the Hawks, with Smith, Steele, and Courtney Ingham each breaking previous program-records. Smith’s 28 goals mark the most scored in a single-season while Steele has accumulated a programbest 38 points on the year off 23 goals and 15 assists.
ROOKIE CAMPAIGN
Courtney Ingham, Sara Costa, and Kelly Hoxie have each made a big impact in the Hawks starting lineup during their first seasons with the program. Ingham set the program-record for most points by a first-year student in program history at 17 total off 13 goals and four assists. Costa and Hoxie add to the scoring success this season each tallying 12 points on the year.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
HEAD COACH
JEN NARDI - Second Season - UMass ‘01
ASSISTANT COACH
ELIZABETH MORRISON - Second Season - TCNJ ‘18
School
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last
1 Lily Belle Baker Gr. A 5-8 Berlin, Md. / Stephen Decatur 4 Shelby Frashure Fr. M 5-9 Pasadena, Md. / Northeast 5 Emily Steele Gr. M 5-3 Beaverton, Ore. / Jesuit 8 Courtney Ingham Fr. M 5-5 Bedford, N.H. / Trinity 11 Sara Costa Fr. M 5-8 Yorktown Heights, N.Y. / Lakeland 13 Samantha Ciaglo Fr. M 5-7 Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy 14 Meghan Smith So. M 5-7 Orange, Conn. / Amity 15 Brianna Benjamin Jr. D 5-7 Agawam, Mass. / Agawam 17 Rylee Valliere So. D 5-6 Willimantic, Conn. / Windham 20 Madison Carangelo So. M 5-6 Vernon, Conn. / Vernon 23 Lenaijah Ferguson Jr. M 6-0 Baltimore, Md. / The Fredrick Gunn School 24 Erin Johns Fr. D 5-5 North Haven, Conn. / North Haven 25 Kelly Hoxie Fr. A 5-8 Nassau, N.Y. / Columbia 26 Adriana Oddo Fr. A 5-5 Plantsville, Conn. / Southington 29 Melanie Poland Sr. D 5-8 Burlington, N.J. / Burlington 34 Olivia Wightman Sr. M 5-11 Clinton, N.Y. / Clinton 35 Nyssa Foster-DeOro So. GK/D 5-9 New Britain, Conn. / New Britain 40 Hanna Ramsey Sr. GK 5-6 Crofton, Md. / Severn / Monmouth (6-3 OVERALL)
SCSU OWLS
(7-6, 3-6 NE10)
HEAD COACH
KEVIN SIEDLECKI - Fifth Season - Union ‘08
ASSISTANT COACHES
SHAWN GAVIN JILL TEMPLE
School
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last
1 Hannah Holmes Jr. D/M 5-8 Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy 2 Amelia Mansfield So. M 5-6 Yalesville, Conn./Sheehan 3 Karlie Rowe Gr. A 5-6 Niantic, Conn./East Lyme 4 Alexandra Ruel Sr. M 5-7 Ivoryton, Conn./Valley Regiona/Central Connecticut 5 Morgan Reilly So. A 5-4 Stratford, Conn./Bunnell 6 Molly Kelly Gr. M 5-7 Colchester, Conn./Bacon Academy 7 Bayleigh Takacs Gr. A 5-6 Sparta, N.J./Sparta 8 Brianna Shaw Jr. M 5-7 Branford, Conn./Branford 9 Jettke Gray Jr. M 5-5 Easton, Conn./St. Joseph/Ithaca 10 Ailis Wargin Jr. M 5-8 New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield 11 Michela Rutigliano Jr. M/D 5-6 Oyster Bay, N.Y./Oyster Bay 12 Kelly Jagodzinski Gr. M 5-5 Stamford, Conn./Stamford 14 Mia Pulisciano Gr. M 5-6 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire/Endicott 15 Lauren MacLean So. D 5-7 Windham, N.H./The Derryfield School 16 Cece Khan Jr. D 5-3 Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead 17 Maggie Kallinich Jr. M 5-8 Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 18 Liney White Sr. M 5-8 Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 19 Savannah Feinberg Jr. A 5-4 Sound Beach, N.Y./Rocky Point 20 Heather Pritchard So. A 5-7 Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa 21 Jordan Fisher So. A 5-5 Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington 22 Gabriella Smith So. M 5-2 Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point 24 Sarah Robbins Jr. D 5-5 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 25 Rileigh Bunton Jr. GK 5-4 Pelham, N.H./Nashua South 28 Michaela Lyons So. D 5-7 Brookhaven, N.Y./Bellport 29 Alexa Alchimio Jr. A 5-5 Wallingford, Conn./Sheehan 30 Sophie Kurtz Jr. GK 5-8 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 31 Kirsten McIntire Jr. A 6-0 Nashua, N.H./Nashua South/Merrimack 32 Bailey McDermott Fr. M 5-7 Orange, Conn./Amity Regional 33 Ellie Maxwell Fr. D 5-6 Mattapoisett, Mass./Old Rochester Regional 34 Caelan Connors Fr. GK 5-7 Holbrook, N.Y./Salem North 36 Allie Palmer Fr. A 5-8 Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde 38 Auserehl Mazzuli Fr. D 5-8 East Lyme, Conn./East Lyme 41 Olivia Richter Fr. A 5-4 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East 44 Abigail Nolan Fr. M 5-7 West Orange, N.J./West Orange
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE
14 HARTFORD HAWKS
1 lily belle BAKER GR | 5-8 | MIDFIELD
4 shelby FRASHURE FR | 5-9 | MIDFIELD
5 emily STEELE GR | 5-3 | MIDFIELD
8 courtney INGHAM FR | 5-5 | MIDFIELD
11 sara COSTA FR | 5-8 | MIDFIELD
13 samantha CIAGLO FR | 5-7 | MIDFIELD
14 meghan SMITH SO | 5-7 | MIDFIELD
17 rylee VALLIERE SO | 5-6 | MIDFIELD
23 lenaijah FERGUSON JR | 6-0 | MIDFIELD 16 20 madison CARANGELO SO | 5-6 | MIDFIELD
16 15 brianna BENJAMIN JR | 5-7 | MIDFIELD
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9 HARTFORD HAWKS JEN
NARDI HEAD COACH Second Season
26 adriana ODDO FR | 5-5 | MIDFIELD ELIZABETH MORRISON ASSISTANT COACH Second Season
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29 melanie POLAND SR | 5-8 | DEFENSE 35 nyssa FOSTER-DeORO SO | 5-9 | DEFENSE 16 34 olivia WIGHTMAN SR | 5-11 | MIDFIELD
14 24 erin JONES FR | 5-5 | MIDFIELD 16 25 kelly HOXIE JR | 5-8 | GUARD
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hanna RAMSEY SR | 5-6 | GOALKEEPER
HARTFORD HAWKS 2023 TEAM STATISTICS
OVERALL: 6-4 HOME: 2-3 • AWAY: 1-1 • NEUTRAL: 3-0
Lily Belle Baker
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 11
2023 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS