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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (April 1, 2011) – The Maritime women's lacrosse team will open the month of April with a Skyline Conference contest against the Bard Raptors. The first draw is set for 4 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

Inside The Series

            In their only previous meeting, the Privateers defeated the Raptors, 14-2, when they faced each other, on April 17, 2010 at Dietz Stadium up in Annandale-on-Hudson. Then-junior Jill Davenport and then-sophomore Catherine Brady (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) scored four goals apiece.

A Look At The Matchup

Records:

Bard Record: 2-4 (1-2 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 1-7 (0-4 Skyline)

Previous Games:

Bard: 3/30 Away at Sage (W 12-3); 3/26 Home vs. Farmingdale State (Loss, 18-1); 3/19 Home vs. Kean (Loss, 18-4)

Maritime: 3/30 Home vs. Ramapo (Loss, 17-6); 3/27 Home vs. Keuka (Loss, 10-4); 3/26 Away at Montclair St. (Loss, 16-0)

Leading Points:

Bard: Freshman Stephanie LaMont (M) 16 pts; Junior Farah Akhtar (A) 11 pts; Sophomore Bridget Reddington (M) 11 pts

Maritime: Junior Kristen Saporito (Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point) (5-7, M) 15 pts; Junior Catherine Brady (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) (5-3, M) 13 pts; Senior Jill Davenport (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) (5-9, A) 10 pts

Leading Goals:

Bard: LaMont 14 G; Akhtar 8 G; Reddington 7 G

Maritime: Saporito 14 G; Brady 12 G; Davenport 9 G

Leading Assist:

Bard: Reddington 4 A; Akhtar 3 A; LaMont 2 A

Maritime: Saporito 1 A; Davenport 1 A; Brady 1 A

Leading Groundballs:

Bard: Reddington 34 GB; Junior Kim Larie (M) 23 GB; Freshman Brianna Bean (M) 17 GB

Maritime: Saporito 26 GB; Sophomore Courtney Marietta (Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin) (5-3, GK) 19 GB; Brady 17 GB

Leading Draw Controls:

Bard: Reddington 10 DC; Larie 10 DC: Freshman Victoria Fleisher (M) 2 DC

Maritime: Brady 23 DC; Saporito 11 DC Davenport 8 DC