VESTAL, N.Y. — The Hartford women's lacrosse team hits the road for a Saturday tilt at Binghamton. The America East clash is set for a 3 p.m. start from Bearcats Sports Complex.
 
HARTFORD HAWKS (0-5, 0-5 AE) at BINGHAMTON BEARCATS (1-3, 1-3 AE)
LOCATION: Bearcats Sports Complex (Vestal, N.Y.)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, April 10 (3 p.m.) 
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
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HARTFORD QUICK HITS

• Sophomore midfielder Shannon Tuozzo leads the Hawks' offense through five games with eight points
• With six goals, she is tied for the team lead in goals with senior Debbie Phillips (7 points) and junior Jessica Harrison (7 points)
• Tuozzo is also Hartford's leader on the draw with 4.60 draw controls per game, which rank sixth in the conference
• Netting a career-high three goals this past weekend against UAlbany, Harrison became the third Hawk this season to net a hat trick, joining Tuozzo and senior Kaitlyn D'Andrea
• Senior attack Megan Miller enters Saturday's game as the program's all-time leader in points (51), goals (29) and assists (22)
• Causing three turnovers for the second time this season against the Great Danes, senior Emily Steele has been solid on defense all season, recording 1.80 per game to rank third in the America East
• She pushed her career caused turnover total to 23, which are the second-most in program history behind fellow classmate Jenna Pupillo (25)

 
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON

• Since opening the season with an 11-8 win against UMass Lowell, Binghamton has dropped its past three games to UAlbany, Vermont and UMBC
• Wednesday's scheduled contest against New Hampshire was postponed due to COVID-19 protocol within the Wildcats' program
• Binghamton has been outscored by a 60-44 margin this season
• Opponents have also held a commanding 66-44 edge in draw controls
• Paige Volkmann, who has netted a team-best 10 goals and is eighth in the America East with 2.50 per game, is one of three Bearcats with double-digit point totals with 12

 
LAST TIME THEY MET

• Binghamton secured a 17-5 victory at the Bearcats Sports Complex in the two teams' last meeting, which happened two years ago, on April 13, 2019
• The Hawks scored three of the first five goals of the second half, but it wasn't enough to overcome an 8-1 halftime deficit
• Billy McLaughlin ('19) paced Hartford's offense with three points on a pair of goals and an assist

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Binghamton holds a 2-0 lead in the all-time series with Hartford, which began in 2018, the Hawks' inaugural season as a Division I lacrosse program
• Saturday marks the second time the two clubs meet in Vestal, and the first meeting between the two teams since 2019
• Last season's game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

 
LAST TIME OUT

• A dominant performance by UAlbany led the Great Danes past Hartford, 23-6, this past Saturday on Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium
• UAlbany used a 13-1 run to break open a 1-1 draw and create a comfortable cushion heading into the halftime break
• Harrison netted her first career hat trick to pace the offense, while Phillips added a pair of goals

 
NEXT ON TAP

• The Hawks return home to host New Hampshire on Saturday, April 17
• First draw from Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium is set for 3 p.m.

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