5$1.('¢#2 AMONG REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE NORTHEAST* *U.S. News and World Report, 2017 fairfield.edu/grad Fairfi eld Stags Women’s Lacrosse Fairfi eld University Athletic Communications Walsh Athletic Center 1073 North Benson Rd. Fairfi eld, CT 06824 SID: Nick Cianfaro ncianfaro@fairfi eld.edu O: 203-254-4000, ext. 3474 2017 SCHEDULE 2016 RESULTS Saturday, February 11 at Holy Cross 11:00 a.m. Day Date Opponent Result Mon. F15 LIU Brooklyn W, 16-10 Sat. F20 Boston University L, 13-8 Wed. F24 Columbia L, 1-11 Wednesday, February 15 UConn 3:00 p.m. Sat. F27 at Hofstra W, 13-12 Wed. M02 at Sacred Heart W, 14-10 Sat. M05 at New Hampshire W, 16-6 Sun. M13 at Denver L, 10-6 Wednesday, February 22 at Columbia 5:00 p.m. Sat. M19 at UConn L, 18-8 Fri. M25 at Canisius * L, 12-6 Sat. A02 Marist* L, 12-8 Wed. A06 at Iona* W, 9-7 Saturday, Febryary 25 Hofstra 3:00 p.m. Sat. A09 Siena* W, 10-9 Wed. A13 at Monmouth* L, 8-7 (OT) Wed. A20 Quinnipiac* W, 17-3 Sat. A23 Niagara* L, 9-7 Wed. A27 at Manhattan* W, 13-8 Sunday, March 5 New Hampshire 12:00 p.m. Sat. A30 at #4 Niagara (MAAC First Round) W, 9-7 Fri. M06 at #1 Canisius (MAAC Semifi nal) L, 10-7 * MAAC Opponent Wednesday, March 15 at Boston University 3:00 p.m. 2016 MAAC LACROSSE STANDINGS MAAC Overall W L W L Wednesday, March 22 Sacred Heart 3:00 p.m. Canisius 8 0 13 7 Monmouth 6 2 12 8 Marist 6 2 9 8 Niagara 5 3 9 9 Fairfi eld 4 4 9 9 Saturday, March 25 at Siena * 1:00 p.m. Iona 4 4 9 9 Siena 2 6 7 10 Quinnipiac 1 7 3 13 Manhattan 0 8 4 13 Wednesday, March 29 at Central Connecticut State 3:00 p.m. QUICK FACTS Saturday, April 1 at Niagara * 12:00 p.m. Location Fairfi eld, Conn. Founded 1942 Enrollment 3,300 Affi liation NCAA Division I Wednesday, April 5 Monmouth * 3:00 p.m. Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) School Color Red Nickname Stags Home Field (Surface/Capacity) Rafferty Stadium Wednesday, April 12 at Quinnipiac * 8:00 p.m. (FieldTurf/3,500) PROGRAM HISTORY NCAA Appearances (2) 2009, 2015 MAAC Regular Season Titles (10) ‘98, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘08 Saturday, April 15 at Marist * 1:00 p.m. ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘14 MAAC Tournament Titles (3) 2001, 2009, 2015 TEAM INFORMATION Wednesday, April 19 Iona * 3:00 p.m. Head Coach Laura Field (Princeton ‘00) Record at Fairfi eld (Seasons) 9-9 (1) Career Record (Seasons) 20-14 (2) Saturday, April 22 Canisius * 12:00 p.m. MAAC Record (Seasons) 4-4 (1) Associate Head Coach Erin Slifer Coordinator of Women’s Lacrosse Operations Mike Waldvogel Starters Returning/Lost 5/7 Wednesday, April 26 Manhattan * 3:00 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 26/11 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Athletic Comm. Grad Asst./WLAX Contact: Nick Cianfaro Sunday, April 30 MAAC Championship First Round TBA Cianfaro Offi ce 203-254-4000, ext. 3474 Cianfaro E-mail ncianfaro@fairfi eld.edu Athletics Website Fairfi eldStags.com Facebook Fairfi eldUAthletics Friday, May 5-7 MAAC Championships TBA Twitter @Fairfi eldStags @StagsWomensLax Instagram @Fairfi eldStags @StagsWomensLax 2017 Fairfi eld Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide 2017 MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll The Fairfi eld University women’s lacrosse team was tabbed to fi nish third according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. 2017 MAAC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL The Stags tied with Marist with 57 points, behind Canisius and Monmouth. The Golden Griffs are the reigning champions and 1. Canisius* (9) - 81 were a unanimous selection to repeat in 2017. The order of 2. Monmouth -70 fi nish continued with Niagara in fi fth followed by Siena, Iona, Manhattan, and Quinnipiac. T3. Fairfi eld - 57 T3. Marist - 57 In addition to the Preseason Poll, seniors Alex Fehmel and Riley 5. Niagara - 48 Hellstein were named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team. Fehmel T6. Siena - 32 was an All-MAAC First Team selection last season after leading T6. Iona - 32 the team in points (51), groundballs (33) and caused turnovers T8. Manhattan - 14 (19). She notched at least one point in all 18 games during T8. Quinnipiac - 14 the season and currently holds a 39 game point streak. The midfi elder was also selected to the IWLCA DI Northeast Region Second Team. 2017 ALL-MAAC PRESEASON TEAM Hellstein was the team leader in goals (39) last season and was Attack: one point shy of Fehmel’s mark with 50 points. As a junior she Tessa Chad, Canisius had some record breaking performances, in the season opening win against LIU Brooklyn, the midfi elder grabbed eight draw Riley Hellstein, Fairfi eld controls to tie a single game record. Then in the win over New Alexa Smith, Monmouth Hampshire she had nine points with seven goals on the day, both Caroline Crump, Niagara tying the second most in a single game in school history. Midfi eld: Erica Evans, Canisius* Alex Fehmel, Fairfi eld Erin Pugh, Iona Defense: Gabriella Di Domizio, Iona Alexandra Higgins, Niagara Kiera Kelly, Quinnipiac Emily Conway, Siena Goalkeeper: Rebecca VanLaeken, Canisius Preseason Player of the Year: Erica Evans, Canisius* * - denotes unanimous selection 2017 Fairfi eld Women’s Lacrosse Media Guide 2016 Recap 2016 AWARDS & HONORS In Laura Field’s fi rst season as Head Coach, the Stags posted an overall record All-MAAC First Team Alex Fehmel of 9-9 including a 4-4 record in league play, reaching the MAAC Melissa Laible Tournament for the 11th straight season. Fairfi eld garnered the fi fth seed in the postseason conference tournament, topping Niagara in All-MAAC Second Team Riley Hellstein the First Round, 9-7. Then in the Semifi nals, the Stags ran into the eventual champion, Canisius, falling by a score of 10-7 in Buffalo, MAAC All-Rookie Team Lily Crager New York. MAAC All-Academic Team Kaitlyn Arnold Juniors Alex Fehmel and Riley Hellstein became the fi rst pair of Erin Bauman teammates since 2011 to record at least 50 points in the same season. Fehmel led the team with 51 points, while being second Catherine Conley on the team in both goals (38) and assists (13). Hellstein had 50 Alex Fehmel points on the year off a team high 39 goals to go along with her 11 Katie FitzPatrick assists. Jenna Fuchs Riley Hellstein Fehmel had an impressive all around season, not only leading the Kelly Holt team in points but also groundballs and caused turnovers. The do Shelby Iapoce it all midfi elder was tied for the team lead with 33 groundballs Melissa Laible and had the most caused turnovers with 19. She notched at least Caleigh O’Connor one point in all 18 games this season and has done so in 39 Maeve Quinn consecutive contests for Fairfi eld. Chelsey Sidaras Hellstein etched her name in the Fairfi eld record book with some Scareltt Sulliman of her single game performances during the season. First in the Brenna Weill season opening win against LIU Brooklyn, the midfi elder grabbed Amy White eight draw controls to tie a single game record. Then in the win over New Hampshire, she had nine points with seven goals on the day, MAAC All-Tournament Team Colleen Reynolds both tying the second most in a single game. The junior grabbed 51 Chelsey Sidaras draw controls with 3.2 per game, good for third most in a season and second most per game in program history. IWLCA Northeast Region Second Team Alex Fehmel Laible ended her stellar career with a First Team nod after earning IWLCA Academic Honor Roll Kaitlyn Arnold Second Team honors last season. The defender tied for the team Shelby Iapoce lead with 33 groundballs and caused 15 turnovers this season. As a senior she started all 18 games and overall missed just one start Chelsey Sidaras since the beginning of her sophomore campaign. Brenna Weill Crager burst onto the scene in her rookie year. The All-Rookie Team IWLCA Community Awareness Award Shelby Iapoce member appeared in all 18 games making six starts for the Stags. The midfi elder tallied 11 points off 10 goals and an assist. She also 2016 picked up 17 groundballs and grabbed 20 draw controls this season MAAC LACROSSE WEEKLY HONORS to earn a unanimous selection to the All-Rookie Team. Offensive Player of the Week Alex Fehmel (5/2) Other notable performances in 2016 included senior midfi elder Riley Hellstein (3/7) Colleen Reynolds who grabbed a single season program record 55 draw controls during the 2016 campaign. With 3.1 per game, it tied Defensive Player of the Week Chelsey Sidaras (5/2) for third most in a single season. She started all 18 games while recording career highs in points (29), goals (22), and assists (7). The Rookie of the Week Lily Crager (3/7) senior also picked up 22 groundballs and was second on the team with 18 caused turnovers. Senior goalkeeper Chelsey Sidaras fi nished her career as one of the best goalkeepers in Fairfi eld history. Sidaras has the third most starts (54), games played (63), minutes played (3321:43), and wins (35) in Fairfi eld history. Her 388 saves rank fi fth most in program history. The netminder’s goals against averages in 2014 and 2015 stand as the top two best single season averages in Fairfi eld history.