Fresno State Athletics
Bulldogs Open Season at No. 19 Stanford
2/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
Feb. 17, 2015
By Josh Mitchell
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State lacrosse team is set to open its season on Wednesday at conference foe Stanford. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., PT at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
Game Info
Fresno State (0-0) at No. 19 Stanford (0-0) -- Palo Alto, Calif. (Laird Q. Cagan Stadium)
jomitchell@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State lacrosse team is set to open its season on Wednesday at conference foe Stanford. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., PT at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
Game Info
Fresno State (0-0) at No. 19 Stanford (0-0) -- Palo Alto, Calif. (Laird Q. Cagan Stadium)
6 p.m., PT
Living on the Road
The Bulldogs will start the season with four straight games on the road. After opening the season at Stanford, the 'Dogs will play games at USC, Gardner-Webb and Furman within six days, before finally returning to Fresno, Calif., for their home opening on March 4 against Campbell.
About the Cardinal
Stanford returns eight starters and 92 percent of its goals from a team that finished 14-5 and reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in five years. The Cardinal return its top seven goal-scorers, including leader Rachel Ozer (34 goals, 13 assists, 47 points in 2014). Of Stanford's 257 goals it scorded in 2014, 237 were scored by players that return in 2015.
Stanford features senior midfielder Hannah Farr (31g, 13a, 44p, 41 draw controls, 33 ground balls), an IWLCA second-team All-America, Ozer and Lucy Dikeou (31g, 9a, 40p, 32 DC) were IWLCA All-West Region second-team selections, and All-MPSF first-team choices.
'Dogs Offense Displayed in Exhibition
In Fresno State's lone home exhibition game, the Bulldogs defeated Occidental 20-3 as nine different 'Dogs scored in the victory over the Tigers, four of which had hat tricks. Senior Captain Marcy Levatino led the 'Dogs with four goals and two assists. Following Levatino's lead, Anjelica Fuccillo, Caroline Dineen-Carlson and freshman Nicole Ortlieb all had three goals each. Chelsea Hall and Lindsay Hobson added two goals for Fresno State while sophomores Brooke Filgo and Kyleigh Westgarth had one a piece.
Plenty of Experience to Go Around
Fresno State, the team returns 15 players from last season's squad, including three of its top point scorers. Junior Anjelica Fuccillo finished last season second in points on the team with 30 (22 G, 8 A) and will lead this year's attack along with senior Marcy Levatino, who had 25 points (19 G, 6 A). Sophomore Kyleigh Westgarth was fourth on the team, recording 10 points (8 G, 2 A) in her freshman season.
Westgarth was the team's top draw control specialist, who in her first year set a new single-season program record with 37. Also returning is sophomore Caroline Dineen-Carlson who was six back of her teammate with 31.
Sophie Aragon, Fresno State's 2014 Player of the Year, will hold things down on the defensive side after starting all 15 games for the Bulldogs last year as a low defender. A leader across the field, Aragon finished second on the team with 21 groundballs.
Captains Ready to Lead by Example
Along with Fuccillo and Levatino, the team's top returning scorers, Holly Cisneros will complete the captain trio this season. The senior recorded a team-high 22 groundballs last year and is the Bulldogs' career leader in the category with 65
Newcomers
Joining Fresno State this spring will be six freshmen, including Lindsay Hobson, a two-time First Team All-American, and Abigal Bergevin, who was on the 2014 Under Armor All-American Team.
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