Fresno State Athletics
Friday, March 3
FRESNO, CALIF.
4:00 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Presbyterian College
'Dogs to host Presbyterian Friday
3/2/2017 1:19:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno State women's lacrosse team will host Presbyterian College Friday, March 3 at 4 p.m. PT in the Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium.
The Bulldogs are 3-1 (0-1, MPSF) on the season, coming off a 12-9 loss to Oregon.
The last meeting between the two squads was Feb. 26, 2016 when Fresno State defeated Presbyterian College 14-10.
The overall series between the two programs is tied up at 2-2.
Scouting the Blue Hose
Prebyterian College is 0-4 on the season, and 0-2 on the road.
The Blue Hose are 0-1 against MPSFÂ opponents, coming off a 17-5 loss against UC Davis.
Lauren Schaaf leads the offensive charge for Presbyterian College with seven goals on the season.
Maura Talvacchia is the player to look out for on defense. The senior has recorded 23 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers on the season. She is No. 4 in the nation in ground balls, averaging 5.75 per game.Talvacchia was named the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 14. The team captain holds the program record for most caused turnovers in a single game (8). Â
Fresno State is led by its offense
The Bulldogs have shown an aggressive offense to start the season, outscoring their opponents 54-43 through the first four games.
As a team, Fresno State holds a 73-71 advantage in draw controls over opponents, 53-47 advantage in draw controls and holds a 50 percent free position percentage.
Fresno State has a balanced offense with nine Bulldogs scoring so far this season.
Rookies provide a boost on both sides of the field
Freshman Tiffiny Wallace leads the Bulldogs through four games with 14 goals. She had a career-high five goals against Mercer to lead Fresno State to a 12-10 victory.
Freshman Marina Mayo was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week for games played Feb. 6 through Feb. 12. She scored four goals and grabbed a team-high four ground balls in her collegiate debut to lead the Bulldogs to a 15-12 victory over LIU Brooklyn.
Freshman goalkeeper Laurel Maunder has played all 60 minutes in the first four games of the season, owning a 3-1 record. She has recorded a total of 36 saves this season.
Maunder had a career-high 13 saves in the Bulldogs' road win over Mercer (12-10).
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Bulldogs have experience
Fresno State returns 14 letterwinners, including last season's leading scorer junior Nicole Ortlieb.
Ortlieb set a new single-season school record last year scoring 34 goals. The Bulldogs also return two-time All-MPSF honoree and all-time draw control leader (112) senior Caroline Dineen-Carlson.
How to follow
Friday's game between the Bulldogs and Blue Hose will have a video stream that link and the link to live stats will be available on the lacrosse schedule on Gobulldogs.com. Live updates will be provided on Twitter throughout the game via @FresnoStateLAX.
Admission and parking to Fresno State women's lacrosse games are always free of charge.
Greek Night will be celebrated at the game Friday night. A food eating competition will be featured at halftime between Fresno State fraternities.
Season Stat Leaders
Goals: Tiffiny Wallace (14)
Points: Tiffiny Wallace (19)
Shots: Marina Mayo (22)
Ground Balls: Abigail Bergevin (10)
Draw Controls: Kyleigh Westgarth (18)
Caused Turnovers: Abigail Bergevin, Alex Romanowski (6)
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" - The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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The Bulldogs are 3-1 (0-1, MPSF) on the season, coming off a 12-9 loss to Oregon.
The last meeting between the two squads was Feb. 26, 2016 when Fresno State defeated Presbyterian College 14-10.
The overall series between the two programs is tied up at 2-2.
Scouting the Blue Hose
Prebyterian College is 0-4 on the season, and 0-2 on the road.
The Blue Hose are 0-1 against MPSFÂ opponents, coming off a 17-5 loss against UC Davis.
Lauren Schaaf leads the offensive charge for Presbyterian College with seven goals on the season.
Maura Talvacchia is the player to look out for on defense. The senior has recorded 23 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers on the season. She is No. 4 in the nation in ground balls, averaging 5.75 per game.Talvacchia was named the Big South Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 14. The team captain holds the program record for most caused turnovers in a single game (8). Â
Fresno State is led by its offense
The Bulldogs have shown an aggressive offense to start the season, outscoring their opponents 54-43 through the first four games.
As a team, Fresno State holds a 73-71 advantage in draw controls over opponents, 53-47 advantage in draw controls and holds a 50 percent free position percentage.
Fresno State has a balanced offense with nine Bulldogs scoring so far this season.
Rookies provide a boost on both sides of the field
Freshman Tiffiny Wallace leads the Bulldogs through four games with 14 goals. She had a career-high five goals against Mercer to lead Fresno State to a 12-10 victory.
Freshman Marina Mayo was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Women's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week for games played Feb. 6 through Feb. 12. She scored four goals and grabbed a team-high four ground balls in her collegiate debut to lead the Bulldogs to a 15-12 victory over LIU Brooklyn.
Freshman goalkeeper Laurel Maunder has played all 60 minutes in the first four games of the season, owning a 3-1 record. She has recorded a total of 36 saves this season.
Maunder had a career-high 13 saves in the Bulldogs' road win over Mercer (12-10).
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Bulldogs have experience
Fresno State returns 14 letterwinners, including last season's leading scorer junior Nicole Ortlieb.
Ortlieb set a new single-season school record last year scoring 34 goals. The Bulldogs also return two-time All-MPSF honoree and all-time draw control leader (112) senior Caroline Dineen-Carlson.
How to follow
Friday's game between the Bulldogs and Blue Hose will have a video stream that link and the link to live stats will be available on the lacrosse schedule on Gobulldogs.com. Live updates will be provided on Twitter throughout the game via @FresnoStateLAX.
Admission and parking to Fresno State women's lacrosse games are always free of charge.
Greek Night will be celebrated at the game Friday night. A food eating competition will be featured at halftime between Fresno State fraternities.
Season Stat Leaders
Goals: Tiffiny Wallace (14)
Points: Tiffiny Wallace (19)
Shots: Marina Mayo (22)
Ground Balls: Abigail Bergevin (10)
Draw Controls: Kyleigh Westgarth (18)
Caused Turnovers: Abigail Bergevin, Alex Romanowski (6)
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" - The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
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