MERCYHURST (0-3, 0-0 NEC) vs CANISIUS (4-2, 0-0 MAAC)
Thursday, March 4 - 3:00 p.m. EST
Demske Sports Complex, Buffalo, N.Y.
Watch: ESPN+

The Mercyhurst women's lacrosse team will travel to Buffalo Thursday as they face the Golden Griffins.
 
Previously from the Lakers
The Lakers most recently faced Duquesne at home where they fell 21-4.

Whitley Easton led the Lakers with two goals, one assist, two ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls.

Camryn Trybuskiewicz and Emma Cimino scored one goal each for the Lakers.

Brooke Schavolt and Katie Ventresca also scooped up two ground balls.

Cameron Callander caused two turnovers for the Lakers.

Both Maggie Allen and AJ Jameson stood in goal for the Lakers.
 
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• Cimino leads the Lakers in goals with seven. She also has tallied seven points and five ground balls.
• Easton leads the Lakers in points with eight and is tied in assists with Katie Napier and Maggie Sheehan with two.
• Freshman Payton Platz leads the Lakers in ground balls with six. She is tied with Allen.
• Napier leads the team in draw controls with six.
• Allen has played in all three games for the Lakers so far this season. She has 38 saves and a 47.5% save percentage.

A Closer Look: Canisius

• The Golden Griffins average 25.5 points per game which ranks fifth in the nation.
• Freshman Ella Forcucci leads Canisius in goals  and points with 24 goals and 32 points respectively.
• Forcucci's 24 goals this season is the seventh-most in the NCAA. She is averaging 4.0 goals per game which ranks eighth in the nation and leads all freshmen.
• Megan Previdi leads the Golden Griffins in assists with 18.
• Olivia Licardi leads the team in ground balls with 10.
• Harper Weatherdon and Bridget Brown leads the team in caused turnovers with five each.
• Brooklyn Sverdrup leads the team in draw controls winning 17 so far this season.
• Licardi and Isabel Gautreaux have each stood in goal for the Golden Griffins this season. Gautreaux has 17 saves and a 40.5% save percentage so far this season, while Licardi has 29 saves and a 37.7% save percentage.