February 12, 2009
WLAX: DOLPHINS OPEN SEASON SUNDAY AT SYRACUSE
Syracuse, N.Y. - On Sunday, February 15th, the Le Moyne
College women's lacrosse team will travel to the Carrier Dome to
take on the #2-ranked Syracuse Orange at noon. The Orange is just
one of three preseason ranked teams the Dolphins will take on this
year. In addition to Syracuse, Le Moyne will travel to #16 Cornell
on Wednesday, March 11 and #14 New Hampshire on Saturday, April
11.
Le Moyne returns 14 players from last year's team, including four
starters; senior Maura Kenville (Syracuse,
N.Y./CBA) and sophomores Rebekah Elmer (Syracuse,
N.Y./West Genesee), Katlin Walker (Penn Yan,
N.Y./Penn Yan) and Nerissa Barzee (Baldwinsville,
N.Y./Baldwinsville). The Dolphins have seven newcomers for
the 2009 season, highlighted by Under Armour High School
All-American Kelly Fucillo (Camillus, N.Y./West
Genesee), who is replacing four-year starter Samantha
Falcone in goal.
Le Moyne lost four of its top five scorers from 2008, led by
Whitney Vecchio, who tallied 52 goals and 28 assists for a total of
80 points on the season and is currently the all-time record leader
in points and assists. Elmer, who finished second on the team with
25 goals and fifth with 28 points, will be joined by Kenville and
fellow sophomore Mia Valletta (Niskayuna,
N.Y./Niskayuna) on the starting midfield line. The
starting attack line will include senior McKenzie Gray
(Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville), who sat out the 2008
season as a redshirt, sophomore Michelle Phillips (Johnson
City, N.Y./Maine Endwell) and freshman Stephanie
Dussing (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Ludden). Starting on the
defense for the Dolphins will be junior Kari DeWick (Penn
Yan, N.Y./Penn Yan) and sophomores Walker, who paced the
team with 31 ground balls, and Barzee, who is making the switch
from midfield where she finished the season with 13 goals and four
assists. High School All-American Fucillo will be the starting
goalkeeper.
Lauren O'Connor is returning as the head coach of the Dolphins for
her seventh season. Along the sidelines with O'Connor is third-year
assistant coach Megan O'Connell and first-year assistant Leah
Mazella ‘08, who started at defense for the Dolphins last
season. O'Connor returns this season holding the highest winning
percentage in Le Moyne women's lacrosse history with a 77-32 (.706)
record. In 2006, O'Connor led the team to 15 wins and was named the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. In 2007,
O'Connor led the Dolphins to 16 wins, the most in school history.
For the second year in a row, Le Moyne went undefeated in
conference play bringing the conference winning streak up to 18
consecutive games, where it would eventually end due to Le
Moyne becoming an Independent. In its first season as an
Independent in 2008, Le Moyne finished with a 12-5 record. The
Dolphins will open at home on Friday, February 20 against
Niagara.
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