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POSITION GK
5-6 SR.
HAWKS TIDBIT: Ramsey returns to the Hawks as one of three captains on the squad, she is joined Olivia Wightman and Meghan Smith at
2023 SCHEDULE
RED - HOME GAMES (AL-MARZOOK FIELD)
+ HILTON HEAD, S.C.
* HOSTED AT TRINITY COLLEGE
H AWKSRISE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIPOFF+/RESULT WED. 2/22 CLARK UNIVERSITY 3:30 P.M. SAT. 2/25 MOUNT ST. VINCENT 12 P.M. WED. 3/1 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 3 P.M. SAT. 3/11 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 11:30 A.M. MON. 3/13 EMERSON+ 4 P.M. WED. 3/15 COLBY-SAWYER+ 1 P.M. FRI. 3/17 WESTMINSTER+ 10 A.M. THUR. 3/23 ST. MICHAEL’S 2 P.M. SUN. 3/26 STETSON 12 P.M. WED. 3/29 MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME* 7 P.M. TUE. 4/11 KEENE STATE 4 P.M. TUE. 4/18 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT 4 P.M.
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday marks the first meeting of all-time between Hartford and Clark. The Cougars also will be the first NEWMAC team that the Hawks face since the program’s first season back in 2018.
TEAM HISTORY
In it’s inagural season in 2018, Hartford earned its first win in its first ever game played. Defeating Delaware State 20-4 on February 24, 2018. Debbie Phillips netted the first goal in program history.
TALE OF THE TAPE
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE -- STREAK L1 -- GOALS 13 -- ASSISTS 5 -- SHOTS 26 -- SHOT % .500 -- SHOTS ON GOAL 22 -- SHOTS ON GOAL% .846 -- SAVE% .333 -- GOALS AGAINST 14 -- GAA% 14.00 -- GROUND BALLS 17 -- TURNOVERS 32 --DRAW CONTROLS CLEARS 18 22-31
HARTFORD HAWKS (0-0) THE MATCHUP vs.
All-Time Series ................................................... N/A At Hartford ......................................................... N/A At Clark .................................................................. N/A At Neutral Venue ............................................... N/A Current Streak N/A Last Meeting....................................................... N/A SERIES BREAKDOWN CLARK COUGARS
NEWMAC)
(0-1, 0-0
TODAY’S MATCH
The Hartford women’s lacrosse team opens its 2023 season hosting Clark University on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Faceoff between the Hawks and Cougars is set for 12 p.m., on AlMarzook Field at Alumni Stadium.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Cougars are coming off a 3-11 season in 2022 that saw the team’s last win come in conference action against Mount Holyoke. Clark enters Wednesday’s contest with one game under their belt on the campaign, falling to Gordon College 14-13 Saturday. Elizabeth Liakos posted a perfect 1.000 shot percentage, scoring four goals in the season opener against Gordon. Kiley Simmons and Aubrey Conners are Clarks’ top retruning scorers from a season ago. Simmons posted a team-high 28 goals and 33 points, while Conners ranked second on the squad with 23 goals and 25 points.
QUICK HITS
Hartford enters its fifth season in 2023 under second-year head coach Jen Nardi after missing the 2022 campaign. The Hawks’ four returners from 2021 are joined by 15 newcomers to the roster. Hartford’s three captains are seniors Hanna Ramsey and Olivia Wightman, along with sophomore Meghan Smith. Ramsey returns as the Hawks’ lone goalkeeper, accumulating 13 games played while tallying 72 saves over her two years of
competition. Also returning for the Hawks is graduate student Emily Steel, who ranked fifth on the squad in 2021 for draw controls (10), while leading the team in caused turnovers (11). Graduate student Lily Belle Baker enters the 2023 campaign with seven career goals, 18 ground balls, seven caused turnovers, and 20 draw controls over her first three seasons of competition.
SERIES HISTORY
Hartford and Clark meet for the first time in program history Wednesday afternoon on the turf of Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium. The Cougars also will be the first NEWMAC team that the Hawks face since the program’s first season in 2018.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Hartford won its inagural game against Delaware State back on Feb. 24, 2018 by a score of 20-4. Scoring the first goal in Hartford women’s lacrosse program history was Debbie Phillips who finished the contest with five goals and two assists. Billy McLaughlin led the game in scoring, finishing with a total of seven goals throughout the matchup.
NEXT ON TAP
Hartford continues its home portion of the 2023 campaign at nooon on Saturday, Feb. 25, welcoming Mount St. Vincent’s to AlMarzook Field at Alumni Stadium.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
HEAD COACH
JEN NARDI - Second Season - UMass ‘01
ASSISTANT COACHES
ELIZABETH MORRISON - Second Season - TCNJ ‘18
School
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last
1 Lily Belle Baker Gr. M 5-8 Berlin, Md. / Stephen Decatur 4 Shelby Frashure Fr. M 5-9 Pasadena, Md. / Northeast 5 Emily Steele Gr. M 5-3 Beaverton, Ore. / Jesuit 8 Courtney Ingham Fr. M 5-5 Bedford, N.H. / Trinity 10 Jessica Phillips So. D 5-7 Farmingville, N.Y. / Sachem East 11 Sara Costa Fr. M 5-8 Yorktown Heights, N.Y. / Lakeland 13 Samantha Ciaglo Fr. M 5-7 Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy 14 Meghan Smith So. M 5-7 Orange, Conn. / Amity 15 Brianna Benjamin Jr. M 5-7 Agawam, Mass. / Agawam 17 Rylee Valliere So. M 5-6 Willimantic, Conn. / Windham 20 Madison Carangelo So. M 5-6 Vernon, Conn. / Vernon 23 Lenaijah Ferguson Jr. M 6-0 Baltimore, Md. / The Fredrick Gunn School 24 Erin Jones Fr. M 5-5 North Haven, Conn. / North Haven 25 Kelly Hoxie Fr. M 5-8 Nassau, N.Y. / Columbia 26 Adriana Oddo Fr. M 5-5 Plantsville, Conn. / Southington 29 Melanie Poland Sr. D 5-8 Burlington, N.J. / Burlington 34 Olivia Wightman Sr. M 5-11 Clinton, N.Y. / Clinton 35 Nyssa Foster-DeOro So. D 5-9 New Britain, Conn. / New Britain 40 Hanna Ramsey Sr. GK 5-6 Crofton, Md. / Severn / Monmouth (0-0
OVERALL)
HEAD COACH
CLARK COUGARS
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last
2 Greer McCarty M 5-2 Jr. White River Junction, Vt. / Hartford 3 Sophie Hayes D 5-8 Jr. Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg 4 Jill Cass D Sr. Cumberland Foreside, Maine / Greely 5 Lucy Szpila D 5-6 Jr. Brattleboro, Vt. / Brattleboro Union 6 Christina Bui M Fr. Manchester, N.H. / Manchester Memorial 7 Leysha Urena M Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / John Dewey 10 Fionnuala Gormely M Fr. Mattapoisett, Mass. / Concord Academy 13 Alexandra Cacciapaglia D Fr. Ridgefield, Conn. / Ridgefield 14 Sophie Didier A 5-9 Sr. Overland Park, Kansas / Saint Teresa’s Academy 16 Mary Greene D 5-6 Jr. Leeds, Mass. / Northampton 17 Saorla Scully A 5-8 So. Hampton Bays, N.Y. / Hampton Bays 18 Rachel Quinn D 5-6 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek 20 Elizabeth Liakos M 5-7 Sr. Arlington, Mass. / Arlington 21 Annie Battle GK So. Bozeman, Mt. / Bozeman 22 Erin Lucas A/M 5-6 So. Ludlow, Mass. / Belchertown 23 Ciaran Cubbage M/A Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. / James Monroe 24 Aubrey Conner M 5-5 So. Devon, Pa. / Sacred Heart Academy 25 Angela Borelli D 5-4 Jr. West Haven, Conn. / West Haven 26 Meghan Fogarty M 5-6 So. Melrose, Mass. / Melrose 27 Kiley Simmons M 5-5 Sr. Atkinson, N.H. / Timberlane Regional 28 Victoria Holden GK Fr. Westfield, Mass. / Saint Andrews 46 Maddie Conners GK 5-2 Sr. Devon, Pa. / Sacred Heart Academy
School
(0-1, 0-0
NEWMAC)
ASHLEY STEVENS
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 14 HARTFORD HAWKS 1 lily belle BAKER GR | 5-8 | MIDFIELD 4 shelby FRASHURE FR | 5-9 | MIDFIELD 5 emily STEELE GR | 5-3 | MIDFIELD 8 courtney INGHAM FR | 5-5 | MIDFIELD 10 jessica PHILLIPS SO | 5-7 | DEFENSE 11 sara COSTA FR | 5-8 | MIDFIELD 13 samantha CIAGLO FR
MIDFIELD 14 meghan SMITH
MIDFIELD 17 rylee VALLIERE SO | 5-6 | MIDFIELD 23 lenaijah FERGUSON JR | 6-0 | MIDFIELD 16 20 madison CARANGELO SO | 5-6 | MIDFIELD 16 15 brianna BENJAMIN
MIDFIELD
| 5-7 |
SO | 5-7 |
JR | 5-7 |
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9 HARTFORD HAWKS JEN
NARDI HEAD COACH Second Season
26 adriana ODDO FR | 5-5 | MIDFIELD ELIZABETH MORRISON ASSISTANT COACH Second Season
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29 melanie POLAND SR | 5-8 | DEFENSE 35 nyssa FOSTER-DeORO SO | 5-9 | DEFENSE 16 34 olivia WIGHTMAN SR | 5-11 | MIDFIELD
14 24 erin JONES FR | 5-5 | MIDFIELD 16 25 kelly HOXIE JR | 5-8 | GUARD
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hanna RAMSEY SR | 5-6 | GOALKEEPER
HARTFORD HAWKS
2023 TEAM STATISTICS
Hartford Overall Team Statistics All games (as of Feb 20, 2023) Overall: 0-0 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neut: 0-0 TEAM STATISTICS HART OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 0-0 0-0 Goals scored per game 0.00 0.00 Shot pct. 000 000 Shots on goal-Attempts 0-0 0-0 SOG pct. 000 000 Shots/Game 0.0 0.0 Assists 0 0 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities 0-0 0-0 Conversion Percent 000 000 GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 0 0 Man-up 0 0 Man-down 0 0 Unassisted 0 0 Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average 0.00 0.00 GROUND BALLS 0 0 TURNOVERS 0 0 CAUSED TURNOVERS 0 0 FACEOFFS (W-L) 0-0 0-0 Faceoff W-L Pct. .000 .000 CLEARS 0-0 0-0 Clear Pct. 000 000 PENALTIES Number 0 0 Minutes 0:00 0:00 SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total 0 0 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 OT3 OT4 Total Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 OT3 OT4 Total Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 OT3 OT4 Total Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 OT3 OT4 Total Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OVERALL: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 • AWAY: 0-0 • NEUTRAL: 0-0
Lily Belle Baker
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 11
2023 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS