No. 19 Hofstra Travels to No. 11 Stanford
from press release
Hempstead, N.Y. - The Hofstra Women's Lacrosse team,
ranked #19 by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches
Association (IWLCA), will travel to Palo Alto, California on
Wednesday to take on #11 Stanford in the Pride's final
non-conference game of the regular season.
Hofstra has put together a stellar 6-2 record thus far in its
non-conference schedule. The Pride has quality wins over Cornell
and #20 Rutgers with two narrow one-goal losses to top ten teams
(13-12 to #8 Notre Dame and 6-5 to #4 Penn).
Hofstra has gotten off to the host start this season with the help
of a high-octane offense. Hofstra has at least 17 goals in four of
its eight games this season. That marks the first time since the
1998 season that Hofstra has at least 17 goals in at least four
games. In 1998 Hofstra achieved that feat five times during the
16-game season.
Leading the way for the Pride through eight games has been senior
midfielder Corrine Gandolfi. The only player in the nation to lead
her team in every statistical category, Gandolfi has 27 goals,
eight assists, 35 points, 21 ground balls, 36 draw controls and 16
caused turnovers in 2010. Fellow senior midfielder K'Leigh Vanaman
has also put together a solid start to her senior campaign as she
has chipped in with 11 goals, five assists, 16 points, 19 ground
balls, 22 draw controls and eight caused turnovers. Vanaman ranks
third in goals and second in points, ground balls draw controls and
caused turnovers.
In goal this season, senior Mary Cuddihy has gotten the majority of
the minutes and has compiled a 4-2 record along with a goals
against average of 8.16 and a saves percentage of .506.
It will be the third all-time meeting between Hofstra and Stanford,
with the Cardinal earning a narrow 9-8 home overtime win over the
Pride in 2004. Hofstra won the first-ever meeting, 18-5, in
Hempstead during the 2000 season.
Stanford, 5-4 this season after a 10-9 loss to #10 Towson on
Sunday, is led by Sarah Flynn and Dana Lindsay. Flynn has 18 goals
and five assists for a team-best 23 points, while Lindsay is second
with 18 goals and four assists for 22 points.
