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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Rachel Gregory
Rachel Gregory

Women's Lacrosse By Stephen Gorchov

WLAX: Hofstra Continues Home Stand Versus #19 Johns Hopkins

Hempstead, NY – The Hofstra Women's Lacrosse team will continue its three-game home stand on Saturday when it hosts #19 (IWLCA) Johns Hopkins. 

Opening draw control from James M. Shuart Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m. 
There will be Pride Productions live video/audio of the game with links available on this page or via the women's lacrosse schedule page at GoHofstra.com. The Pride Productions audio only broadcast can be heard via the portal, on the WRHU mobile app and on WRHU.org.

Hofstra heads into the game with a 2-2 record following their most recent defeat to #1 Maryland this past Saturday. 

Freshman Alyssa Parrella leads the Pride with 22 points on 15 goals and seven assists, while sophomore Lexi Lenaghan is second on the team in points and goals with 13 and 11, respectively. 

Junior Shea McAvoy has been strong on the defensive end all season and leads the team in ground balls and caused turnovers with 16 and nine, respectively. Freshman Darcie Smith has 11 ground balls to rank second on the Pride, while senior Becky Conto and junior Drew Shapiro each have seven draw controls to trail Parrella by one in that category. 

Johns Hopkins enters this weekend's game sporting a 6-1 record following a 12-8 victory at home over UMBC on Wednesday. Miranda Ibello leads the Blue Jays in scoring with 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists, while Haley Schweizer is tops on the team with 15 goals. Caroline Federico leads JHU with 16 ground balls, while Claudia Flister has 12 caused turnovers and Schweizer has 19 draw controls. 

Johns Hopkins leads the all-time series with Hofstra, 4-2, and won last season's meeting in Baltimore. Hofstra and Hopkins faced each other in the 2007 NCAA Tournament First Round in Hempstead, the Pride's last NCAA Tournament appearance. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Becky Conto

#14 Becky Conto

M
5' 9"
Senior
Lexi Lenaghan

#22 Lexi Lenaghan

A
5' 11"
Sophomore
Shea McAvoy

#15 Shea McAvoy

M
5' 10"
Junior
Drew Shapiro

#3 Drew Shapiro

M
5' 5"
Junior
Alyssa Parrella

#7 Alyssa Parrella

M
5' 4"
Freshman
Darcie Smith

#25 Darcie Smith

M
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Becky Conto

#14 Becky Conto

5' 9"
Senior
M
Lexi Lenaghan

#22 Lexi Lenaghan

5' 11"
Sophomore
A
Shea McAvoy

#15 Shea McAvoy

5' 10"
Junior
M
Drew Shapiro

#3 Drew Shapiro

5' 5"
Junior
M
Alyssa Parrella

#7 Alyssa Parrella

5' 4"
Freshman
M
Darcie Smith

#25 Darcie Smith

5' 9"
Freshman
M