Elmira College (4-7, 1-4 Empire 8) at Alfred University (4-12, 0-7 Empire 8)
Sunday, April 24, 2016 | 1:00 p.m. | Yunevich Stadium at Merrill Field - Alfred, NY
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Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College women's lacrosse team begins a busy season-ending week on Sunday, April 24th, with a 1:00 p.m. road tilt against Alfred University. The game begins a stretch of four contests in seven days to end the regular season.

Last Time Out
The Soaring Eagles dropped an Empire 8 Conference contest to Nazareth College at Campus Field by a final of 20-9. While the Golden Flyers never trailed the Soaring Eagles, Kyra McDonald '18 scored a buzzer-beater as the first half expired to bring EC with three at 8-5. Naz pulled away in the second half, including a quick 5-0 run in the final four minutes of the second half. Moorea Spoljaric '16 scored back-to-back goals late in the second half, giving her a team-high five goals. Her fifth tally moved the senior midfielder into a two-way tie with Katya Outwater '07 for the program's all-time lead in career goals (166). Junior goaltender Lindsay Wargo '17 made a career-high 17 saves in the losing effort.

History in the Making
With her first goal of Sunday's game against the Saxons, Moorea Spoljaric '16 will become the EC women's lacrosse program's all-time scoring leader. She is currently tied with Katya Outwater '07 for first place with 166 goals. So far this season, the Saugerties, NY, has scored 48 times, a single-season career high and only eight goals short of the program's single-season record of 56, set in 2006 by Outwater. Ironically, Spoljaric reached a milestone last season against Alfred, when she netted her 100th-career goal.

Series History
Since the 2003 season, the Soaring Eagles boast an unblemished 11-0 record against Alfred. In each of the previous two seasons, EC has posted double-digit margins of victory, downing the Saxons 15-5 in 2015 and 16-5 in 2014.

Scouting Alfred
Sunday's game will be the last of the 2016 campaign for the Saxons. Alfred sits in the basement of the Empire 8 Conference standings with an 0-7 conference record and a 4-12 overall mark. Those four wins have come against non-conference opponents Keuka College, Hilbert College, Wells College and Loras College. Sophomore midfielder Miranda Gilbert drives the Alfred offense with team highs in goals (30) and points (33). On defense, Kerry Mack paces the club with 24 caused turnovers and is second with 35 ground balls. Second-year goaltender Shannon Gray has played all 960:00 minutes between the pipes, registering a 12.56 goals-against average and a .471 save percentage.

Up Next
Elmira College is back at Campus Field for an Empire 8 bout against Hartwick College on Monday, April 25th, at 5:00 p.m.