Women's Lacrosse Game Preview: No. 5 Stony Brook

Saturday, March 18

Stony Brook, NY

3:00 p.m.

University of Delaware

Stony Brook

Photo by: Nick Barbato

3/17/2023 11:41:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse

NEWARK, Del. - Delaware's women's lacrosse team will open up CAA play when they travel to conference newcomer No. 5 nationally ranked Stony Brook on Saturday, March 18, 2022.

2023 Highlights

Delaware won four of their first five games of the season, their best five-game start since 2016 when they also started 4-1, and eventually won eight of their first nine games.
Lizzie Hsu scored five goals against Niagara on March 11, tying her career-high last done on April 16, 2022 against Elon.
Morgan Gore has scored a goal in six consecutive games to begin her career, the longest streak by a Blue Hen in over 14 years. She was the first UD freshman to score a goal in six consecutive games since McKenzie Rafferty in 2013. She has scored in seven of eight career games.
Megan Bozzi had a breakout game against UMBC, as the Coastal Carolina transfer scored her first three-career goals as a Blue Hen. Her hat trick was the ninth of her collegiate career, and her with Delaware. She now has 89 points for her career.
Against UMBC, Mercy McCarthy became the first Delaware player to allow fewer than 10 goals and save at least 10 shots since Kate Brewster on March 4, 2020 against Duquesne.
Delaware had a player score at least three goals in a game in their first five games to start the season (Livornese vs Lafayette, Lehigh, Temple, Gore vs Lafayette, Bozzi vs UMBC).
From Feb. 22-March 1 against Temple, Old Dominion, and UMBC, Delaware allowed fewer than 10 goals in three consecutive games for the first time since March 23-31, against UConn, Oregon, and Louisville.
Against Old Dominion, an 18-9 win, Delaware had 26 draw controls, a new program record and equaling Virginia's, Butler's, UMBC's, Stanford, and Stetson's game-high in the NCAA this season. Danielle Livornese recorded 12 of the draw controls, tying the Delaware program record only done by Caroline Farley on March 27, 2019 against Oregon and March 16, 2019 against Saint Joseph's.
Delaney McDaniel, the reigning CAA Rookie of the Year, has two six-assist games. She and Mary Schumar of Marquette are the only players in the NCAA this season with two such games. Her seven assists against Lafayette were tied for the fourth most in program history, while her six against Old Dominion were the seventh most.
Livornese started the season by scoring at least three goals in four consecutive games, the first UD player to begin the season with four-straight three-goal games since Becky Gohsler in 2017.
Madison Hranicka is one of four players so far this year with at least 20 caused turnovers (20) and 15 ground balls (15), joining Brianna Falco (Monmouth), Carolyn Carrera (Vermont), and Kira Varada (Iona).
Hranicka now has 51 caused turnovers for her career, placing her in the top 10 in Delaware history.

CAA/NCAA TEAM RANKINGS

Assists per game: 3rd, 38th in NCAA (5.38)
Caused turnovers per game: 2nd, 23rd in NCAA (9.75)
Clearing percentage: 1st, 20th in NCAA (.899)
Draw control percentage: 1st, 13th in NCAA (.593)
Draw controls per game: 1st, 29th in NCAA (14.75)
Ground balls per game: 3rd, 45th in NCAA (16.88)
Scoring defense: 4th, 41st in NCAA (10.38)

CAA/NCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Assists: Delaney McDaniel - 1st, 10th in NCAA (20)
Assists per game: Delaney McDaniel - 1st, 11th in NCAA (2.50)
Caused turnovers per game: Madison Hranicka - 1st, 6th in NCAA (2.50)
Draw controls per game: Danielle Livornese - 5th, 52nd in NCAA (4.75)
Points - Delaney McDaniel - 7th, 88th in NCAA (3.25)
Goals against average: Mercy McCarthy - 3rd, 30th in NCAA (10.32)
Save percentage: Mercy McCarthy - 3rd, 68th in NCAA (.422)

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Up Next: Delaware will celebrate Senior Day on March 25 against Monmouth, with the game starting at 12:00 p.m.

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