FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Women's Lacrosse continues its current homestand with a tall order on Friday, March 8 with a 3 p.m. visit from #11/13 Denver. The Stags are 4-2 on the season following Sunday's 14-11 victory over New Hampshire, while Denver makes its first East Coast trip of the year with a record of 4-1.
 
LISTEN: Head Coach Laura Field previews the matchup with Denver on the Inside Fairfield Lacrosse podcast
 
All of the action will be broadcast by the Stags Sports Network on Facebook Live with J.J. Duke on the call. Fans can like and follow Fairfield University Athletics on Facebook to get a notification every time the Stags Sports Network goes live.
 
Free Admission
Admission is free for all fans for all Fairfield Women's Lacrosse regular season home games this season.
 
Parking & Tailgate Information
Parking for fans is available on a first come, first served basis. Fans may be directed by Public Safety personnel to designated parking areas. Fans are asked to observe all parking signs as they relate to handicapped, reserved or restricted parking.
 
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Please note that the Walsh Athletic Center/Rafferty Stadium parking lot is closed to the general public during men's and women's lacrosse home games. Tailgating is limited to the Loyola gravel lot (Fairfield) and the Dolan East lot on Mooney Road (New Hampshire). Tailgating activities are prohibited in all other academic and residential parking lots and in the Kelley Center parking garage. Fans are reminded that the academic day will be in progress at Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep.
 
Consistent with the Athletic Department Policy, alcohol is NOT permitted inside Rafferty Stadium. The athletic department strongly discourages the consumption of alcohol at tailgate events while in the presence of student athletes, both pregame and postgame and regardless of age. In accordance with Connecticut State Law, there shall be NO UNDERAGE DRINKING. Tailgate lots will be monitored by security and policies will be enforced.

Handicapped parking is available in all lots for those with proper permits on a first come, first served basis. Those in need of additional assistance are encouraged to contact Fairfield Athletics at 203-254-4000 ext. 2208 to ensure that proper accommodations are met.
 
The follow items are not permitted inside Rafferty Stadium:
• Alcohol of any kind
• Outside food and drink
• Glass bottles, cans, frozen drinks, coolers, thermoses or ice chests
• Seat cushions measuring larger than 18" and contain zippers, pockets or concealable areas
• Any animal with the exception of a service animal (must provide certification upon request)
• Weapons (including knives), any item that may be used as a projectile or one that is deemed dangerous by Stadium management
• Any other item deemed inappropriate by Stadium management
 
Fairfield's Last Time Out
Fairfield saw its lead shrink to a single goal three times on Sunday afternoon against visiting New Hampshire, but the host Stags answered the bell on each occasion to keep the Wildcats in their rearview mirror en route to a 14-11 win Brooke Gallagher netted seven points in the victory on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium with four goals and three assists.
 
Gallagher's seven-point day slots her atop the Fairfield leaderboard with 11 assists and 22 total points on the spring. Taylor Mitchell added a hat trick in today's victory – the 16th of her career – to increase her team leading total to 16 goals this season.
 
Fairfield's balanced attack also saw Diana DeVita, Kathleen Hulseman, and Jillian Winwood post identical statlines with two goals and one assist apiece. Meaghan Graham scored a goal and Cameryn Dera distributed her first career assist to round out today's scoring.
 
On the defensive end, Olivia Conquest made 11 saves in the cage and scooped up a team-best three ground balls. The unit in front of her was led by three caused turnovers from Erin Mammele. The starting backline also featured Kennedy Slater, Keyla Bay, Caroline Mangan and Maggie Reynolds.
 
Scouting Denver
Denver is 4-1 on the year, having won their first four games of the season before falling by a score of 12-10 to a Michigan team that has since risen to #13/12 in the nation. The Pioneers have unintentionally been staked to a 10-day break after challenging the Wolverines, as their March 3 visit from Vanderbilt was cancelled due to harsh weather conditions.
 
An NCAA Championship Second Round participant last season, Denver has been led this spring by attackers Hannah Liddy and Eliza Radochonski with 19 and 18 points respectively. Bea Behrins is the Pioneers' leading goal scorer with 13 tallies in five games.
 
Between the pipes, Carson Gregg has started all five contests and played all but 12 minutes for Denver en route to a .544 save percentage and 8.15 goals-against average. As a defensive unit, the Pioneers have ceded only 32 goals through five games with Michigan as the only squad to net more than seven markers against them.
 
Fairfield has played one game against Denver in program history, a 10-6 loss in Colorado in 2016. No current Stag appeared in that contest, while five current Pioneers took the field in that game.
 
The Pioneers are the first-ever nationally-ranked women's team to play on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium and Fairfield's highest-ranked regular season opponent (IWLCA poll) since the Stags challenged both #9 Florida and #10 James Madison during the 2011 season.
 
Up Next
After a 12-day break from competition, another team of Pioneers await the Stags as their three-game homestand concludes with a March 20 visit from Sacred Heart. Opening draw in Fairfield's non-conference finale is set for 3 p.m.