FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Women's Lacrosse heads to Philadelphia this weekend for a Saturday, March 1 matchup at Drexel. Opening Draw from Vidas Field is slated for noon.
 
Fairfield University Stags (2-3, 0-0 MAAC)

• The Stags improved to 2-3 on the season with a 14-10 win over Vermont on Wednesday afternoon.
• Grace Slater had a career day with six goals and an assist in the victory, while Kelly Haggerty added a hat trick and two assists.
• For the year, Slater leads the MAAC with 16 goals and 22 total points. Haggerty's 10 total goals are good for seventh in the conference.
• Haley Burns is among the MAAC leaders with 2.20 caused turnovers per game, which slots eighth in the nation among players listed as midfielders.

 
Drexel University Dragons (3-2, 0-0 CAA)

• Drexel defeated Penn State, 14-9, in Happy Valley on Wednesday to move to 3-2 on the season. The Dragons are unranked but receiving votes in the latest national polls.
• Drexel also owns victories over Wagner and Harvard with losses to #12 Penn and UConn – unranked at the time but currently #23 in the IWLCA poll.
• Anna Maria Gragnani has scored a CAA-leading 21 goals this season, with Bea Buckley dishing out a conference-best 12 assists.
• Standout goalkeeper Jenika Cuocco posts a .443 save percentage and a 9.68 goals-against average thus far in 2025.

 
Series History

• The Stags and Dragons are meeting for the third straight season and the third time ever.
• Drexel won in Philadelphia, 10-9, in 2023 and the Stags responded with a 12-5 win last March at Rafferty Stadium to even the ledger at 1-1.

 
Up Next

• Fairfield Women's Lacrosse returns home to host #21/25 Army West Point on Wednesday, March 5 at 3 p.m.
• The Black Knights are 3-0 with a Friday visit to Colorado on the docket before their trip to Rafferty Stadium.
• Admission is free for all fans to all Fairfield Women's Lacrosse regular season home games this season.