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Fairfield Heads West for Sunday Showdown at Denver

Opening draw is set for 1 PM (ET)

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Women's Lacrosse heads west to Denver, Colo. to meet the University of Denver on Sunday, March 9. Opening draw from Peter Barton Stadium is set for 1 PM (ET).
 
Fairfield University Stags (2-5, 0-0 MAAC)
  • Fairfield is 2-5 on the season, most recently falling to Army West Point by a score of 18-10.
  • Grace Slater continues to lead the Stags and the MAAC in scoring, entering Sunday with 20 goals and 31 total points.
  • Kelly Haggerty adds 12 goals and seven assists, with Amanda Kozak netting 11 goals and three helpers.
  • Haley Burns fills out her statsheet in the midfield with eight points, two assists, seven ground balls, 12 caused turnovers and 17 draw controls.
 
University of Denver Pioneers (4-3, 0-0 Big East)
  • Denver earned an upset win over #5 Michigan on Wednesday to move to 4-3 on the year.
  • The Pioneers also hold victories over Vanderbilt, Arizona State and San Diego State with losses to Louisville, Ohio State and #9 Maryland.
  • Lauren Black paces five Pioneers with 10 or more goals, as the All-Big East attacker has a team-best 22 goals en route to 27 points.
  • Raegan Wilson is Denver's top facilitator with 15 assists to go along with her 10 markers.
  • Emelia Bohi has started all seven games in the cage, earning a .424 save percentage and a 10.90 goals against average.
 
Series History
  • Denver has won all five previous meetings.
  • The teams played a 6-5 game in the 1999 season and renewed the series in 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2022.
 
Up Next
  • Fairfield Women's Lacrosse opens the MAAC schedule on Saturday, March 22 at Siena.
  • The Saints are 1-5 on the season after falling at #24 Drexel, 16-9, this afternoon in Philadelphia.
  • The Stags return to Rafferty Stadium on the following Saturday, March 29 to host Rider at 1 p.m.
  • Admission is free for all fans to all Fairfield Women's Lacrosse regular season home games this season.
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Players Mentioned

Haley Burns

#5 Haley Burns

M
5' 5"
Senior
Kelly Haggerty

#8 Kelly Haggerty

A
5' 9"
Sophomore
Amanda Kozak

#32 Amanda Kozak

A
5' 7"
Graduate Student
Grace Slater

#18 Grace Slater

A
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Haley Burns

#5 Haley Burns

5' 5"
Senior
M
Kelly Haggerty

#8 Kelly Haggerty

5' 9"
Sophomore
A
Amanda Kozak

#32 Amanda Kozak

5' 7"
Graduate Student
A
Grace Slater

#18 Grace Slater

5' 10"
Senior
A