MANCHESTER, N.H. – The nationally-ranked Saint Anselm College women's lacrosse team will battle No. 13 Bentley University on Tuesday, Apr. 13 at 7 p.m. in a key Northeast-10 Conference matchup under the lights of Grappone Stadium.

NO. 21 SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS
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NO. 13 BENTLEY UNIVERSITY FALCONS
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Released on Monday, the Hawks stay in the 21st spot in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) National Poll while the Falcons moved up one position to 13th with a 5-1 record. This nationally-ranked matchup will put the Hawks eight-game winning streak on the line as the stretch of Saint Anselm success dates back to the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. This year, the Hawks have earned a perfect 4-0 record with three of their wins coming in official NE10 contests.

Bentley owns a 5-1 record after earning two wins last week, winning 11-9 at Stonehill College on Wednesday and then 10-7 at Assumption University on Saturday.

Spectators of any kind are not allowed at Grappone Stadium – for more information, please refer to the Spectator Policy.

LIVE STATS will be provided for the game, along with LIVE VIDEO by the NE10 Now Network.

HAWKS NOTES

• After a 2-0 week, the Hawks, the 21st-ranked team in all of Division II according to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) National Poll, remain undefeated in 2021 with a 4-0 overall and 3-0 against Northeast-10 Conference opponents. The Hawks look to make it five straight wins as the squad also posted a 4-0 record at the conclusion of 2020 season. The last time the Hawks won five straight was back in 2019 when Saint Anselm claimed a 22-1 victory over Barton on Mar. 5 and then ended its streak on Mar. 27.
• Saint Anselm is returning to the field after its first away game since Mar. 3, 2020 when the Hawks defeated Embry-Riddle (Fla.), 18-11.
• With a few weeks left in the NE10 regular season, the Hawks currently sit in the top spot of the NE10's Northeast Division with the Falcons nearby in second with a .800 winning percentage and a 4-1 conference record. The Hawks are scheduled to have five more games in the remainder of the 2021 regular season with three of them coming at Grappone Stadium.
• 22 of the Hawks 55 goals have come off the sticks of seniors Kelsey Czarnota (Wakefield, Mass.) and Jenna Balboni (Billerica, Mass.) as both of them have recorded 10 or more goals so far this season. 16 of the team's 22 assists has been dished by senior Annie Richards (Reading, Mass.), whose team holds the fourth-best assists per game mark with 5.50 in the conference.
• Czarnota has the 12th-best caused turnover per game rate in all of Division II with a 2.50 mark while also ranking seventh in the NE10 in goals per game with 3.00.
• Balboni led the Hawks goal scorers in each of the Hawks wins last week, totaling eight points (7-1=8) on seven goals and one assist.
• After ending her points streak on Saturday, Richards looks to make an impact against the nationally-ranked Falcons as she ranks second in the nation in assists per game with 4.00.
• The Hawks defense has also allowed only 22 goals out of its four opponents. The Saint Anselm defense is led by junior goalkeeper Grace Young (Merrimack, N.H.) who holds a 5.50 goals-against average that ranks fourth in the nation. Her .600 save percentage sits second in the NE10 and third in NCAA Division II. Young stopped a career-high 14 shots in the hard-fought win over Stonehill on Saturday after posting four saves and yielding four goals against Saint Michael's on Wednesday.

SCOUTING THE FALCONS

• The Falcons won a pair of tough contests on the road last week, defeating NE10 rivals Stonehill, 11-9, and Assumption, 10-7. Bentley extended its winning streak to three games.
• Julia Glavin led Bentley's attack with nine total points in two road wins last week. She had an all-around performance in an 11-9 win at Stonehill, netting three goals and one assist, while also posting four ground balls and five draw controls. She then had a game-high five points on three goals and two assists against No. 16 Assumption on Saturday. Due to her effort last week, she was named NE10 Player of the Week by the conference on Monday.
• Glavin has posted 20 goals so far this season with eight coming from free-position attempts.
• The Hawks will also have to watch out for Caroline Affolter, who won the NE10 Rookie of the Week award on Monday after a strong performance in the 2-0 week. She scored the second most goals for Bentley over last week, behind her teammate, Glavin. She had a hat trick in Saturday's 10-7 victory at No. 16 Assumption. In the Falcons' 11-9 win at Stonehill, she scored a pair of goals to go along with five draw controls and three caused turnovers.
• Bentley's goalkeeper, Eliza Bresler, owns a 4-1 record and has recorded 12.83 saves per game, which ranks fourth in NCAA Division II. She also has the second-best save percentage of .602 among Division II goalkeepers.
• Dana Lewandowski also leads the team in caused turnovers with eight.

ALL-TIME vs. NO. 13 BENTLEY

• The Falcons holds a large lead in the all-time series list with a 21-2 advantage, claiming wins in the past five contests.
• The matchup has been close either way as the final score has been within four goals or less in eight of the prior 11 battles between the rivals.
• The Hawks last win over the Falcons was back in 2014 when Saint Anselm defeated Bentley, 17-10, in the NE10 First Round, advancing the Hawks to the NE10 Semifinals where they lost in a close game against New Haven, 15-14.