FREDONIA, N.Y. – For those with an eye on statistics, here's a look at some of the numbers heading into the Fredonia at Cortland women's lacrosse game Saturday afternoon.
All rankings are through Thursday games.
- Cortland leads NCAA Division III in draw controls with an average of 18.80 per game. By comparison, Fredonia averages 10.43 draws per game – tied for 190th.
- The Blue Devils have allowed 7.86 goals per game, 40th best in the nation. Conversely, Cortland is averaging 16.6 goals per game – tied for 15th in D-III.
- Of the 13 individual statistical categories charted by the NCAA, Fredonia has eight current SUNYAC leaders. Katie Kleine (Cazenovia, N.Y./Cazenovia) is first in assists (21) and assists per game (3.0). Marissa Cussins (Corning, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post West) is first in goals (32), goals per game (4.57), points (46), and points per game (6.57). Kleine and Cussins are senior midfielders. Fredonia freshman goalkeeper Nicole Burrows (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) is first in goals-against average (8.36) and save percentage (49.5 percent).
- Cortland has one current conference leader. Emma Hayes-Hurley averages 7.20 draw controls per game, which is 10th in the nation.
- Fredonia has two players on the national Top 20 leaderboard. The 6.57 points per game by Cussins is No. 6 in NCAA D-III. She is also No. 12 in goals, No. 13 in points, and No. 18 in points per game. Kleine is No. 10 in assists and No. 11 in assists per game.
- Cortland has won the SUNYAC title for 16 straight seasons and has won 17 of the 18 women's lacrosse team championships the conference has awarded.
Game time Saturday between the Blue Devils and Red Dragons, currently ranked No. 6 in the IWLCA Division III, is 12:30 p.m. in Cortland.
