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Women’s Lax Season Opener Canceled
March 6, 2013
Sophomore Olivia Hudson and the Keuka women's lacrosse team was slated to open the season at home against Hilbert College Friday afternoon, but that game has been canceled (photo courtesy of Ed Webber, Keuka College Sports Information Department).
The Keuka College women’s lacrosse team was slated to host Hilbert College at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the 2013 season opener, but that contest has been canceled.
Instead the Storm — who went 11-3 and advanced into the championship of the North Atlantic Conference’s (NAC) West Division in 2012 — will open the season with a pair of non-conference road games.
Keuka, which has claimed two of the last three NAC/NEAC championships, will kick off the season on the road against SUNY Canton at 1 p.m. March 16 and Clarkson University at 1 p.m. March 17.
The Storm handed Canton an 18-1 loss in the 2012 opener.
The Green and Gold will host Hartwick College at 4:30 p.m. March 27 in the home opener before playing Adrian College at 4 p.m. March 29.
Keuka returns 15 student-athletes from last year’s squad that went 7-1 in the NAC and knocked off Cazenovia College in overtime before falling to top-seeded Morrisville State 11-10 in triple overtime of the NAC West championship.
Included among the returners are four All-NAC student-athletes, led by senior Molly Hogan (Horseheads, NY/Horsehads), who garnered NAC West Defensive Player of the Year honors after posting one of the stingiest seasons by a goalie in the country.
Hogan started all 14 games in goal, recording an 11-3 record with a 7.02 goals-against average. She allowed 92 goals and made 118 saves in 786 minutes with a 56.2 saves percentage.
Juniors Maggie Bonafede (Churchville, NY/Churchville-Chili) and Taylor Smith (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) and sophomore Kaycee Maguire (Potsdam, NY/Potsdam) each earned second-team All-NAC west in 2012 for third-year head coach Kelly Lickert.
Bonafede, an attacker, started all 14 games and led Keuka in points (72), assists (46) and was fifth in goals scored (26). Smith, a midfielder, started all 14 games and led the Storm in goals (42) and caused turnovers (21) while finishing second in groundballs (35) and third in points (50). Maguire, a midfielder, started all 14 games and scored 24 goals with three assists (27 points). She also scooped up a team-most 41 groundballs.
Keuka will be captained by Bonafede, Maguire, Hogan, senior Courtney French (Massena, NY/Massena) and sophomore Olivia Hudson (Adams, NY/South Jefferson).
Check back early next week for a complete season preview story on women’s lacrosse.
