University of New Hampshire Athletics
Back on the Road: Oct. 11 at #21 UAlbany & Oct. 13 at PC
10/10/2019 2:54:00 PM | Field Hockey
Friday, Oct. 11 Â ~ Â 1 pm
Alumni Turf ~ Albany, N.Y.
New Hampshire (6-5, 0-1 AE) at #21 UAlbany (9-3, 1-0) ~ Video   ~   Stats Â
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Sunday, Oct. 13Â ~Â 1 pm
Lennon Family Field ~ Providence, R.I.
New Hampshire (6-5, 0-1 AE) at Providence (7-4, 2-1 Big East) ~ Video ~ Stats Â
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UNH vs. UALBANY
Alumni Turf ~ Albany, N.Y.
New Hampshire (6-5, 0-1 AE) at #21 UAlbany (9-3, 1-0) ~ Video   ~   Stats Â
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Sunday, Oct. 13Â ~Â 1 pm
Lennon Family Field ~ Providence, R.I.
New Hampshire (6-5, 0-1 AE) at Providence (7-4, 2-1 Big East) ~ Video ~ Stats Â
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UNH vs. UALBANY
- New Hampshire has a 13-17 lifetime record against UAlbany.
- Last year, both team successfully defended home turf.
- Oct. 26, 2018: at UNH1, #17 UAlbany 0 | Recap | BoxÂ
- Oct. 7, 2018: at #24 UAlbany 2, UNH 1 (OT) | Recap |  BoxÂ
- UNH's last win in Albany was Oct. 16, 2016 (2-1) | Recap | BoxÂ
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UNH vs. PROVIDENCE
UNH vs. PROVIDENCE
- New Hampshire has a 21-14 lifetime record against Providence College.
- The Friars were 2-1 victors last year in Durham. | Recap | BoxÂ
- Â Prior to last year, these teams had not met since the 2015 season, when the Wildcats prevailed 2-1 at home.
- These teams met annually from 2009-15 with UNH holding a 4-3 edge.
- UNH has a 6-5 record that includes 0-1 in America East and 3-4 on the road (0-0 in conference road games).
- The Wildcats have a 1-3 record against nationally-ranked teams.
- New Hampshire had a five-game winning streak spanning Sept. 8-27 that was highlighted by a 3-2 home win against #18 Stanford.
- UNH finishes a stretch of three consecutive road games this weekend; it is part of an extended stretch of six road games in seven games.
- After this weekend, the 'Cats play four of their last five regular-season games at home.
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'CAT NIPS
'CAT NIPS
- Finn Caron scored with 2:04 remaining in regulation to lift UNH to a 2-1 victory at UMass last Sunday.
- Jemma Woods made one save and Bloem van den Brekel recorded a defensive save in the last minute to preserve the one-goal lead.
- Nicky Bajus was also credited with a defensive save at UMass.
- Bailey Fanikos scored a goal at UMass. She has two goals and an assist for five points in five games this season.
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STAT LEADERS
STAT LEADERS
- Finn Caron leads the team in goals (nine), assists (three), points (21) and shots on goal (18).
- Kayla Sliz ranks second in goals (three) and points (eight); she is tied for second in assists (two) and is tied for the team lead with 27 shots.
- Isabelle Danahy, Maura Verleg and Bloem van den Brekel also have two assists.
- Nicky Bajus leads the Wildcats with two defensive saves. van den Brekel and Erin Malone both have one.
- Freshman goalkeeper Jemma Woods has a 6-3 record with a 2.35 GAA and .672 save percentage in 10 games (nine starts).
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CONFERENCE CALL
CONFERENCE CALL
- Finn Caron is ranked No. 4 in America East in both goals per game (0.818) and points per game (1.91). She is also 10th in shots on goal per game (1.64).
- Bloem van den Brekel is No. 4 in shots per game (3.38).
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BALDUCCI BIO
BALDUCCI BIO
- This is the 29th season as UNH head coach for Robin Balducci.
- She is the program's all-time winningest coach with 286 career victories
- Balducci was inducted into the NFHCA Hall of Fame on Jan. 5, 2017.
- She was inducted into UNH's Hall of Fame in 1998 and was also part of the 1985 NCAA national championship women's lacrosse team that was enshrined in 1994.
- Balducci is a six-time America East Coach of the Year (1998, 2000-10-11-12-13).
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SCOUTING UALBANY  •  Home pageÂ
SCOUTING UALBANY  •  Home pageÂ
- The University at Albany (Albany, N.Y.) is ranked #21 in this week's NFHCA poll.
- The Great Danes are 9-3 overall and 1-0 in America East; they are 2-1 at home.
- UAlbany extended its winning streak to eight games last Sunday with a 3-1 win at Columbia.
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SCOUTING PROVIDENCE •  Home pageÂ
SCOUTING PROVIDENCE •  Home pageÂ
- Providence College (Providence, R.I.) enters the weekend with a 7-4 overall record that includes 2-1 in the Big East and 4-3 at home.
- The Friars take a two-game winning streak into Friday's matchup at #3 UConn.
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Players Mentioned
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