'Cats Play Host to UMass Lowell (Oct. 18) and #13 BC (Oct. 20)

Friday, October 18

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

UMASS Lowell

team_celebration_081819_1267 SPREAD RESPECT

'Cats Play Host to UMass Lowell (Oct. 18) and #13 BC (Oct. 20)

10/17/2019 12:30:00 PM | Field Hockey

Friday is Spread Respect Night & Sunday is Youth Day

UNH FIELD HOCKEY

Friday, Oct. 18 ~ 6 pm
Memorial Field ~ Durham, N.H.
UMass Lowell (5-7, 0-2 AE) at New Hampshire (7-6, 1-1 AE) ~ Video ~ Stats

Sunday, Oct. 20 ~ 1 pm
Lennon Family Field ~ Providence, R.I.
#13 Boston College (8-5, 2-1 ACC) at New Hampshire (7-6, 1-1 AE) ~ Video ~ Stats

UNH vs. UMASS LOWELL

New Hampshire has a 7-3 lifetime record against UMass Lowell, but the River Hawks have won the last two matchups.
Seven of the past eight meetings have been decided by one goal.
Oct. 19, 2018: UMass Lowell 2, at UNH 1 | Recap | Box
Sept. 30, 2018: at UMass Lowell 3, UNH 1 | Recap | Box
UNH's most recent win was Oct. 22, 2017 (4-3 at Memorial Field) | Recap | Box
These programs first met tin 2013, when UMass Lowell elevated to Division I and joined the America East conference.

UNH vs. BOSTON COLLEGE

New Hampshire has a 9-24-3 lifetime record against Boston College; the Eagles have won nine straight in the series.
Last year at Field Hockey Complex, ninth-ranked BC prevailed 6-0. | Recap | Box
UNH's most recent win against the Eagles was in 2009 (3-2 at home).

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE • Home page • Schedule • Roster • Stats

UNH has a 7-6 record that includes 1-1 in America East and 3-1 at home (0-1 in conference home games).
The Wildcats have a 2-3 record against nationally-ranked teams.
UNH was a 4-3 victor in double overtime at 21^st-ranked UAlbany last Friday; Ava Mariani scored twice, including the game-winner with 2:30 remaining in the second extra session. | Recap | Box
And then last Sunday, the 'Cats lost 4-1 at Providence College. | Recap | Box
New Hampshire had a five-game winning streak spanning Sept. 8-27 that was highlighted by a 3-2 home win against #18 Stanford.
Including this weekend, four of the last five regular-season games are at home.

'CAT NIPS

Ava Mariani scored two goals, including the game-winning goal, at #21 UAlbany to record personal bests in both goals and points (four).
Nicky Bajus set up Mariani's game-winning goal for her second assist of the year.
Jemma Woods recorded a career-high nine saves, including three in the double overtime session, to backbone UNH to that 4-3 road win against UAlbany.
Bailey Fanikos scored the Wildcats' goal at PC. She has seven points (3g, 1a) in seven games this season.

STAT LEADERS

Finn Caron leads the team in goals (nine), assists (three), points (21) and shots on goal (22).
Bloem van den Brekel and Maura Verleg are tied with Caron at three assists.
Kayla Sliz ranks second in goals (four) and points (10), as well as shots (30).
Ava Mariani also has four goals; three of those tallies have been game-winners.
Nicky Bajus leads the Wildcats with two defensive saves. van den Brekel and Erin Malone both have one.
Freshman goalkeeper Jemma Woods has a 7-4 record with a 2.49 GAA and .678 save percentage in 12 games (11 starts).

CONFERENCE CALL

Finn Caron is ranked No. 5 in America East in goals per game (0.692) and No. 6 in points per game (1.62). She is also ninth in shots on goal per game (1.69).
Bloem van den Brekel is No. 4 in shots per game (3.70).

BALDUCCI BIO

This is the 29^th season as UNH head coach for Robin Balducci.
She is the program's all-time winningest coach with 287 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).

SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL • Home page

UMass Lowell has a 5-7 overall record that includes 1-5 on the road and 0-2 in America East.
The River Hawks have lost two straight – 2-1 in double overtime to Vermont last Friday and 4-0 at 14^th-ranked Harvard this past Tuesday.
UMass Lowell has a 2-4 record in games decided by one goal.

SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE • Home page

Boston College, ranked No. 13 in the nation, enters the weekend with an 8-5 overall record that includes 4-1 on the road and 2-1 in the ACC.
BC plays host to No. 15 Syracuse University on Friday before traveling to UNH.
The Eagles extended their win streak to four games with a 5-0 win at Boston University last Sunday.