Granite State Rivalry Continues Friday at Dartmouth

Friday, September 20

Hanover, N.H.

4 PM

University of New Hampshire

Dartmouth

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

9/19/2019 11:37:00 AM | Field Hockey

Friday, Sept. 20 ~ 4 pm ~ Chase Field ~ Hanover, N.H.
UNH (3-3, 0-0 AE) at Dartmouth (1-3, 0-0 Ivy) ~ ESPN+ ~ Stats

UNH vs. DARTMOUTH

New Hampshire has 23-19-2 lifetime record against Dartmouth College, and the Wildcats have won six of the last eight meetings.
The home team has won each of the last five matchups.
Oct. 28, 2018: at UNH 5, Dartmouth 1 | Recap | Box
Oct. 18, 2017: at Dartmouth 4, UNH 3 | Recap | Box
This series dates back to a 1-1 tie in 1975. Since then, these intrastate rivals have met every year with one exception – 1990.

CARON NAMED co-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sophomore forward Finn Caron was named America East co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17.
Caron scored four goals in UNH's 2-0 week with a career-high three goals (and personal-best six points) vs. Brown University and one goal against 18^th-ranked Stanford.

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

UNH has a 3-3 record that includes 0-3 on the road; two of those three road games were against nationally-ranked teams.
The Wildcats went 2-0 last weekend to extend their win streak to three games.
UNH rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to record a 3-2 victory against #18 Stanford at Memorial Field on Sept. 13. | Recap | Box
The 'Cats then defeated Brown University, 4-2, on Sept. 15. | Recap | Box

'CAT NIPS

Jaiden Wittel scored her first career goal with the game-winning tally against Brown (Sept. 15).
Emily Eckels recorded her first career point with an assist vs. Brown.
Ava Mariani recorded her first career points when she scored the game-winning goal vs. #18 Stanford (Sept. 13).
Kayla Sliz tallied a career-high three points (1g, 1a) against Stanford.
Maura Verleg recorded her first career point with an assist vs. Stanford.
Nicky Bajus had a defensive save against Stanford and assist vs. Brown.

STAT LEADERS

Finn Caron leads the team in goals (seven), points (14) and shots on goal (11).
Isabelle Danahy has a team-high two assists; six 'Cats have one assist.
Bloem van den Brekel is the top 'Cat in shots (14).
Freshman goalkeeper Jemma Woods has a 3-1 record with a 2.00 GAA and .710 save percentage in five games (four starts).

CONFERENCE CALL

Finn Caron is ranked No. 2 in America East in both goals per game (1.167) and points per game (2.33).
Bloem van den Brekel is No. 4 in shots per game (3.50).

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 283 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 DARTMOUTH • Home page

Dartmouth College enters the weekend with a 1-3 record following last Sunday's 2-1 overtime win against Holy Cross.
The Big Green has an 0-1 record at home; that was a 1-0 OT loss to UMass on Sept. 8.