ORONO, Maine -- Maine field hockey hosts two crucial America East games this week as UMass Lowell and Albany travel to take on the Black Bears, Thursday, October 20 against the River Hawks at 3:00 p.m. and Friday, October 21 against the Great Danes also at 3:00 p.m.
Maine
The Black Bears enter their second meeting of the season against UMass Lowell after splitting two games last week, with a win against Vermont (3-2) and a loss to Cal (3-1).Â
Casey Crowley scored two goals last week and now is leading the team in scoring (25 points).
Career Number Watch
After scoring one goal and an assist last week, Danielle Aviani is closing in on 100 career points, she currently has 91.
National Rankings
| Stat |
Rank |
Value |
| Winning Percentage |
T-18 |
0.667 |
| Goals Per Game |
T-11 |
3.40 |
| Assists Per Game |
3 |
3.27 |
| Points Per Game |
7 |
10.07 |
| Scoring Average |
11 |
3.38 |
| Scoring Margin |
16 |
1.46 |
| Save Percentage |
76 |
0.554 |
| Goals Against Average |
32 |
1.92 |
| Shutouts Per Game |
T-40 |
0.13 |
| Saves Per Game |
77 |
2.40 |
| Defesnive Saves |
T-51 |
2 |
| Penalty Corners Per Game |
T-43 |
6.00 |
UMass Lowell
The River Hawks are 4-1 in their last five games with wins against UNH, Albany, Vermont and Lehigh.
Christa Doiron leads the team with 24 points scored on the season (10 goals and 4 assits).Â
Maine defeated the River Hawks in their last game, 4-2 on Sept. 30.
UAlbany
The Great Danes are 4-1 in their last five games with wins against Maine, Vermont, Lafayette, UMass Lowell and suffering a loss to UNH.
Paula Heuser leads the Great Danes in scoring with 38 points (15 goals and eight assists). Maxi Primus has a 10-4 record on the season with a 1.25 goals against average.
Maine fell to the Great Danes, 3-1 on Oct. 2.
How to follow
Fans who can't make it to the Maine Field Hockey Complex can follow along with the links here:
Maine v. UMass Lowell, Thursday, Oct. 20 at 3:00 p.m.
Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/umaine/fhockey
Video:Â http://bit.ly/1hfE92Y
Maine v. UAlbany, Friday, Oct. 21 at 3:00 p.m.
Live Stats:Â sidearmstats.com/umaine/fhockey
Video:Â http://bit.ly/1hfE92Y
