ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine field hockey team will wrap up its first half of the America East Conference slate against rival New Hampshire on Friday afternoon at Memorial Field. The Black Bears look to improve to 3-1 in conference play with a win again the Wildcats.

Maine Black Bears (8-4, 2-1 AE) at New Hampshire Wildcats (5-7, 2-1 America East)
Friday, Oct. 13| 3:00 p.m. | AE.TV | Live Stats | @UMaineFH  
SITE: Memorial Field, Durham N.H.
SERIES HISTORY: UNH, 27-15
Last Season: Maine topped UNH in both meetings last season, taking down the Wildcats 5-1 on October 8, 2016. The Black Bears defeated UNH 3-2 in overtime on October 9, 2016.  

About the Maine Black Bears (8-4, 2-1 America East)

• The Black Bears enter Friday's clash against New Hampshire off a 4-0 win against Vermont and a 1-0 loss to nationally-ranked UAlbany last weekend.
• Maine has doubled-up its opponents in terms of goals on the season, outscoring opponents by a 41-19 clip, which averages to 3.42 goals per game for the Black Bears to 1.58 to opponents.
• With the goal disparity, Maine has outshot its opponents by significant margins. Maine averages 19.4 shots, while only allowing 6.8 shots per contest.
• The Black Bears have earned back-to-back America East Offensive Player of the Weeks, as Madison Cummings earned the nod this week. The Belfast, Maine native recorded two goals and an assist against the Catamounts to lift Maine over Vermont.
• Libby Riedl, Samantha Wagg, and Briana Ricker have led the Black Bears offensively this season with a three-headed attack has accounted for 51 percent of Maine's goals and 52 percent of the team's points.

Maine Team National Rankings

• 7^th in points per game (9.83)
• 7^th in assists per game (3.00)
• 8^th in goals per game (3.42)
• 12^th in scoring margin (1.81)
• 20^th in winning percentage (.667)
• 24^th in penalty corners per game (6.67)
• Tied for the most in goals in a single game this season (8/29 | Bryant, 12 goals)
• 3^rd most points in a game this season (8/29 | Bryant 32 points)

Maine Individual National Rankings

• Jr. M Libby Riedl
  • 11^th in assists per game (.83)
  • 5^th in most points in a single game (8/29 | Bryant, 9 points)

America East Conference Standings 

East Division	Conference	Overall
1.) #20 UAlbany	2-1	7-5
2.) Maine	2-1	8-4
3.) New Hampshire	2-1	5-7
4.) UMass Lowell	1-2	5-7
5.) Vermont	0-3	4-8

 
About the New Hampshire Wildcats (5-7, 2-1 America East)

• The Wildcats enter Friday's contest with a 2-1 record in the America East with wins over UMass Lowell and Vermont, while falling to UAlbany earlier this season.
• The Wildcats played a very challenging slate in 2017, playing eight games against nationally-ranked competition so far this season. UNH boasts a 1-7 record against ranked competition, with its lone win coming against #17 Iowa on September 10. UNH nearly took down America East West Division foe #12 Stanford, but fell in overtime, 3-2.
• Katie Audino and Bloem van den Brekel, who both have accounted for 10-plus points on the season, lead UNH's offense.
• Defensively, Kelsey Rudert has played the majority in between the pipes for the Wildcats, as the junior is attributed with a 5-6 record on the season. She has registered a 44 saves and tallied a save percentage of .603 through 11 games this season. 

UNH Individual National Rankings

• Ashley Mendonca
  • 10^th in defensive saves (3)

-UMaine-