Orono, Maine – After wins in its last two games at home against Quinnipiac and Bryant, the University of Maine field hockey team hits the road in hopes of extending its' winning streak against the Richmond Spiders in two games this weekend.

#24 Maine vs. Richmond
Friday, Sept. 1   | 3 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | @UMaineFH  
Sunday, Sept. 3 | Noon  | Watch | Live Stats | @UMaine FH
SITE: Crenshaw Field
SERIES HISTORY: Maine leads the all-time series 3-1
      All-time score: 11-2, Maine
      Last meeting: 1996, Maine 5-0
      First meeting: 1985, Richmond 1-0
      Current streak: The Black Bears won the last three meetings against the Spiders in 1995, 1994,                                 and 1986. 
 
Maine Team National Rankings

• 5^th in goals per game (5.00)
• 5^th in scoring margin (4.00)
• 7^th in points per game (14.00)
• 8^th in assists per game (4.00)

Maine Individual National Rankings

• Jr. Mid Libby Riedl
  • 2^nd in points per game (4.0)
  • 19^th in goals per game (1.33)
  • 21^st in assists per game (1.33)
• R-SR. GK Emma Cochran
  • 14^th in goals against average (0.80)
  • 16^th in save percentage (.833) 

About the #24 Maine Black Bears (2-1, 0-0 America East)

• The Black Bears enters this weekend after a 12-1 drubbing against Bryant on Tuesday afternoon.
• Maine's 12 goals marks the most goals in an NCAA Division I game this season and the most goals that the Black Bears have scored in a game since 1975.
• Maine combined for 32 team points in the contest, the second most in a game this season.
• After being shutout in the opening game against Providence, the Black Bear offense has been running on all cylinders, outshooting the opposition by a 64-5 margin, while outscoring Quinnipiac and Bryant by a combined score of 15-2.
• Libby Riedl's nine points against Bryant is tied with Virginia's Tara Vittese for the most in a single game in 2017, and is the second-most in program history. 

About the Richmond Spiders (0-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10)

• While Richmond is winless this season, they have played tough against two formidable foes in No. 21 American and Drexel. The Spiders fell 5-4 in overtime to American, and dropped a 2-1 contest to Drexel.
• Freshman Florentine Beelaerts Van Blokland leads Richmond with five points in 2017, while senior Megan Miller has added three points on the young season.
• Felicitas Heinzel has started and completed both games in net, making nine saves for a .562 save percentage.
• Richmond was picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, earning one first place vote
• Megan Miller was named the all-conference preseason team. 

Up Next

• After the trip to Virginia, Maine will have a week off until September 10, when they take on Cornell in a neutral-site contest at the University of Vermont. The opening whistle is set for 1:00 p.m.

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