Orono, Maine – After two wins against Richmond last weekend, the University of Maine field hockey team looks to extend its winning streak to five against tough completion in Cornell on Sunday afternoon. The neutral-site contest will be played at Moulton Winder Field on the campus of the University of Vermont.

#24 Maine vs. Cornell
Friday, Sept. 10 | 1 p.m. | Live Stats | @UMaineFH  
SITE: Moulton Winder Field, Burlington Vt.
SERIES HISTORY: Maine leads the all-time series 4-2
      All-time score: Maine, 8-5
      Last meeting: 2015, Cornell 2-0 (Burlington, Vt.)
      First meeting: 2002, Maine 1-0 (Cambridge, Mass.)
      Current streak: The Big Red have won the last two matchups in 2015 and 2014.
      NOTES: All six contests against Cornell have been played at a neutral-site, with every game                               being decided by two goals or less.

About the #24 Maine Black Bears (4-1, 0-0 America East)

• The Black Bears head into Sunday on a four game winning-streak after sweeping Richmond in two games last weekend.
• Libby Riedl was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week after tallying 12 points (4 goals, 4 assists) in three games last week. She totaled nine points alone against Bryant on 8/29.
• Maine has outscored the opposition 22-5 on the season.
• The Black Bears have outshot their opponents in every game of the win-streak and own a 118-32 (70-21 SOG) advantage in the shot column this season.
• The last time that Maine allowed five goals or less in the first five games of a season came in 2003. Maine allowed a combined five goals against Davidson (1), Temple (2), Fairfield (0), Siena (1), and Quinnipiac (1). The Black Bears finished 2003 with a 15-6 record. 

Maine Team National Rankings

• 5^th in points per game (12.20)
• 5^th in assists per game (3.40)
• 7^th in goals per game (4.40)
• 7^th in scoring margin (3.40)
• 13^th in goals against average (1.00)
• 14^th in winning percentage (.800)
• 22^nd in penalty corners per game (7.00)
• Most goals in a game this season (8/29 Bryant 12 goals)
• 2^nd most points in a game this season (8/29 Bryant 32 points)

Maine Individual National Rankings

• Jr. M Libby Riedl
  • 7^th in points per game (3.00)
  • 7^th in assists per game (1.00)
  • 11^th in goals per game (1.00)
  • T-2 in points in a single game (8/29 Bryant 9 points)
• R. So GK Emma Cochran
  • 14^th in goals against average (.89)
  • 18^th in Win-Loss percentage (.750)
  • 23^rd in save percentage (.789)

A Win Would...                                                                                                                                          

• Extend the Black Bears' winning-streak to five games, the longest since Maine won eight straight in 2015.

• Mark the first time that Maine defeated Cornell since the 2013 season.

America East Conference Standings 

East Division	Overall Record	Conference Record
1.)  No. 24 Maine	4-1	0-0
2.) UMass Lowell	3-1	0-0
3.) New Hampshire	2-1	0-0
4.) Vermont	2-2	0-0
5.) No. 18 UAlbany	0-0	1-2

 

West Division	Overall Record	Conference Record
1.) No. 13 Stanford	3-2	0-0
2.) Pacific	1-2	0-0
3.) California	1-3	0-0
4.) UC Davis	1-3	0-0

About the Cornell Big Red (2-0, 0-0 Ivy League)

• The Big Red enter the weekend with two 1-0 victories over Ohio and Bucknell to start the 2017 season.
• Gaby DePetro and Kirsten Pienarr each recorded a goal on the season.
• GK Maddie Henry and Kelly Johnson have split an even 70 minutes in net, with Johnson starting in both games. Henry has registered three saves, while Johnson recorded one on the season. Henry and Johnson have not allowed a shot past them this season.
• Cornell is currently riding a six-game winning streak dating back to 2016, which includes a 3-2 overtime win over a nationally-ranked Princeton squad.
• The Big Red finished 2016 with a 10-7, 4-3 Ivy League record.

Cornell Team National Rankings

• 1^st in goals against average (0.00)
• 1^st in save percentage (1.000)

Cornell Individual National Rankings

• GK Maddie Henry and GK Kelly Johnson
  • 1^st in goals against average (0.00)
  • 1^st in save percentage (1.000)

Ivy League Standings

Ivy League	Overall Record	Conference Record
Cornell	2-0	0-0
Yale	1-0	0-0
Harvard	2-1	0-0
Brown	0-2	0-0
Columbia	0-2	0-0
Dartmouth	0-2	0-0
Penn	0-2	0-0
Princeton	0-2	0-0

The Big Red Connection

• Head Coach Josette Babineau spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Cornell from 2004-07 under current Cornell head coach Donna Hornibrook. Hornibrook also coached Babineau at the University of New Brunswick in the 1990s. Babineau was named most valuable player of the Atlantic Field Hockey conference from 1990–93 and led her New Brunswick team to the Silver Medal at the Canadian National Championships in back-to-back seasons.

Up Next

• After taking on Cornell, the Black Bears return to action on Sept. 17 to face another Ivy League foe in Dartmouth. Opening whistle is set for noon in Hanover, N.H.