ORONO, Maine – The No. 16 University of Maine field hockey team puts its five-game winning streak on the line when the Black Bears travel to No. 22 UAlbany on Friday. The opening whistle is set for 1:00 p.m. at Alumni Turf Field.
The top two teams in the East Division in the America East needed two overtime periods before
Brianna Ricker broke a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 83
rd minute in the first matchup on Sept. 30.
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DATE: Friday, Oct. 18, 2018
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
SITE: Alumni Turf Field, Albany, N.Y.
SERIES HISTORY: UAlbany, 16-11
Last Meeting: 2018, Maine 2-1 2OT
First meeting: 2000, UAlbany, 5-2
About the #16 Maine Black Bears (13-2, 4-1 America East)
• Maine enters Friday's game following a 3-0 week, with a pair of 4-0 wins over Dartmouth and New Hampshire along with a 4-1 victory over UMass Lowell.
• The Black Bears started its five game winning streak against the Great Danes on Sept. 23, outscoring the opposition 18-2 during the streak.
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Mia Borley has made 23 saves, recording more shutouts (3) than goals (2) allowed in that stretch.
• Ricker,
Casey Crowley, and
Nina Keur have all tallied four goals in the past five contests.
• Crowley was honored as the America East Offensive Player of the Week this past week and also earned a spot in the Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Division I Senior Game.
• Keur was named the America East Rookie of the Week after the four goal week.
• In the Penn Monto/NFHCA Poll, the Black Bears earned its highest ranking (No. 16) of the season, and the highest since 2011.
• Maine ranks second in the county in scoring margin (3.02), third in goals per game (4.20), fourth in points per game (10.67) and sixth in penalty corners per game (8.00).
About the No. 22 UAlbany Great Danes (10-3, 4-1 America East)
• Since falling to Maine, UAlbany has defeated UMass Lowell 4-3, New Hampshire 2-1 OT, and Vermont 3-0.
• This past week, Melissa Nealon was named the America East Defensive Player of the Week after recording her fifth shutout of the season against Vermont last week.
• Ghislaine Beerkens (21 points), Dana Bozek (20 points) and Frederike Helmke (15 points) and Elaina Burhcell (11 points) have tallied at least 10 points this season to lead the UAlbany offense.
• In 13 games, Melissa Nealon has allowed just 0.83 goals per game, while making 45 saves.
• UAlbany's three losses this season has come against current top 25 teams in No. 11 Boston College, No. 15 Syracuse and No. 16 Maine.
Up Next: Maine returns home to the UMaine Field Hockey Complex on Friday, Oct. 26 to battle Vermont on Senior Day at 3:00 p.m. Six seniors will be honored by the UMaine Athletic Department prior to the game.
