ORONO, Maine – After winning its third game this season over a ranked opponent and its first America East foe, the No. 17 Maine Black Bears field hockey team looks to continue its winnings on Sunday at Vermont. The first whistle is set for 1:00 p.m. at Moulton-Winder Field.
 
No. 17 Maine (9-2, 1-1 AE) at Vermont (4-6, 1-0 AE)
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DATE: Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
SITE: Moulton-Winder Field, Burlington, Vt.
SERIES HISTORY: Maine, 29-9-1
        Last Meeting: 2017, Maine 1-0
        Notes: The Black Bears have won the last 13 meetings.
 
About the No. 17 Maine Black Bears (9-2, 1-1 AE)

• Maine enters Sunday's contest after falling to New Hampshire 3-2 on Sept. 28, but redeemed themselves with a 2-1 double-overtime victory over No. 22 UAlbany last Sunday.
• The Black Bears moved up to No. 17 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches Poll, matching its highest ranking since 2015.
• Mia Borley earned America East Rookie of the Week after making a career-high eight saves on her birthday over the Great Danes. The award is her second rookie of week honor of the season.
•  The Black Bear offense continues to rank among the best in America,  standing at third in the country in goals per game (4.27), fifth in points per game (10.82) and fifth in penalty corners per game (8.18)
• Defensively, the Black Bear defense has only allowed 1.42 goals per game, which is 16^th best in the nation.
• Maine is now 2-0 in overtime games this season after defeating No. 24 Ohio State 2-1 earlier this season. The win was the Black Bears' sixth-straight win in overtime, last falling in an extra period on 9/9/16 at Boston University.
• Libby Riedl's goal in the second half against UAlbany puts her at 101 career points through 72 games as a Black Bear.
• Maine looks to go 3-0 at Moulton-Winder Field this season, after defeating both Cornell (5-0) and UC Davis (7-1) earlier this season.

About the Vermont Catamounts (4-6, 1-0 AE)

• Vermont looks to start America East play 2-0 when it travels to UNH on Friday to open the weekend.
• The Catamounts defeated UMass Lowell 1-0 to begin AE play on Sept. 28.
• Maine and Vermont have played three common opponents so far this season in Quinnipiac, Cornell and UC Davis this season. Maine is 3-0 against these teams, while Vermont defeated Cornell and UC Davis, but fell to Quinnipiac 2-1 on Aug. 26.
• Five different Catamounts have registered at least five points in 2018, with Landon Warren (10 points) and Rachel Phillips (7 points) leading the charge.
• Sierra Espeland has been the lone goalkeeper to see action this year, averaging 2.17 goals against per game, while registering 4.3 saves per contest.

Up Next

• Maine returns home for one last non-conference contest against Dartmouth on Tuesday. The opening whistle is set for 1:00 p.m. at the UMaine Field Hockey Complex.

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