ORONO, Maine – The nationally-ranked University of Maine field hockey team will travel to Burlington, Vermont for two neutral-site contests at the Catamount Classic against Cornell on Friday and UC Davis on Sunday. The Black Bears and Big Red will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, while Sunday will have an 11:00 a.m. start for Maine against UC Davis.

No. 18 Maine vs. Cornell | Watch |  Live Stats | @UMaineFH
DATE: Friday, Sept. 14, 2018
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
SITE: Moulton-Winder Field, Burlington, Vermont
SERIES HISTORY: Maine, 4-3
        Last Meeting: 2017, Cornell 3-2
        First meeting: 2002, Maine 1-0 (Cambridge, Mass.
        Current streak: The Big Red have won three in a row (2014, 2015, 2017)
    
About the #18 Maine Black Bears (5-0, 0-0 America East)
• The Black Bears continued to stay hot last weekend after defeating Quinnipiac 3-2 and Lafayette 5-1.   
• Libby Riedl scored the game-winning goal against the Bobcats in the 57^th minute. Against Lafayette, Maine built a 5-0 lead before the Leopards tallied their lone goal in the 63^rd minute.
• Maine's offensive balance has been impressive this season, as 11 different goal scorers have accounted for 21 total goals. Eight different Black Bears scored a goal last weekend.
• In the national statistical rankings, the Black Bears are second in the country in goals per game (4.20), third in scoring average (4.15) and fourth in scoring margin (2.96).
• With one win, Maine will have its best start to a season since the Black Bears went 8-0 to start the 1975 season.  
• Maine's No. 18 ranking in Penn Monto/NFHCA Poll is the second-highest that the current senior class has been ranked. The Black Bears reached No. 17 in the 2015 season. The Black Bears' highest ranking ever is No. 10 in 2011. 
• Cornell defeated Maine 3-2 last season, while the Black Bears defeated UC Davis 6-0 in 2016 in the last meetings against both teams.
 
About the Cornell Big Red (1-3 0-0 IVY)
• The Big Red have started the season 1-3, with its lone win of the season coming against Rider in a 3-1 win in Ithaca. Cornell fell to Bucknell (0-5), Lock Haven (3-1) and Rutgers (1-0) to begin 2018.
• Maddy Conklin leads the Big Red with two goals, finding the back of the net against Lock Haven and Rider. Kristen Pienaar and Claire Jones have also scored this season.
• In the cage,  Maddie Henry started the first three games in net, totaling 22 saves and a 3.06 goals allowed average. Laura Kubit played the entire game against Rider, making two save and allowing just a goal in the victory.  
 
No. 19 Maine vs. UC Davis | Watch |  Live Stats | @UMaineFH

DATE: Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
SITE: Moulton-Winder Field, Burlington, Vermont
SERIES HISTORY: Maine 1-0
Last Meeting: 2016, Maine 6-0

About the UC Davis Aggies  (4-3, 0-0 America East West)
• After winning just a single game last season, UC Davis has jumped to a 4-3 record seven games into the season.
• The Aggies defeated Temple (3-2), Providence (3-2) to begin the season, before falling to No. 4 Maryland on Aug. 27 by a score of 6-1. The loss to the Terrapins was the beginning of a three-game losing streak, as losses against Miami (2-0) and. Longwood (3-0) dropped UC Davis' record to 2-3. Victories over La Salle (3-2 OT) and Davidson (3-0) boosted the Aggies over .500.
• Five different Aggies have tallied four or more points, led by Eline van den Bosch's seven points. Tatiana Arias has recorded six points, while Lauren Gengarella added five points.  
• Chelsea Bigelow has played nearly 500 minutes in net this season, making 40 saves while allowing 2.52 goals allowed per game.
 
Up Next: Maine will head to Boston one last time this season on Friday, Sept. 21 to take on Northeastern, before returning home to play nationally-ranked Harvard on Sept. 23.
 
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