ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine field hockey program enters the final weekend of the regular season, traveling to take on rival New Hampshire in a crucial conference matchup on Friday before traveling to UMass to take on Virginia Commonwealth University in a neutral site tilt on Sunday. 

Maine at New Hampshire | Broadcast | Live Stats
Date: Friday, November 1^st
Time: 4:00 PM
Site: Memorial Field, More Info
Last 16 Meetings: 10-6, UNH
Last Meeting: 2018, Maine,4-0

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS

• Maine can lock up the #2 seed in the conference's eastern division with a win. They can also earn a share of the regular-season title with a win and a Monmouth loss, although Monmouth owns the tiebreaker over Maine and has locked up the #1 overall seed and hosting rights for the tournament.
• UNH can leapfrog Maine with a win and take the #2 seed, pushing Maine down to #3.

BLACK BEARS BULLETIN 

• Maine continues to roll, winners of six of their last seven contests and four in a row heading into the weekend. 
• Brianna Ricker continues to pace the offense, scoring in 11 of 15 total games this season with 13 goals so far. She ranks fourth in the conference in the goals, and leads the pack with five game-winners this season. 
• Sophomore Chloe Walton has emerged late in the year as an offensive weapon, scoring in five of the last six games. 
• The Maine defensive unit led by Morgan Anson, Cassandra Mascarenhas, and Brittany Smith has been dominant of late, allowing just two goals in the last four games and allowing an average of six shots per game in that stretch. 
• That effort has been assisted in a major way by the sterling play of Mia Borley. The reigning America East Defensive Player of the Week has posted a .656 save percentage with a 2.18 GAA with three shutouts this year. 

WILDCATS REPORT

• New Hampshire has posted an even record across the board with an 8-8 overall record and a 2-2 record in the America East.
• Sophomore Finn Caron paces the offense with nine goals and 21 points on the year.
• As a team, the Wildcats score exactly 2.00 goals per game on average, while allowing 2.69 per game so far.
• The offense excels at drawing corners, ranking third in the conference with 92 this year compared to Maine's 80. 
• Jemma Woods is the Wildcats' goalkeeper, averaging 2.27 goals against a game and posting a .676 save percentage so far. 

Maine vs. VCU
Date: Sunday, November 3^rd
Time: 1:00 PM
Site: UMass, Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex, Directions
Series History: 4-0, VCU
First Meeting: 1986, VCU, 1-0 OT
Last Meeting: 1998, VCU, 4-1

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Competing in the Atlantic 10 conference, Virginia Commonwealth has posted a 7-8 overall record and a 4-3 mark in conference play. 
• Maite Sturm is the leader in goals (7) and points (17), while her twin sister Svea Sturm paces the team with five assists. 
• Sasha Elliot is the netminder for the Rams, posting a 1.11 goals-against average, the 11^th best mark in the nation, with a .729 save percentage. She has yet to give up more than two goals in a game this year.