Orono, ME - The University of Maine field hockey program will travel to Bryant on Friday, Oct. 18 and Northeastern on Sunday, Oct. 20 for their final two road games of the regular season.

Game 15:
Maine (9-5, 2-1 AE) at Bryant (4-9, 0-3 AE)
Friday, Oct. 18 - 3 PM - Steven '69 and Lily Cowen Field
TV: AE TV
Live Stats

Game 16:
Maine (9-5, 2-1 AE) at Northeastern (8-6, 2-1 AE)
Sunday, Oct. 13 - 12 PM - Dedham Field
TV: FloLive
Live Stats

Look at the Black Bears:

• Maine is coming off of a 1-1 weekend where they were defeated at UMass Lowell (5-1) and shutout Holy Cross (2-0).
• The Black Bears doubled Holy Cross's shots on Sunday, 12-6.
• Rozárie Mrázová ranks 18th in the NCAA with her .768 save % and her 1.55 GAA is ranked 31st in the NCAA.
• Maine has 10 different players who have found the back of the net, led by Olivia Geniti. Geniti, who sits at a career-best seven goals heading into the weekend, also leads the team with 18 points. Both of her stats are the fifth-best marks in the America East.
• Lambert recently had her streak of seven-straight games registering a point for the Black Bears snapped against Holy Cross. She ranks second on the Black Bears in goals (6), points (17) and is tied for the team-lead in assists with five. For her career, she sits at 56 goals for the Black Bears, which is one goal behind the all-time program record held by Kelly Newton at 57 goals.
• Maine has outshot their opponents 206-153 on the season (14.7-10.9 per game) while outscoring their opponents 33-22 (2.36-1.57 goals per game). Maine's 1.57 GAA is the second-lowest in the America East while their 2.36 goals scored per game is the fourth-best.
• Maine has generated 46 more penalty corners than allowed (115-69) on the season.
• Josette Babineau won her 200th career game on Saturday, Sept. 21, making her one of only 50 active head coaches in the NCAA (all Divisions) with at least 200 career victories.

Preview of Bryant:

• 4-9 overall record, 0-3 in America East games.
• Coming off of a 1-1 weekend their last time out.
• Has a 4-5 record at home and a 0-4 record on the road in 2024.
• They are scoring 1.38 goals per game while allowing 2.54 per contest.
• Eva Boogers leads her team in points (12) and is tied for the team-lead in both goals (4) and assists (4).

Black Bears vs Bryant:

• Maine is 11-1 all-time against Bryant and 2-0 against them since they joined the America East in 2022.
• Maine defeated Bryant last season 3-2. Poppy Lambert, Bhreagh Kennedy and Brynn Dzengelewski all had an assist in the game.
• Maine has outscored Byrant 57-20 in their 12 games against each other.

Preview of Northeastern:

• 8-6 overall record, 2-1 in CAA games.
• Coming off of a 12-0 weekend where they defeated Towson, 3-1 and Boston University, 4-2.
• The Huskies have outscored their opponents 2.36 to 1.93.
• Lauren Rowe leads her squad in points (24) and assists (8) while ranking second with eight goals.
• Emmy Stubbs leads the team with nine goals.

Black Bears vs Northeastern:

• Maine is 8-2 in their last 10 match ups against Northeastern.
• Northeastern picked up the win the last time they faced off on Oct. 22, 2023.
• Poppy Lambert scored a goal in the 2-1 loss.
• Maine has outscored Northeastern 36-19 in the last 10 contests.

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