Orono, ME - The University of Maine field hockey program will play host to UC Davis on Sunday, Oct. 6. It will be both Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day and the America East Spread Respect game.

Game 12:
Maine (7-4, 1-0 AE) vs UC Davis (2-6, 0-2 AE)
Sunday, Oct. 6 - 12 P.M.
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day
TV: ESPN +
International Stream: AE TV
Live Stats

Look at the Black Bears:

• Maine is coming off of a 1-1 weekend where they defeated Vermont (3-1) and were defeated by Fairfield (2-1).
• Maine generated more corners than they allowed (17-13) across the two games on the weekend.
• Rozárie Mrázová picked up a career-best 12 saves in the victory over Vermont on Friday afternoon.  Mrázová ranks sixth in the NCAA with her .803 save %  and her 1.40 GAA is ranked 26th in the NCAA.
• Maine has nine different players who have found the back of the net, led by Olivia Geniti who sits at a career-best six goals heading into the weekend. Her six goals and her team leading 16 points are both good for the fourth highest totals in the America East.
• Poppy Lambert has registered a point in five-straight games for the Black Bears, during which she has three goals and two assists. For her career, she sits at 54 goals for the Black Bears, which is three goals behind the all-time program record held by Kelly Newton at 57 goals.
• Maine has outshot their opponents 166-125 on the season (15.1-11.4 per game) while outscoring their opponents 27-16 (2.45-1.45 goals per game). Maine's 1.45 GAA is the lowest in the America East while their 2.45 goals scored per game is the third-best.
• Maine has generated 39 more penalty corners than allowed (95-56) 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 UC Davis:

• 2-6 record, 0-2 in America East Conference games.
• Have been shutout in four of their eight games on the season, including one in America East action.
• Liselotte Koop leads her squad with five goals and 11 points on the season.
• UC Davis is allowing 2.25 goals per game while scoring 1.25 per game.

Black Bears vs UC Davis:

• Maine is 6-0 all-time against UC Davis.
• The Black Bears have outscored UC Davis 30-5 in those six contests.
• Maine shut the Aggies out last season in Orono, 2-0.

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