Orono, ME - The University of Maine field hockey program will travel to UMass Lowell on Friday, Oct. 11 before returning to Orono on Sunday, Oct. 13 to host Holy Cross in their Cancer Awareness Game, presented by Black Bear Inn.

Game 13:
Maine (8-4, 2-0 AE) at UMass Lowell (6-5, 1-1 AE)
Friday, Oct. 11 - 3 PM - Wicked Blue Field
TV: AE TV
Live Stats

Game 14:
Maine (8-4, 2-0 AE) vs Holy Cross (5-6, 0-3 AE)
Sunday, Oct. 13 - Noon - Maine Field Hockey Complex
Cancer Awareness Game - All Fans should wear Pink / Pink Cancer Awareness giveaways - Christine B. Foundation will be tabling at the game
TV: ESPN +
International Stream: AE TV
Live Stats

Look at the Black Bears:

• Maine is coming off of a 1-0 weekend where they defeated UC Davis, 3-1.
• The Black Bears outshot UC Davis 19-4 and generated eight more corners (10-2) on the day.
• Rozárie Mrázová ranks ninth in the NCAA with her .794 save % and her 1.36 GAA is ranked 23rd in the NCAA.
• Maine has nine different players who have found the back of the net, led by Olivia Geniti and Poppy Lambert. Geniti, who sits at a career-best six goals heading into the weekend, also is tied for the team lead with Lambert with 16 points. Their six goals each has them tied for 5th in the America East and their 16 points is tied for the sixth-most in the America East.
• Lambert has registered a point in six-straight games for the Black Bears, during which she has five goals and two assists. She most recently had two goals against UC Davis. 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 185-129 on the season (15.4-10.8 per game) while outscoring their opponents 30-17 (2.50-1.42 goals per game). Maine's 1.42 GAA is the lowest in the America East while their 2.50 goals scored per game is the third-best.
• Maine has generated 47 more penalty corners than allowed (105-58) 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 UMass Lowell:

• 6-5 overall record, 1-1 in America East games.
• Coming off of a 2-0 weekend their last time out, including an America East victory over Bryant.
• Has a 5-0 record at home and a 1-5 record on the road in 2024.
• They are scoring 2.45 goals per game while allowing 1.82 per contest.
• Madison Leeper leads her squad with nine goals and 18 points on the season, both of which are third-best in the America East.

Black Bears vs UMass Lowell:

• Maine is 14-1 all-time against the Riverhawks, with their only loss coming a season ago.
• The Black Bears have outscored UMass Lowell 40-21 in their 15 matchups.
• Maine has shutout UMass Lowell five times in their history against eachother.

Preview of Holy Cross:

• 5-6 overall record, 0-3 in Patriot League games.
• Coming off of a 1-1 weekend where they defeated Rider, 4-2 and lost to Boston University, 3-2.
• The Crusaders are being outscored on the season 2.45 goals per game to 2.64 goals allowed per game.
• Meggan Fourie leads the team with 11 goals and 23 points on the season. Her 1.00 goals per game is tied for the fifth-best ratio in the NCAA and her 11 totals goals is tied for the sixth-most in the NCAA.

Black Bears vs Holy Cross:

• Maine is 4-0 against Holy Cross since the 2011 season.
• They last matched up on Aug. 24, 2018, where Maine won 9-1 in Orono.
• Maine has outscored Holy Cross 22-2 in their last four meetings.

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