Sept. 25 vs Holy Cross
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No. 24 UAlbany (6-2) | Holy Cross (0-8)
Albany, N.Y. — The No. 24 UAlbany field hockey team takes its four-game win streak into Tuesday, Sept. 25 as they entertain Holy Cross at Alumni Turf. The contest is slated to begin at 4:00 p.m.
Last Time Out
The Great Danes won a pair of decisions last week to improve to 6-2 on the year. The squad first defeated America East rival UMass Lowell, 1-0, on Sept. 21 before topping No. 15 Delaware, 2-1, on Sept. 23. The win against against the Blue Hen's was the Great Danes first over a ranked opponent this fall.
What to Know…
- UAlbany is 3-0 at home this season.
- The Great Danes are 5-0 against unranked opponents.
- Ghislaine Beerkens leads the team with nine points from four goals and an assist.
- Melissa Nealon has started every game in goal for Albany and is only allowing 0.50 goals against per game and has a .850 save percentage, which are both second in the nation.
- Holy Cross is looking to snap an eight-game skid.
- Emily Loprete leads all Crusader's with six points from three goals.
- Holy Cross Crusader Marcia LaPlante continues to lead the nation in saves per game at 14.5 and is 15th in save percentage at .779.
- UAlbany holds a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series.
You Shall Not Pass
Junior goalkeeper Melissa Nealon is leading the conference with a 0.50 goals against average, allowing just three goals all season. Nealon owns a .850 save percentage- both rank second best in the nation.
The March to 200
With 197 career wins, head coach Phil Sykes and associate head coach Andy Thornton are just three wins away from eclipsing the 200 career win mark at UAlbany.
Notables
- Freshman Kelsey McCrudden tallied her first collegiate point with an assist at Sacred Heart (9/8).
- Freshman Elaina Burchell notched her first collegiate points tallying one goal and one assist in a win at Sacred Heart (9/8).
- Dana Bozek's three goal performance against Colgate (9/1) marked a career best for the junior.
- Sophomore Ghislane Beerkens matched a career-high with two goals against Colgate (9/1).
