ALBANY, N.Y. - The #23 UAlbany field hockey team is set for a split weekend against two teams from Massachusetts.
 
On October 14, the Great Danes will host a Mental Health Awareness contest. A non-profit organization, the Hidden Opponent will have an ambassador at the game to help raise awareness for student-athlete mental health and address the stigma within sports culture. In addition, the team will wear various green items.
 
GAME INFORMATION 
 
UMass Lowell at #23 UAlbany 
DATE: Friday, October 14  
TIME: 1:00 PM
SITE: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 9-4, 3-2 America East; UMass Lowell 9-4, 4-1 America East
SERIES RECORD: 12-1, UAlbany leads
STREAM: AE.TV
STATS: UAlbanySports.com 
 
#23 UAlbany at #18 UMass 
DATE: Sunday, October 16
TIME: 11:30 PM
SITE: Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex - Amherst, Mass.
RECORDS: UAlbany 9-4, 3-2 America East; UMass 10-3, 3-1 Atlantic-10
SERIES RECORDS: 5-4, UAlbany leads
STREAM: not available
STATS: UMassAthletics.com 
 
GREAT DANE REWIND 

• Seeing its second week in the top 25, UAlbany is ranked 23rd in the NFHCA/Penn Monto Division I National Poll. The Great Danes entered the top 25 after two double-overtime victories against Vermont (9/30) and #16 Boston College (10/2).
• UAlbany opened the season with an explosive 5-2 victory over Northeastern. It was the Great Danes' first win in the all-time series against the Huskies.
• Facing two nationally-ranked teams - #22 Ohio State (8/28) and #11 Penn State (9/3), UAlbany saw their first two losses.
• The Great Danes won five-straight games against Fairfield (9/4), Colgate (9/9), Cornell (9/11), Yale (9/18), and California (9/23). 
• Seeing five games in the conference season, UAlbany holds wins over California, Vermont, and UC Davis (10/9) with losses to Maine (9/25) and Stanford (10/7).
• Sophomore Alison Smisdom leads the team with 11 goals, six assists, and 28 points.
• Graduate student Luisa Knapp follows with 14 points from five goals and four assists.
• With six assists, sophomore Blanca Orsola share the team-high with Smisdom.
• On defense, Smisdom and junior Chiara Calicchia hold a defensive save each.
• Senior goalie Hannah Mangan has started eleven games. In 723:26 minutes, she owns a 1.33 goals against average and a .719 save percentage. Against BC, she made a career-high 10 saves.

 
ABOUT UMASS LOWELL

• In thirteen games, the River Hawks own a record of 9-4 overall and 4-1 in the America East.
• UMass Lowell opened the 2022 season with a 2-0 loss to #15 UConn (8/26), before earning their first win against LIU (8/28) in a three-goal shutout. 
• The River Hawks' second loss was to #25 UMass (9/2) in a shootout.
• UMass Lowell then went on a six-game win streak, including three league games, beating Wagner (9/2), Boston University (9/9), Merrimack (9/11), Stanford (9/16), UC Davis (9/18), and New Hampshire (9/25).   
• The streak ended when they faced #23 Maine (9/30), losing 1-0. 
• Most recently, the River Hawks picked up their fourth conference win of 2022 against Vermont (10/7) before falling to #15 Harvard (10/9).
• Jenna Berger leads the team with five goals and five assists for a total of 15 points.
• Berbel Rozema follows with four goals and two assists. Meike Vischer and Mirthe Gans each have five assists. 
• Eleonora Boekhorst has started all thirteen games for UMass Lowell, earning a 1.16 goals against average and owns a .775 save percentage. 

 
SERIES AGAINST THE RIVER HAWKS  

• UAlbany leads the all-time series, 12-1.
• In the most recent matchup, the Great Danes beat the River Hawks, 2-1. Alison Smisdom scored the opening goal and Floor de Ruiter tallied the assist in what proved to be the game-winning goal.
• Two seasons ago, in the spring of 2021, Robyn Murray scored the first goal in a 2-1 double-overtime win for the Great Danes. 
• UAlbany currently holds a six-game win streak over UMass Lowell. 

 
ABOUT UMASS

• The 16th-ranked Minuteman currently own a record of 10-3. 
• UMass opened their season with a win against ranked opponent #23 Maine (8/27), before tallying their first loss to #1 Northwestern (8/29). 
• The Minutemen would go on to win eight of their next nine games beating UMass Lowell (9/2), New Hampshire (9/4), Providence (9/10), Saint Louis (9/16), Boston University (9/19), Davison (9/23), Colombia (9/25) and La Salle (9/30). Their one loss in September was to #6 Iowa (9/11). 
• Most recently, UMass picked up a 1-0 win against Yale (10/9), following a 3-0 loss to #9 Saint Joseph's.  
• Mali Herberhold leads the Minutemen with six goals and seven assists, totaling 19 points. 
• Jess Beech and Claire Danahy follow, each scoring five goals.
• Myrte van Herwijnen has played for all but 45 minutes on the season. She owns a .730 save percentage and a 1.56 goals against average. 

 
SERIES AGAINST THE MINUTEMEN

• UAlbany has the advantage in the all-time series, 5-4.
• The Great Danes fell, 2-1, in the last matchup, snapping a four-game win streak in the series. 
• Charlotte Triggs scored the lone UAlbany goal of the 2021 contest. It was the second of her collegiate career. 

AROUND THE AMERICA EAST 

• Maine is the lone leader in the America East with an undefeated record of 4-0.
• UMass Lowell trails in second with four wins and one loss.  
• Vermont, UAlbany, and Stanford all follow owning records of 3-2. 
• New Hampshire and California each have two wins in 2022. 
• UC Davis (1-5) notched their first conference win while Bryant (0-5) still seeks its first. 

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Friday 
  • UMass Lowell at UAlbany, 1 pm
  • Maine at Bryant, 1 pm
  • Vermont at New Hampshire, 2 pm
  • California at Stanford, 9 pm (6 pm PST)
• Sunday 
  • Rider at Bryant, 12 pm
  • Stonehill at Vermont, 12 pm
  • Merrimack at New Hampshire, 1 pm
  • UAlbany at UMass, 2 pm
  • UMass Lowell at Dartmouth, 2 pm

 
UP NEXT 

• The Great Danes will be on the road against New Hampshire (10/21) before returning home to face Bryant (10/28) for the final regular season contest. 

 
For more information on the University at Albany field hockey team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanyfh
Instagram - @ualbanyfh
Facebook – facebook.com/UAlbanyFH