ALBANY, N.Y. - The #17 UAlbany field hockey team faces Bryant at home for their final game before the America East Tournament. 
 
The Great Danes will host a ceremony to honor their seniors just before the beginning of the game.
 
GAME INFORMATION 
 
Bryant at UAlbany   
DATE: Friday, October 28  
TIME: 1:00 PM
SITE: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 12-4, 5-2 America East; Bryant 4-13, 0-7 America East
SERIES RECORD: 7-0, UAlbany leads
STREAM: AE.TV
STATS: UAlbanySports.com 
 
GREAT DANE REWIND 

• Seeing its fourth week in the top 25, UAlbany is ranked 17th 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 went on to win five-straight games against Fairfield (9/4), Colgate (9/9), Cornell (9/11), Yale (9/18), and California (9/23). 
• With a 5-2 record in the America East, UAlbany has defeated California, Vermont (9/30), UC Davis (10/9), UMass Lowell (10/14), and New Hampshire (10/21) with losses to Maine (9/25) and Stanford (10/7).
• The Great Danes notched a bid to the America East Championship Tournament with their most recent win over New Hampshire.
• Sophomore Alison Smisdom leads the team with 14 goals, seven assists, and 35 points.
• Graduate student Luisa Knapp follows with 19 points from seven goals and five assists.
• With eight assists, sophomore Blanca Orsola leads the team.
• On defense, Smisdom has a team-high three defensive saves.
• Senior goalie Hannah Mangan has started fourteen games. In 919:35 minutes, she owns a 1.30 goals against average and a .726 save percentage. 

 
IN THE RANKINGS

• Three Great Danes hold positions in the top 40 of the national stats leaders:
  • Alison Smisdom
    • 11th - 0.88 goals per game
    • 11th - 2.19 points per game
    • T-17th - 3 defensive saves
  • Hannah Mangan
    • T-9th - .786 win-loss percentage
    • 22nd - 1.30 goals against average
    • 35th - .726 save percentage
  • Blanca Orsola
    • T-31st - 0.53 assists per game

 
ABOUT BRYANT 

• The Bulldogs own an overall record of 4-13. 
• Bryant opened their season with four-straight losses to Sacred Heart (8/22), La Salle (8/26), Lafayette (8/28), and Colgate (9/2). 
• The Bulldogs tallied their first win over Merrimack (9/6) in a one-goal game, 2-1.  
• Bryant followed with a loss to Brown (9/9) before winning their next three against Holy Cross (9/11), Stonehill (9/16), and Saint Louis (9/18).
• The Bulldogs are currently on a nine-game losing streak and have not won a conference game in 2022.   
• Brittney Gouws and Lotte Guitink lead the team with seven goals. 
• Gouws holds a team-high six assists. 
• Jemma Woods has stood in net for 1010:08 minutes, earning a 3.27 goals against average and a .682 save percentage. 

 
SERIES AGAINST THE BULLDOGS 

• UAlbany leads the all-time series, 7-0.
• This is the first meeting since Bryant joined the America East conference. 
• In their last matchup, the Great Danes defeated the Bulldogs, 1-0, in 2019. Current senior Julie Rodijk appeared in the game and attempted four shots. 

AROUND THE AMERICA EAST 

• Maine remains in first with an undefeated, 7-0 record and a 23rd ranking from the NFHCA's coaches' poll. 
• UAlbany and UMass Lowell follow with five wins and two losses. 
• The latest team to clinch the AE tournament is Vermont with a 4-3 record.  
• Sitting at .500 is Stanford and California, each with three wins and losses.
• New Hampshire (2-4) and UC Davis (2-5) continue to fight for a spot in the America East tournament.
• Bryant (0-6) rounds out the conference.

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Friday 
  • Bryant at UAlbany, 1 pm 
  • California at UMass Lowell, 1 pm 
  • UC Davis at New Hampshire, 2 pm 
  • Stanford at Maine, 3 pm 
• Saturday  
  • Queens at Bryant, 1 pm
• Sunday
  • California at Vermont, 12 pm 
  • Stanford at New Hampshire, 1 pm 
  • UC Davis at Maine, 1 pm 
  • Monmouth at UMass Lowell, 1 pm

 
UP NEXT 

• The Great Danes will compete in the America East Tournament. If the Great Danes defeat Bryant, they will secure the second seed and earn a bye for the quarterfinal round, thus starting play on Friday, November 4 in the semifinals.

 
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