ALBANY, N.Y. - The #21 UAlbany field hockey team is set to host two home games this weekend.
 
GAME INFORMATION 
 
Stanford at #21 UAlbany 
DATE: Friday, October 7  
TIME: 1:00 PM
SITE: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 8-3, 2-1 America East; Stanford 3-5, 1-2 America East
SERIES RECORD: 6-4, Stanford leads
STREAM: AE.TV
STATS: UAlbanySports.com 
 
UC Davis at #21 UAlbany
DATE: Sunday, October 9
TIME: 11:30 PM
SITE: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 8-3, 2-1 America East; UC Davis 1-8, 0-3 America East
SERIES RECORDS: 5-0, UAlbany leads
STREAM: AE.TV
STATS: UAlbanySports.com 
 
GREAT DANE REWIND 

• After six weeks of play, UAlbany was voted 21st in the country by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's Penn Monto Division I National Poll on October 4, 2022.
• 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 its 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). 
• After securing their first America East win over the Golden Bears, the Black Bears snapped the Great Danes' win streak with a win in shootouts on September 25.
• Most recently, UAlbany tallied two double-overtime wins over Vermont (9/30) and #16 Boston College (10/2). Sophomores Floor de Ruiter and Alison Smisdom each notched a game-winning goal over the weekend.
• Smisdom leads the team with 11 goals, 21 points, and the lone defensive save of the season.
• Graduate student Luisa Knapp follows with 14 points from five goals and four assists.
• With six assists, sophomore Blanca Orsola owns a team-high.
• Senior goalie Hannah Mangan has started nine games. In 603:26 minutes, she owns a 1.39 goals against average and a .720 save percentage. Against Boston College, she made a career-high 10 saves.

 
ABOUT STANFORD

• Playing eight games in 2022, the Cardinal owns a 3-5 record with a 1-2 conference record. 
• Stanford opened their season with an overtime win against Holy Cross (8/26), before falling to #4 Maryland (8/29).
• The Cardinal picked up its second win against Michigan State (9/4) in a shootout. 
• Before conference play began, Stanford matched up against #2 UNC, losing 6-0. 
• Stanford opened America East play 0-2, falling to UMass Lowell (9/16) and Vermont (9/18).
• Picking up its first conference win, the Cardinal shutout UC Davis (9/25) in a 5-0 victory. 
• Rose Winter leads the team with three goals and three assists for a total of nine points
• Haley Mosser and Lynn Vanderstichele follow with two goals and one assist each for five points.       
• Daisy Ford has stood in goal for 313:50 minutes of play. With 10 goals against and 19 saves, she owns a 1.91 goals against average and a .655 save percentage.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE CARDINAL  

• Stanford leads the all-time series, 6-4.
• The Great Danes and the Cardinal went against each other twice in the 2021 season. After a 2-1 victory in the regular season, UAlbany defeated Stanford, 1-0, in the America East Quarterfinal.
• Floor de Ruiter scored the first and only goal of the quarterfinal during a penalty corner late into the second quarter.
• In their first matchup of 2021, Alison Smisdom scored the first goal while Floor de Ruiter tallied the eventual game-winning goal.

 
ABOUT UC DAVIS

• The Aggies have a record of 1-8 with a 0-3 record in the America East. 
• Opening their season 0-2 with losses to Holy Cross (8/27) and Michigan State (9/2), UC Davis' only win of the season came against Bellarmine University (9/4) in a 4-2 win.
• Following the win, the Aggies went on a six-game losing streak, losing to Indiana (9/5), Wake Forest (9/9), Vermont (9/16), UMass Lowell (9/18), Quinnipiac (9/19) and Stanford (9/25). 
• Brooke Sanchez leads the Aggies with four goals. Four players follow - each scoring two goals this season.
• Lizzy Tedrow and Milou Korthouwer lead the team in assists, picking up three each. 
• Kalli Wagnon has played 358:02 minutes in goal. She owns a .564 save percentage and a 4.02 goals against average. 

 
SERIES AGAINST THE AGGIES

• UAlbany has an undefeated record against UC Davis, 5-0
• The most recent matchup was a 5-4 UAlbany win at home, in 2021.
• Alison Smisdom notched a hat trick, while Julie Rodijk and Charlotte Triggs tallied a goal each. 

AROUND THE AMERICA EAST 

• Maine leads the America East with an undefeated record of 3-0. 
• Vermont and UMass Lowell follow with three wins while UAlbany and California own two each.
• Stanford and New Hampshire sit tied for sixth place with one win and two losses.
• Bryant (0-3) and UC Davis (0-4) are looking for their first America East win.

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Friday 
  • UC Davis at Bryant, 1 pm
  • Stanford at UAlbany, 1 pm
  • UMass Lowell at Vermont, 2 pm
  • California at Maine, 3 pm 

 

• Sunday 
  • UC Davis at UAlbany, 11:30 pm
  • Stanford at Bryant, 12 pm
  • California at New Hampshire, 12 pm
  • UMass Lowell at Harvard, 1 pm
  • Maine at Providence, 1 pm

 
UP NEXT 

• The Great Danes will continue at home for one game, UMass Lowell (10/14), before heading on the road to UMass (10/16). 

 
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