The UAlbany field hockey team hosted #11 Penn State at Alumni Turf in Albany, N.Y. on Saturday, September 3.
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Field Hockey

Field Hockey Hosts Yale

ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany field hockey team is set to host Yale for a single game, Sunday.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Yale at UAlbany
DATE: Sunday, September 18
TIME: 1:00 PM
SITE: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 4-2, 0-0 America East; Yale 3-1, 0-0 Ivy League
SERIES RECORD: 6-0, UAlbany leads
STREAM: AE.TV
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
 
GREAT DANE REWIND
  • 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.
  • Most recently, the Great Danes went 2-0 on the weekend with wins against Colgate (9/9) and Cornell (9/11).
  • After tallying three goals and one assist in two games (Cornell and Colgate), sophomore Alison Smisdom was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week.
  • Smisdom leads the team with six goals and 14 points.
  • Graduate student Elaina Burchell and freshman Sophia Schoonmaker follow with three goals and seven points each.
  • Senior goalie Hannah Mangan has started four games. In 251 minutes, she owns a 1.91 goals against average and .714 save percentage. Sophomore goalie Lara Behn follows with two starts and 120 minutes. She has notched a 3.00 goals against average and .500 save percentage.
 
ABOUT YALE
  • Seeing four contests in 2022, the Bulldogs own a 3-1 record.
  • After falling in their season opener at Wagner (9/2), they defeated Hofstra (9/4), Sacred Heart (9/9), and Drexel (9/11).
  • Ellie Barlow and Lily Ramsey lead the team with two goals each.
  • Ashley Kim follows with one goal and one assist for three points.
  • Alissa Wong is the top assister with two.
  • Luanna Summer has served in goal for all four contests, tallying a 1.25 goals against average and a .783 save percentage.
 
SERIES AGAINST THE BULLDOGS
  • The Great Danes lead the all-time series, 6-0.
  • Their most recent meeting was a 2-1 victory in 2016.
 
UP NEXT
  • Next weekend, the Great Danes will host California on Friday, September 23 before heading to Maine for a Sunday afternoon 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
 
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Players Mentioned

Elaina Burchell

#12 Elaina Burchell

F/M
5' 6"
Senior
Hannah Mangan

#1 Hannah Mangan

GK
5' 8"
Junior
Lara Behn

#21 Lara Behn

GK
5' 9"
Freshman
Alison Smisdom

#17 Alison Smisdom

M
5' 5"
Freshman
Sophia Schoonmaker

#3 Sophia Schoonmaker

F
5' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Elaina Burchell

#12 Elaina Burchell

5' 6"
Senior
F/M
Hannah Mangan

#1 Hannah Mangan

5' 8"
Junior
GK
Lara Behn

#21 Lara Behn

5' 9"
Freshman
GK
Alison Smisdom

#17 Alison Smisdom

5' 5"
Freshman
M
Sophia Schoonmaker

#3 Sophia Schoonmaker

5' 3"
Freshman
F