ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany field hockey team is set to open the 2023 campaign hosting UMass and Stonehill for a full weekend of competition.
 
On Sunday (Aug. 27), the Great Danes will celebrate the 2022 season with a championship ring ceremony before the game begins. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
UMass at UAlbany
DATE: Friday, August 25
TIME: 2:00 PM
SITE: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 0-0, 0-0 America East; UMass 0-0, 0-0 A10
SERIES RECORD: 6-4, UAlbany leads
STREAM: AE.TV
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
 
Stonehill at UAlbany
DATE: Sunday, August 27
TIME: 2:00 PM
SITE: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 0-0, 0-0 America East; Stonehill 0-0, 0-0 NEC
SERIES RECORD: 0-0, first meeting
STREAM: AE.TV
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
 
*records as of 8.24
 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany returns to action after a historic 2022 season that saw the Great Danes' second program appearance in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
• The Purple and Gold ended the regular season with five straight wins after losing just four contests in a 17-game regular season.
• Earning a bye with the second seed in the America East Tournament, the Great Danes defeated New Hampshire in the semifinal before taking down Stanford in shootouts for the league title.
• Ranked 16th in the nation, UAlbany headed to fourth-seed Michigan for the NCAA First Round contest. Down by one after a Wolverines' goal in the first half, the Great Danes tied the score with less than three minutes on the game clock. UAlbany took the overtime upset after Sophia Schoonmaker scored the game-winning goal with 55 seconds left in the first overtime period.

 
2022 AWARDS
Conference: America East (AE); NFHCA Region: Northeast

• NFHCA Northeast Coaching Staff of the Year
• Floor de Ruiter
  • First Team All-Region
  • First Team All-Conference
  • AE All-Academic
• Hannah Mangan
  • Second Team All-Region
• Luisa Knapp
  • Second Team All-Conference
• Julie Rodijk
  • Second Team All-Region
  • Second Team All-Conference
• Sophia Schoonmaker
  • AE All-Rookie
• Alison Smisdom
  • NFHCA First Team All-America
  • NFHCA Northeast Player of the Year
  • First Team All-Region
  • AE Midfielder of the Year
  • First Team All-Conference
  • AE All-Academic

 
ABOUT UMASS

• The Minutewomen return to action after having finished the season 14-6 and 6-1 in the A10 conference.
• UMass saw their season end at the A10 Championship after having defeated Lock Haven in the semifinals.
• Competing against first-seeded Saint Joseph's, the Minutewomen fell, 3-0.

SERIES AGAINST THE MINUTEWOMEN

• UAlbany has the advantage in the all-time series, 6-4.
• Most recently, the Great Danes defeated 18th-ranked UMass in a double-overtime contest on October 16, 2022. Current junior Blanca Orsola scored the game-winning goal, assisted by current senior Charlotte Triggs.
• Two years ago, in a 2021 contest, the Minutewomen snapped a four-game win streak with a 2-1 decision. Triggs scored the lone UAlbany goal as a sophomore.

 
ABOUT STONEHILL

• Their first year of Division I field hockey saw the Skyhawks finish 3-12 overall and 1-6 on the season. 
• Ineligible for postseason competition, Stonehill ended the season with a win over Queen's University on Senior Day.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE SKYHAWKS

• This will be the first meeting between UAlbany and Stonehill.

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Friday
  • LIU at UMass Lowell, 12 pm
  • Boston College at Maine, 1 pm
  • UMass at UAlbany, 2 pm
  • Quinnipiac at New Hampshire, 2 pm
  • Sacred Heart at Vermont, 3 pm
  • Rutgers at UC Davis, 3 pm
  • Maryland at Stanford, 3 pm
  • Miami (OH) at California, 5 pm
• Saturday
  • Bryant at Lindenwood, 2 pm
  • Miami (OH) at UC Davis, 6 pm
• Sunday
  • Michigan State at New Hampshire, 12 pm
  • UMass Lowell at Saint Joseph's, 1 pm
  • Providence at Maine, 1 pm
  • Bryant at Saint Louis, 1 pm
  • Syracuse at Vermont, 1 pm
  • Stonehill at UAlbany, 2 pm
  • Maryland at California, 3 pm
  • Rutgers at Stanford, 3 pm
• Monday
  • Rutgers at California, 4 pm
  • Maryland at UC Davis, 6 pm

 
UP NEXT
Welcoming their first ranked opponent of 2023, the Great Danes will host #7 Iowa for a 1 pm matchup on Sunday, September 3.
 
For more information on the University at Albany field hockey team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanyfh
Instagram & Threads - @ualbanyfh
Facebook – facebook.com/UAlbanyFH