For the third straight year, New Hampshire has secured at least a share of the America East field hockey regular-season title as the Wildcats defeated Boston University, 1-0, Friday to earn the feat. Two more games take place Saturday and with an Albany win over Maine, the Wiildcats can clinch the top seed for the conference tournament for the third straight year.
Recent Action
Friday, October 19
at #22 New Hampshire 1, #13 Boston U. 0 – Box Score| Recap
Durham, N.H.
• UNH (8-7, 4-0 AE) earned at least a share of the America East regular-season crown Friday with its 1-0 win over Boston U. (9-6, 3-1 AE).
• The Wildcats Lynne Lehman scored her fourth goal of the year amidst traffic in front of the cage in the 10th minute to deliver the lone goal of the game.
• UNH's Carlie Tarbell made nine saves to record her first shutout of the season.
• The Wildcats earned at least a share of the regular-season title for the third straight year and can earn the top seed for the America East Championship with an Albany win over Main Saturday.
Upcoming Games
Saturday, October 20
Maine at #23 Albany, 1 p.m.
Albany, N.Y.
• A key America East game takes place in Albany (8-7, 1-2 AE) Saturday when Maine (9-6, 2-1 AE).
• The Great Danes, who beat Lehigh, 9-0, its last time out, has won three straight games by a combined score of 14-1.
• The Black Bears have dropped two straight, but with a win can keep its regular-season title hopes alive and secure no worse than the No. 2 seed for the upcoming America East Championship.
• Four of the league's top six point getters will appear in this game. Albany's Corrine McConville is third (23 points), teammate Daphne Voormolen and Maine's Annabelle Hamilton are tied for fourth (20) and the Great Danes' Jessica Longstreth is sixth (19).
Vermont at Fairfield, 1 p.m. – Live Stats
Fairfield, Conn.
• Two teams looking for their first America East win will square off Saturday in a game with major America East Championship implications as Fairfield (8-8, 0-3 AE) hosts Vermont (1-14, 0-3 AE).
• The winner will earn a leg up in securing an America East Championship bid and would soldify a spot in the field with an Albany win over Maine Saturday.
• Fairfield has won the last four meetings in the series, all by one goal.
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This game features two players near the top of the national rankings. The Stags' Felicitas Heinen, who has 30 points on 13 goals and four assists, leads America East and is 17th nationally in goals per game, while Vermont's Stephanie Zygmunt ranks second nationally averaging 9.73 saves per game.