No. 6 Field Hockey Takes Nation-Best Road Winning Streak to Maine and Yale this Weekend

ALBANY, N.Y.- With a 12-game road winning streak on the line, No. 6 University at Albany (9-1, 2-0 AE) visits Maine (10-2, 1-0 AE) and Yale (2-7, 0-2 Ivy) this weekend. The Danes face the Black Bears on Friday at 3:00pm, followed by the Bulldogs on Sunday at 1:00pm.

THE 411 IN THE 518
This week, Phil Sykes’s squad maintained the No. 6 spot in the NFHCA National Poll. UAlbany started the America East slate 2-0 for the third consecutive year. The Danes downed Vermont 3-1 last Friday and UNH 4-1 last Sunday, extending their winning streak to five games.

Through 10 games, Paula Heuser leads the team with 12 goals and five assists for 29 points. 

Sophomore Anna Bottino has 15 points on five goals and five assists thus far in 2015.

The freshmen have emerged as an important facet of UAlbany’s offense in recent games. After sitting out the first five contests, Frederike Helmke has scored twice. Camryn Dias tallied her first career goal last weekend against UNH, and midfielder Megan Ma has recorded two assists on the season.
 
THE OUTLOOK: MAINE (10-2, 1-0 AE) | Friday, Oct. 9, 3:00pm | Orono, Maine
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Last we met: W, 3-0, Albany, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2014
Tale of the Tape:

• UAlbany knocked Maine out of the top-20 last year with a 3-0 defeat in the regular season
• With the victory, UAlbany sealed the No. 1 seed in the 2014 America East Tournament
• Paula Heuser scored twice, while Laura Page matched her four points with one goal and two assists of her own
• Maine has won three straight entering Friday’s contest, including a 4-3 overtime win at UMass Lowell last Friday
• The Danes have won the last five meetings against the Black Bears, dating back to the 2011 regular season
• Maine freshman Libby Riedl is coming off of America East Rookie of the Week honors after tallying one goal and one assist against UMass Lowell
• Josette Babineau’s squad boasts eight players who have totaled at least 10 points so far in 2014

Series Record: UAlbany leads 10-8
2014 Record: 10-10 (3-2 AE)
Top Offensive Player: Danielle Aviani, Jr., F/M (7g, 4a); Sydney Veljacic, Jr., M/D (8g, 2a)
In the Cage: Emma Cochran, R-So. (1.14 GAA, .750 sv%); Emily Corbett, R-So. (1.30 GAA, .771 sv%)

THE OUTLOOK: YALE (2-7, 0-2 IVY) | Sunday, Oct. 11, 1:00pm | New Haven, Conn.
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Last we met: W, 4-2, Albany, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2014
Tale of the Tape:

• Despite going down 1-0 in the early-going, UAlbany rebounded to score four unanswered goals in New Haven last season
• With the victory, Paula Heuser and Laura Page became the all-time single season program leaders in goals and assists, respectively
• UAlbany has never lost to the Bulldogs, posting a 4-0 record
• Yale has scored just eight goals in nine games

Series Record: UAlbany leads 4-0
2014 Record: 8-9 (4-3 Ivy)
Top Offensive Player: Carol Middough, So., F/M (5g)
In the Cage: Emilie Katz, Jr., M/D (2.93 GAA, .783 sv%)