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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz field hockey team wraps up State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play on the road on Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, facing SUNY Cortland on Friday at 4 p.m. before squaring off with SUNY Oswego on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Live Coverage: Cortland and Oswego both will be providing live coverage of the games this weekend. Cortland will be providing live video and live stats, while Oswego will be offering live stats only. All links are at the top of this page.

Records: The Hawks enter this weekend with a 9-6 overall record and a 3-1 mark in SUNYAC competition. Cortland sits at 9-2 overall (4-0 SUNYAC), while Oswego is 3-7 overall (1-3 SUNYAC). Cortland is the lone team without a loss in SUNYAC play and sits atop the conference standings. Oswego is tied with The College at Brockport for fifth in the SUNYAC standings.

Scouting the Hawks: Senior forward Danielle Conklin has enjoyed a record-breaking season so far for New Paltz… Conklin leads the SUNYAC in goals (19) and points (46), and she ranks 11th in NCAA Division III in both goals per game (1.27) and points per game (3.07)… She also has broken the program's single-season marks in goals and points, and she is tied for the career program record for assists (19)… Conklin earned SUNYAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week honors most recently for the week ending Oct. 13, 2013, and she has earned that distinction twice on the season… New Paltz's prolific offense has netted it some national acclaim, as the team is averaging 4.33 goals per game… That is the 10th-highest per-game total this year in Division III… New Paltz, which has not competed in a SUNYAC game since Oct. 2, has clinched a spot in the SUNYAC Tournament since it last took the field in a conference contest… The Hawks can finish no lower than fourth in the final regular-season standings, and with a win on Friday, New Paltz will lock up at least the No. 3 seed.

Scouting the Red Dragons: Cortland boasts the highest-scoring offense in NCAA Division III, as the Red Dragons are burying an average of 5.36 goals per game… Freshman forward Gabrielle Stein is the lynchpin of Cortland's attack, as she ranks sixth in Division III in goals per game (1.45)… Cortland is ranked at No. 16 in the most recent Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll… The Red Dragons extended their winning streak to six on Saturday, as they edged SUNY Geneseo, 3-2, in Geneseo, N.Y… Sophomore defender Amber Czaja, who was named the SUNYAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 20, 2013, scored the game-winning goal with time expired… Sophomore midfielder Jillian Vogl ranks second in the SUNYAC in assists per game (9)… With a win against New Paltz on Friday, Cortland locks up the No. 1 seed into the SUNYAC Field Hockey Tournament.

Last Meeting vs. Cortland: (Box Score):  New Paltz earned its first-ever win over Cortland in the biggest of moments on Nov. 3, 2012, as the Hawks prevailed, 2-1, after two overtimes and a shootout in the SUNYAC Championship final at the Turf Field… Then junior goalkeeper Antonija Pjetri stopped every shot she faced in the shootout, and the Hawks picked up their first conference title… Graduated senior Danielle Groneman put the Red Dragons on the board after a penalty corner as time expired in the first half, but then sophomore Deirdre O'Neill netted the equalizer at 50:21… Neither team as able to score throughout the remainder of regulation, and both teams were held scoreless in overtime to set up the dramatic finish.

Scouting the Lakers: Oswego is 3-3 in its last six games, which includes victories over Nazareth College, Elmira College and Wells College… Most recently, the Lakers downed Nazareth, 2-0, in a rain-soaked contest at Laker South Athletic Field... Oswego scored one goal in each period, with senior defender Ashley Collins being a part of both scoring situations... Senior midfielder Rachel Johnston found the back of the goal with less than eight minutes to play in the first half, using a Collins pass that went through the middle of the defense... Collins tacked on an insurance score in the 64th minute, cashing in on a feed from senior forward Ashley Fiorille off a penalty corner.

Last Meeting vs. Oswego: (Box Score): New Paltz knocked off SUNY Oswego, 6-1, when the two teams met in their SUNYAC opener on Sept. 21, 2012, at the Turf Field… Six different student-athletes found the back of the cage for New Paltz in that win: then junior forward Alicia Aragosa, then sophomore midfielder Deirdre O'Neill, then freshman forward Dani Ackerman, then senior forward Morgan Lizotte, then junior midfielder/forward Danielle Conklin and then freshman midfielder/forward Caitlin Dwyer… New Paltz finished with a 16-11 margin in shots, but Oswego held an 8-7 edge in penalty corners.

Head Coaches: New Paltz is led by fifth-year head coach Shanna Vitale, who has won back-to-back SUNYAC Coach of the Year accolades. Cortland is coached by Cynthia Wetmore, who is in her 16th season, while Oswego is directed by sixth-year head coach Brandi Lusk.

What's Next: The Hawks travel over the Mid-Hudson Bridge on Thursday, Oct. 31, as they take on non-conference regional rival Vassar College at 4 p.m.