NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After going 2-0 last weekend in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action, the State University of New York at New Paltz field hockey team travels to the Stevens Institute of Technology on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. for a non-conference encounter.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 7-4 and have won two straight games… The Ducks are 5-7 after defeating Hartwick College on Saturday, Oct. 4, 7-1.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (7-4): New Paltz defeated The College at Brockport and SUNY Geneseo last weekend by matching 3-1 scores… Against Brockport, freshman forward
Justine O'Reilly notched two goals… Versus Geneseo, junior forward/midfielder
Dani Ackerman scored twice and sophomore forward Kayla McKeveney tallied a score and an assist… Ackerman leads the SUNYAC in shots (53) and shots per game (4.82)… Junior back
Jessica Caruana leads the conference in assists per game (.833)… Junior goalkeeper
Alayna Wageman ranks second in the SUNYAC in goals-against average (GAA) (1.83).
STATISTICAL LEADERS: McKeveney leads the Hawks with 14 points… Ackerman leads the team with six goals and 53 shots… Seven players have scored at least two goals… Caruana leads the team with five assists… Senior midfielder Deidre O'Neill and sophomore forward
Erin Landy have 12 and 10 points, respectively… Wageman is 7-4 with a GAA of 1.83, a .765 save percentage, 62 saves and two shutouts… Freshman goalkeeper
Megan Gangewere has appeared in two contests, tallying three saves.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks have outscored teams, 27-20, and have outshot opponents, 174-133… New Paltz holds a 114-89 shots-on-goal advantage… New Paltz has attempted 127 penalty corners and has allowed 56… The Hawks have outscored teams, 18-10, in the second half.
SCOUTING THE DUCKS (5-7): Stevens has dropped three of its past four contests… The Ducks have played three nationally-ranked programs this season, including beginning the year against then-No.11 The College of New Jersey and then-No.12 Messiah College… Junior midfielder Dailyn Brook and freshman forward Victoria Alvarez both rank in the top-10 of the Empire 8 in points and goals.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Alvarez leads the team with 11 goals… Alvarez and Brook both have a team-high 27 points… Brook is tops on the squad with 11 assists… Junior midfielder/forward Erin Silvestri leads the Ducks with 55 shots… Seven players have scored at least one goal, with six scoring three or more… Sophomore goalkeeper Emily Stukenborg is 5-7 with a GAA of 3.55, a .738 save percentage, 118 saves and two shutouts.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Ducks have been outscored, 43-38… Stevens holds a 135-98 penalty corner advantage… The Ducks have outscored teams, 23-18, in the second half.
LAST MEETING:
The Hawks defeated Stevens, 5-4, when the two teams last met on Oct. 9, 2013
WHAT'S NEXT: The Hawks remain on the road, playing at Kean University on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m... The Ducks travel to Elmira College on Saturday at 1 p.m. for an Empire 8 contest.
