University of Massachusets Athletics
Field Hockey Plays Two In Boston This Weekend
September 02, 2010 | Field Hockey
Sept. 2, 2010
AMHERST, Mass. -
Sept. 3 • 2 PM
UMass at Northeastern
Sweeney Field • Boston, Mass. (Directions)
Watch: GoNU.com Webcast
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Sept. 5 • 1 PM
UMass at Boston University
Jack Barry Field • Cambridge, Mass. (Directions)
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AMHERST, Mass. - The UMass field hockey team (0-2) travels east for two games in the Boston area this weekend. On Friday, the Minutewomen face Northeastern at 2 p.m., and on Sunday, they take on Boston University at 1 p.m. UMass is looking to break into the win column after two one-goal losses to ranked teams last weekend.
Last Weekend's Action
After battling to a scoreless tie through the first 65 minutes of action, Emily Kozniuk scored off a penalty stroke to give No. 9 Boston College a 1-0 victory over UMass in the season-opener for both sides on Friday afternoon at Garber Field.
The Eagles were awarded a penalty stroke after a UMass foul in the circle with 4:30 left. Kozniuk's stroke made its way inside the left post to break the scoreless tie.
UMass pressured in the closing minutes, earning two penalty corners in the final three minutes. After not being able to get a shot on the first corner, Makaela Potts' blast missed wide right with under a minute left.
After falling behind, 2-0, early in the second half, Katie Kelly scored with 12:49 left and UMass (0-2) pressured down the stretch, but was unable to come up with the equalizer in a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Indiana (1-1) on Sunday afternoon at Garber Field. Brooke Borneman and Brenna Moeljadi scored for the Hoosiers, while Jaime Bourazeris assisted on Kelly's goal.
The Minutewomen applied the pressure late in the game, earning six penalty corners in the final seven minutes, including three with under a minute to go. After Kelly's shot was blocked on the first of the three corners with time expired, UMass was unable to get a shot off on the ensuing two corners, with the game ending on an Indiana clear.
Kelly's goal came at the 12:49 mark after a strong move into the circle by Makaela Potts won UMass a corner. Off the insertion, Bourazeris swept a pass to Kelly in front of the net that she redirected into the goal to cut the deficit to 2-1 and give the senior captain the team's first goal of the season and the 26th of her career.
Series History
UMass leads the all-time series with Northeastern, 18-16-3. Last season, UMass defeated the Huskies, 4-0, on Sept. 19, 2009 at Garber Field. The No. 11 Minutewomen were led by Makalea Potts with a goal and two assists, while Alesha Widdall made 10 saves in recording the shutout. The last time the two met at Northeastern was on Sept. 7, 2008 when UMass won 2-1 on a pair of Katie Kelly goals.
Boston University holds a slight edge in the series as UMass is 14-15-2 all-time against the Terriers. Last season, the Minutewomen lost 3-2 in overtime at Garber Field. Nikki Lloyd scored all three BU goals, including the winner 7:53 into overtime. Jaime Bourazeris and Makaela Potts tallied the UMass goals while Cher King assisted on both. UMass has lost seven in a row to BU, dating back to a 2-1 win in 2001.
Scouting Northeastern
The Huskies are coming off a 0-2 weekend in Syracuse to start the season. NU fell to Northwestern, 4-2, and to the host No. 8 Orange, 4-1.
Junior midfielder Kaela Barker and sophomore midfielder Allison Conti scored the Huskies' goals against the Wildcats, while senior captain Anne-Rieke Stuhlmann tallied the lone goal against the Orange and Barker added an assist.
Lizzie Priest played both games in goal, making 18 saves for a .692 save percentage.
The Huskies were outshot over the weekend, 35-22, while penalty corners were even, 16-16.
Scouting Boston University
The Terriers are coming off a 2-0 weekend in Albany at the Capital Land College Classic. BU opened up with a 3-0 victory over Hofstra and followed that up with a 2-1 win against Virginia Commonwealth. The Terriers play at Providence on Friday night before hosting the Minutewomen on Sunday.
Junior forward Andrea Greene tallied two goals in the season-opening win against the Pride, while Allie Dolce added the third. Greene scored her third goal of the season in the win over VCU and Nicole Van Oosterom scored the game-winner as the Terriers came back from a 1-0 deficit to win.
Amanda Smith and Julie Collins have played one half each in both games. Smith has allowed one goal and made one save, while Collins has stopped all four shots she has seen.
BU has outshot its opponents, 28-12, and outcornered them, 14-6.
UMass Notes
Senior captain Katie Kelly, who has UMass' lone goal on the season, leads the team with eight shots. Second on the club is junior transfer Thando Zono with four.
Kelly's goal against Indiana was the 26th of her career, tying her for 16th among active Division I players.
Bourazeris' assist on Kelly's goal was the 11th of the senior's career.
Junior goalkeeper Alesha Widdall has made 10 saves for a .769 save percentage this season. Her .779 career save percentage ranks third among active Division I goalies.
UMass has been outshot, 14-8, and outcornered, 8-1, in the first half through two games, but in the second half, shots are even, 10-10, and the Minutewomen have outcornered the competition, 11-6.
Junior defender Thando Zono is the lone UMass player to have played all 70 minutes in both games. Makaela Potts is second with 137 total minutes, while Hannah Prince (136) and Bourazeris (135) are third and fourth.
UMass Field Hockey On TV
UMass and CBS3 Springfield have reached an agreement where 100 UMass sporting events in the 2010-11 season will air live on CBS 3 Now starting this August. The channel can be seen on Comcast Digital Cable channel 293 in Western Massachusetts and will soon air on both Charter and Time Warner cable systems.
The remaining field hockey games scheduled to be televised are Sept. 24 vs. Vermont, Oct. 3 vs. Syracuse, Oct. 9 vs. Saint Louis, Oct. 15 vs. Lock Haven, and Oct. 24 vs. Saint Joseph's.
As always, UMass field hockey's home games will also be webcast on UMass All-Access, while free live stats will be available online via GameTracker.
Check UMassAthletics.com or CBS3 Springfield.com for up-to-date broadcast schedules of UMass games.
