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Regular Season Wraps Up Friday For Field Hockey
October 26, 2017 | Field Hockey
UMass hosts Richmond in final tune-up for Atlantic 10 Tournament
| University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes | |
| Game 17 | Massachusetts (11-7 overall, 5-2 Atlantic 10) vs. Richmond (8-9, 6-1 Atlantic 10) |
| Date | Time [ET] | Friday, Oct. 27 | Noon |
| Location | Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex; Amherst, Mass. |
| Series History | Richmond leads, 16-13. Last meeting: Massachusetts 3, Richmond 1;Ā Nov. 4, 2016 |
| Live Statistics | SIDEARM Stats |
| Live Video | Atlantic 10 Digital Network |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | Richmond |
| @UMassFH | @UMassAthletics | |
| UMass Field Hockey | |
Setting The Scene
University of Massachusetts field hockey hosts its regular season finale on Fri., Oct. 27, welcoming Richmond to the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex for a noon contest.
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Recap In A Minute
The Minutewomen will look to get back on the winning track on Friday after being handed a pair of difficult setbacks last weekend against No. 19 Saint Joseph's (Oct. 20) and Yale (Oct. 22). Melanie Kreusch converted a pair of early penalty corners in the Saint Joseph's game to give UMass a 2-0 lead, but the Hawks exploded for five in the second half to come away victors.
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Yale's Olivia Levieux proved to ink the only goal in that game, helping the Bulldogs preserve a 1-0 win. In the final 10 minutes of regulation, Massachusetts drew three penalty corners and also replaced goalkeeper Emily Hazard with a kicking back, butĀ Sydney Terroso and Yale's circle defense made the appropriate adjustments to keep UMass off the board.
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A Peek Ahead
Massachusetts has clinched a spot in the 2017 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship, which the Minutewomen will host from Nov. 3-4 at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex. UMass will be joined in the field by Richmond, Saint Joseph's and VCU, however final seedings are dependent upon the outcomes of matches around the conference on Friday.
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HAWK-SMASH
Then-junior midfielder and forward Sarah Hawkshaw won the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player Award with seven points over the two-game slate, split between three goals and one assist. She ended the year with a team-high 16 goals scored, also a single-season career best. The Dublin, Ireland, native is the program's active leader in goals scored with 39 and points recorded with 89.
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Hawkshaw now ranks among the program's all-time scoring leaders. She is seventh in both career goals and in points scored. Next on the list for goals is Jenn Salisbury (1990-93) and Megan Donnelly (1982-85) with 41. Former Minutewoman Katie Kelly (2007-10) is sixth in points with 93.
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Immediate Impacts
Two of Massachusetts' top four scorers through 18 matches are freshmen in Lucy Cooper and Georgie McTear. Cooper, a native of New Zealand, has 19 points via five goals and nine assists. McTear adds 11 points through four goals and three helpers. Cooper has started 16 contests at forward and McTear has started each game spending time at midfield and defense.
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With an even two assists per game as a team, UMass ranks second in that category among the Atlantic, short only of Saint Joseph's (2.22). On an individual level, the Minutewomen are also represented as Lucy Cooper (0.53) is third in the league.
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The Vet In Net
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Emily Hazard is in her second season as a starter in the cage for the Minutewomen. Though 17 games, Hazard holds a 1.63 goals-against average and .738 save percentage with 76 stops and 27 tallies allowed in 1,158 minutes of action. She started 17 of 18 contests and posted four shutoutsāthree individual and one combined with freshman goalkeeper Camille Lecrone.
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Back-To-Back Like Jordan '96, '97
UMass field hockey won the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 2-1 victory over Saint Joseph's in the title game on Sat., Nov. 5. It marked the second consecutive season and fourth in the last five years the Minutewomen claimed the league's crown.
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The 2016 title was the team's 16th with the Atlantic 10, more than all other current or former league members combined (13). UMass also went back-to-back in 1992 and '93, won six straight from 1996-2001, claimed the 2007-08 crowns and again won back-to-back in 2012 and '13.
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Weinberg Named UMass Field Hockey Head Coach
University of Massachusetts Director of Athletic Ryan Bamford announced Barb Weinberg as the ninth head coach of the field hockey program on Dec. 15, 2016. Weinberg joins MassachusettsĀ after serving as Wake Forest's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the 2014-16 seasons. The Demon Deacons advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice and won the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference title during her tenure.
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Weinberg made assistant coaching stops at American University (2013-14), the University of Maryland (2010-13) and the University of Iowa (2008). During her time with the Terrapins, the team captured back-to-back NCAA titles in 2010 and 2011.
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A 2005 Iowa graduate, Weinberg was a two-time All-American, three-time All-Big Ten performer and two-time team captain for the Hawkeyes (2000-04). She was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team from 2005-10, making 19 international appearances in that span. Weinberg also served as the alternate goalkeeper for the U.S. at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Welch Joins Staff As UMass Field Hockey Assistant Coach
University of Massachusetts field hockey head coach Barb Weinberg announced the hiring of Ed Welch as an assistant coach on July 27. Welch joins the Minutewomen staff to guide the UMass offense following a tenure with the Canterbury Hockey Club in Canterbury, England, as the Ladies 1st XI Head Coach.
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As the leader of the Canterbury Ladies Hockey Club 1st XI, Welch guided the squad in Women's Premier Division action, as well as to a sixth place finish in European Cup play, European hockey's premier club event, held in the Netherlands. His role included planning and executing team training sessions, match day preparations and coaching and postgame video review. He also served as a liaison for Great Britain and England Hockey's "High Performance" programs with a focus in assisting with training and development of prospective national team athletes.
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Next Up
Massachusetts has a full week to prepare for the Atlantic 10 Championship, slated for Nov. 3-4 at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex. For complete tournament details, visit A-10 Championship Central.
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UMass Field Hockey On Social Media
Follow University of Massachusetts field hockey on social media throughout the season via Twitter (@UMassFH), Instagram (@UMassFieldHockey) or Facebook (UMass Field Hockey).
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