University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
La Salle
Field Hockey Set For Second Split Weekend Of Season
September 27, 2017 | Field Hockey
UMass hosts La Salle on Friday, travels to No. 1 Connecticut on Sunday
| University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes | |
| Game 11 | Massachusetts (7-3 overall, 2-1 Atlantic 10) vs. La Salle (5-3, 2-1) |
| Date | Time | Friday, Sept. 29 | 3 p.m. |
| Location | Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex; Amherst, Mass. |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 21-1. Last meeting: Massachusetts 4, La Salle 1; Oct. 23, 2016 |
| Live Statistics | Sidearm Sports |
| Watch | Atlantic 10 Digital Network |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | La Salle |
| @UMassFH | @UMassAthletics | |
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| University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes | |
| Game 12 | Massachusetts at No. 1 Connecticut |
| Date | Time | Sunday, Oct. 1 | 1 p.m. |
| Location | George J. Sherman Family Sports Comlex; Storrs, Conn. |
| Series History | Connecticut leads, 36-13-3. Last meeting: No. 1 Connecticut 8, Massachusetts 1; Sept. 28, 2016 |
| Live Statistics | GameTracker |
| Watch | HuskyVision |
| Team Information | Massachusetts | Connecticut |
| @UMassFH | @UMassAthletics | |
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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. 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.
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 active leader in goals scored with 38 and points recorded with 87.
Hawkshaw now ranks among the program's all-time scoring leaders. She is seventh for goals in a career and tied for eighth all-time in points scored. Next on the list for goals is Jenn Salisbury (1990-93) and Megan Donnelly (1982-85) with 41. She is tied with Donnelly and Laura O'Neil (1977-80) on the all-time points list.
Immediate Impacts
Two of the top four scorers through 10 games of season are freshmen, in Lucy Cooper and Georgie McTear. Cooper, a native of New Zealand, has 13 points via four goals and five assists. McTear adds five points through two goals and an assist. Both have started all 10 games - Cooper at forward and McTear split between midfield and defense.
The Vet In Net
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Emily Hazard is in her second season as a starter in the cage for the Minutewomen. Though 10 games, Hazard holds a 1.24 goals-against average and .739 save percentage with 34 stops and only 12 tallies allowed in 680 minutes of action. She started all 10 contests and posted three shutouts - two individual and one combined with freshman goalkeeper Camille Lecrone.
Massachusetts Among The NCAA Leaders In...
Massachusetts field hockey's ranks among the top 25 teams in the NCAA in five team categories through 10 games of the 2017 season, including: goals-against average (9th; 20), winning percentage (15th; .700), shutouts per game (15th; 0.30), scoring margin (18th; 1.10) and assists per game (24th; 2.00).
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 Massachusetts 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.
Weinberg made assistant coaching stops at American University (2013-14), University of Maryland (2010-13) and University of Iowa (2008). During her time with the Terrapins, the team captured back-to-back NCAA titles in 2010 and 2011.
A 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa, Weinberg was a two-time All-American, three-time All-Big10 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.
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 Minutewoman staff to guide the UMass offense following a tenure with the Canterbury Hockey Club in Canterbury, England, as the Ladies 1st XI Head Coach.
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.
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).
