No. 11 St. Joe’s, Richmond Visit Gladchuk on Hall of Fame Weekend

University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes & Information
Game 8	No. 11 Saint Joseph's (6-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10) at Massachusetts (3-4, 1-0 Atlantic 10)
Date // Time	Friday, Sept. 27 // 3 p.m.
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex // Driving Directions
Series History	Massachusetts leads, 32-8 Last Meeting: No. 16 Saint Joseph's 5, Massachusetts 0; Sept. 23, 2018
Live Statistics	SIDEARM Stats
Watch	ESPN+ United States // International

University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes & Information
Game 9	Richmond (5-3, 1-0 Atlantic 10) at Massachusetts Richmond plays at Lock Haven on Friday at 3 p.m.
Date // Time	Sunday, Sept. 29 // Noon
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex // Driving Directions
Series History	Richmond leads, 16-15 Last Meeting: Massachusetts 2, Richmond 0; Oct. 5, 2018
Live Statistics	SIDEARM Stats
Watch	ESPN+ United States // International

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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts field hockey returns to the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex for a pair of Atlantic 10 contests as No. 11 nationally-ranked Saint Joseph's (Fri., Sept. 27) and Richmond (Sun., Sept. 29) make the trek to Amherst. The Minutewomen and Hawks tangle at 3 p.m. on Friday and UMass faces Richmond on Sunday at noon from the 'Chuk.

Minutewomen to Celebrate Hall of Fame Weekend
Massachusetts field hockey alumna Jenn Salisbury (1990-93) will be inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame on Sat., Sept. 28 and will serve as an honorary captain at the UMass football game vs. Akron, which kicks at 3:30 p.m. at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. In addition, on Sunday Salisbury will be recognized on-field during halftime of the field hockey contest vs. Richmond.

Recap in a Minute
The Minutewomen are back on the home pitch on the heels of a 2-0 win at Saint Louis on Sat., Sept. 21. The victory was the squad's fifth consecutive triumph in an Atlantic 10 opener and saw freshman Bella Ianni record her first two collegiate goals. In the cage, junior goalkeeper Marlise van Tonder made three saves for her first shutout as a Minutewoman and seventh of her collegiate career.

For their performances, Ianni was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and van Tonder was tabbed UMass Student-Athlete of the Week.

Battling With the Best
Massachusetts tested itself right out of the gate with one of the most challenging non-conference schedules in New England, if not beyond. To date, all four Minutewomen losses have come to foes ranked top-20 in the NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll (top 25) and three setbacks were by just one goal.

The All-Time Series
UMass has a 32-8 all-time lead in the series with St. Joe's, with the Minutewomen looking to snap a three-game slide against the Hawks. The Maroon and White last knocked off SJU in the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championship Game, 2-1, when Niki Miller notched the game-winning goal in the 67th minute and goalkeeper Emily Hazard made two saves.

The Minutewomen have won three straight and four of their last five meetings with Richmond, and a victory on Sunday would even the teams' all-time series at 16 apiece.

Crown Collection
Dating all the way back to 1995, every postseason Atlantic 10 Championship has been won by either Massachusetts (13), Richmond (8) or Saint Joseph's (3). UMass took home the league crown and automatic NCAA Tournament bid each year from 1996-2001, back-to-back in 2007-08, 2010, 2012-13 and again in 2015-16.

Fresh Faces
Massachusetts welcomed a total of 11 new faces to the program this season, including nine freshmen and two incoming transfers. Six U.S. states and five other countries are represented among the group, which is made up of freshmen Jess Beech, Kaitlin Broda, Emily Crawford, Steph Gottwals, Vera Heering, Bella Ianni, Emilie Keij, Amber Rose and Josie Rossbach. Graduate student Michelle Barrett and junior Marlise van Tonder have also joined the program.

Aye Aye, Captain
Junior forward Lucy Cooper and redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Megan Davies will captain the Minutewomen in 2019.

Next Up
Massachusetts breaks from the Atlantic 10 schedule and concludes a four-game homestand vs. Northeastern (Fri., Oct. 4) and New Hampshire (Sun., Oct. 6) next weekend at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex.

Flagship Facts
Jenn Salisbury Named to 2019 UMass Hall of Fame Class
Four-year letterwinner Jenn Salisbury (1990-93) helped UMass accumulate a 70-19-1 combined record (.783) in her four seasons, including a 16-1-0 Atlantic 10 mark (.941). The Minutewomen reached the NCAA Tournament in all four of Salisbury's years, including trips to the Elite Eight in 1990 and 1993 and a Final Four appearance in 1992.

UMass Athletics will host an on-campus induction ceremony for Salisbury and the entire induction class on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium. Contact Jason Germain in the Minutemen Club at jag@umass.edu for more information and registration for the induction ceremony.

Pietie Coetzee-Turner Named Assistant Coach
Head coach Barb Weinberg announced on May 29 that South Africa native Pietie Coetzee-Turner has joined the Minutewomen as assistant coach. One of the most highly-regarded strikers in the world, Coetzee-Turner is a three-time Olympian, representing South Africa at the 2000 (Sydney), 2004 (Athens) and 2012 (London) Summer Games. She boasts one of the fastest known drag flicks in the world and has logged 287 goals over 289 international matches, holding the FIH all-time scoring record.

The veteran of the coaching world also was an assistant at Indiana (2006) and also held a number of roles across South Africa. In addition to serving as head coach at the University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Coetzee-Turner also was director of hockey at St David's Marist Inanda from 2016-19.

Roll UMass
Three University of Massachusetts alumnae are active NCAA Division I head coaches heading into the 2019 season, while numerous others hold assistant coaching roles around the country. Duke head coach Pam Bustin played at UMass from 1985-88, Stanford's Tara Danielson from 1990-93 and Niki Miller (2013-16) is leading Wagner ahead of the Seahawks' inaugural campaign.

Sweet 16
Massachusetts has secured a league-record 16 Atlantic 10 Championships, most recently winning the postseason conference title back-to-back in 2015-16. The program's 26 NCAA Tournament appearances also stand as the top mark in the A-10.

NCAA Announces Field Hockey Rule Changes
Fans will notice multiple rule changes during the 2019 NCAA field hockey season–most notably the change to a 15-minute quarter regulation format. That update, made to align with FIH hockey, replaces the longstanding collegiate format of two 35-minute halves.

Additionally, the clock will now stop when umpires signal a penalty corner. Once both teams are set and ready for the corner, the umpire will use his or her whistle to resume play. At that point the clock operator will restart the clock.

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