Ivy League Road Weekend On Tap for Field Hockey

University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes & Information
Game 3	Massachusetts (0-2) at Yale (0-0)
Date // Time	Friday, Sept. 6 // 6 p.m.
Location	New Haven, Conn. // Johnson Field // Driving Directions
Series History	Massachusetts leads, 20-4-1 Last Meeting: Yale 1, No. 23 Massachusetts 0; Oct. 22, 2017
Live Statistics	SIDEARM Stats
Watch	ESPN+ United States // International

University of Massachusetts Field Hockey Game Notes & Information
Game 4	Massachusetts (0-2) at Dartmouth (0-0)
Date // Time	Sunday, Sept. 8 // 1 p.m.
Location	Hanover, N.H. // Chase Field // Driving Directions
Series History	Massachusetts leads, 22-12-1 Last Meeting: Dartmouth 4, Massachusetts 3; Sept. 9, 2018
Live Statistics	SIDEARM Stats
Watch	ESPN+

The Need to Knows
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Setting the Scene
University of Massachusetts field hockey closes out a season-opening four-game road trip with Ivy League foes Yale and Dartmouth this weekend. Friday's contest under the lights at Yale marks the start of the Bulldogs' season while Dartmouth begins its campaign at Northeastern on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

This weekend also begins a stretch of three Ivy League opponents in four games as UMass hosts Harvard on Mon., Sept. 16 at 5 p.m.

Recap in a Minute
UMass is looking for its first win after battling with No. 12 Louisville in a 1-0 loss last Sunday. The Maroon and White were neck-and-neck with the Cardinals for the majority of the contest and redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Megan Davies made five saves, but UofL snuck home a penalty stroke tally in the fourth quarter to steal the victory. Despite the setback, UMass' overall performance marked a sharp improvement following a difficult matchup at No. 14 Ohio State, which went the Buckeyes' way by a 7-0 score on Fri., Aug. 30.

Fresh Faces
Massachusetts welcomes 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.

Minutewomen Trio Named Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference
Senior midfielder Sophie de Jonge, along with junior forward Lucy Cooper and midfielder Georgie McTear have been named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team on Mon., Aug. 19. In conjunction with the announcement, the A-10 also revealed the league's Preseason Coaches' Poll, which projected Massachusetts to finish third in the regular season.

Commonwealth Connections
• UMass redshirt sophomore Jenna Garber's sister, Laine, is a sophomore member of the Yale field hockey team.
• UMass junior Georgie McTear and Yale senior Holly Jackson had a successful run together at the Millfield School in England, including a national indoor championship.
• UMass head coach Barb Weinberg, Yale assistant coach Jess Barnett, Dartmouth head coach Amy Fowler and Dartmouth assistant Pattie Gillern all played collegiately at Iowa. Both Weinberg and Gillern earned NFHCA All-America accolades in 2003.

The All-Time Series
Historically the Minutewomen lead the all-time series against both Yale and Dartmouth, although the Maroon and White this weekend are looking to avenge setbacks in their most recent tilts against both programs.

UMass and Yale met annually from 1976-97 before crossing paths again in 2009, 2010 and 2017–two of those three latest matchups have gone UMass' way. The Minutewomen and Dartmouth have evenly split their last six meetings.

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

Next Up
Massachusetts rings in the home schedule next Sat., Sept. 14 with a 3 p.m. contest against No. 22 UAlbany 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 Named Assistant Coach
Head coach Barb Weinberg announced on May 29 that South Africa native Pietie Coetzee has joined the Minutewomen as assistant coach. One of the most highly-regarded strikers in the world, Coetzee 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 female 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 also served as the director of hockey at St David's Marist Inanda for the past three years (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 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.

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

Michelle Barrett

Jess Beech

Kaitlin Broda

Lucy Cooper

Emily Crawford

Megan Davies

Sophie de Jonge

Jenna Garber

Steph Gottwals

Vera Heering

Bella Ianni

Emilie Keij

Georgie McTear

Amber Rose

Josie Rossbach

Marlise van Tonder

Scoreboard

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