FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University field hockey team hosts Hofstra on Wednesday, September 23 at 3:30 pm.
Fairfield (3-3) vs. Hofstra (5-3): The Stags are 5-23 all-time against the Pride. The last matchup between the two sides was last season at Hofstra when Fairfield fell 2-1 in overtime.
A Look at the Pride: Hofstra is riding a three game winning streak with victories over Rider, UC Davis, and UMass Lowell. Offensively, the team is led by two junior forwards in Claudia Marin Samper and Stella Schoen. Marin Samper leads the team with 19 points off seven goals and five assists. Schoen also has seven goals on the season and adds one assist to total 15 points, good for second on the team. In cage for the Pride is sophomore Carys Swan who has appeared in all eight games this season making 35 saves and posting a 2.24 goals against average.
Don't Miss Out: If you can't make it to Wednesday's game, don't panic. The matchup between the Stags and Pride will be streamed live on FairfieldStags.TV.
Last Weekend: The field hockey team took its first road trip of the season to Philadelphia to take on Drexel on Friday and Villanova on Sunday. Both games ended with a 2-1 victory for the Stags who are now 3-3 on the season.
Friday against Drexel saw Julie de Paeuw score her first goal of the season when she capitalized off a short corner by senior Emily McCauley. It was McCauley's first point of the season as she recorded an assist on the play. Junior Ann Burgoyne tallied her sixth goal of the season just before halftime to put Fairfield up 2-0. Burgoyne was able to collect a rebound off the keeper right in front of the cage and finish it for the score. The Dragons scored with under two minutes to play, but Fairfield was able to claim the 2-1 victory.
The Stags battled the Wildcats on Sunday with no scoring in the first half. Out of the break, de Paeuw scored her second goal of the season when freshman Ruth Smalbraak took a corner that was stopped by Erin Buckley that allowed de Paeuw a perfect shot on net. Five minutes later, another corner by Smalbraak would set up their second goal and put the Stags up 2-0. Sophomore Jaclyn Gallagher would get an easy tip in goal assisted by Buckley and Ariane von Schenck. With 10 minutes to play, Francesca Bella would put the Wildcats on the board and cut into the Stag lead. Fairfield would regroup and hold steady for the remainder of the game to claim the 2-1 victory.
National Notice: Junior forward Ann Burgoyne sits tied for tenth in the nation with 1.00 goals per game and is tied for 25th with 2.00 points per game. Burgoyne has six goals on the season thus far and leads the team in that category. Junior goalkeeper Caitlin Bennett also finds her name among the nation's best, ranking 25th with 5.40 saves per game. Bennett has started five games for the Stags recording 27 saves overall.
Looking Ahead: This weekend, the Stags head to Rhode Island to face off against Providence on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
