FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield University field hockey team added a game to its spring schedule, hosting Sacred Heart University on Saturday, April 17. The two teams will meet for the second time this spring but this time the two programs will meet at University Field beginning at 10:30 am. The Stags will honor their senior class prior to the game with an on-field ceremony.

Fairfield will play for the first time since hosting Bryant University on April 3, a match which the Stags won by a 3-0 score. The team brings a 4-2 overall record into Saturday's action after starting the season with three straight victories. The start included two non-conference wins over Albany and Hofstra before the Stags began Northeast Conference (NEC) play with a win over the Pioneers on March 18. Emma Matlach converted a pass from Luzi Persiehl in the second overtime period to edge Sacred Heart.

Matlach has three points this season, picking up an assist against Hofstra in the team's second game of the season. Her point total is surpassed only by Julianna Kratz and Faith Spaziano who hold the top two spots on the statistics sheet. Kratz has posted a team-best four goals with one assist for nine points while Spaziano has registered a personal-best two goals with one assist for five points.

The Stags defense comes off a fine performance against Bryant, posting its third shutout of the season after allowing just one shot which came in the fourth quarter of the game. Goalkeeper Zoe Rosen made the save off that attempt which helped lower her goals against average to 0.61 in her six appearances. The senior has 18 saves to her credit and has yielded just four goals in nearly 400 minutes of work.

Sacred Heart enters the week with a 2-4 overall record and a 2-3 NEC mark prior to its match up with Rider University on April 15. Before this week, the Pioneers won its previous game by a 3-0 count of Bryant University.

The team has scored five goals this season with five different student-athletes scoring a goal. Isabell Chamberlain, Julia Chang, Hannah Fawle, Mia Katterman, and Mikayla VanHorn are the responsible players for Sacred Heart's goal scoring with Chamberlain leading the team with three points overall.

Hailey Power has spent most of the season in the Pioneers' goal, playing 364 of the 370 minutes the team has been on the pitch. She has allowed six goals in six games which translates into a 0.99 goals against average. She has 30 saves to her credit which gives her a .833 save percentage. Erin Burgess has also seen time in the Pioneers goal this season.

Before the game, Fairfield will celebrate the careers of seniors Kelly Buckley, Meghann Maguire, Emma Matlach, Danielle Profita, and Zoe Rosen. Head Coach Jackie Kane and the team will conduct an on-field presentation at approximately 10:15 am.