Field Hockey Set To Host Third-Ranked Connecticut And Fairfield This Weekend

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (7-5, 2-1 BIG EAST): The Providence College field hockey team enters the weekend with a 7-5 overall record and a 2-1 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. The Friars have earned victories in seven of their last night games, including four-straight victories leading up to Friday's match against UConn.

Junior Allyson Parker (Orange, Mass.) leads the Friars' offense with 16 points on six goals and four assists. Four of her six goals have been game winners, and she also is 2-2 on penalty-stroke opportunities. Fellow junior Izzy Mendez (Cedar Grove, N.J.) is second on the team in scoring with 12 points on six goals. Last weekend, Mendez scored the game-winning goals in back-to-back victories over Villanova (1-0, OT) and UMass (1-0). For her efforts, she was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.

Senior Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.) has played 754 minutes in the cage for Providence and owns a 1.39 goals against average and a 0.737 save percentage. She was recently named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 1, having earned back-to-back shut-out victories against Villanova (1-0, OT) and UMass (1-0). Her clean sheet against the Wildcats marked her first career shutout against a BIG EAST opponent. Rice has collected four shut-out victories this season.

The Friars have led their opponents in shots (159-123), shots on goal (101-73) and penalty corners (92-52) through 12 games. Providence has scored a total of 25 goals, with 17 of those goals coming in the second half or overtime.

SCOUTING #3 CONNECTICUT (10-1, 3-0 BIG EAST): The Connecticut field hockey team enters the weekend with a 10-1 overall record and a 3-0 mark in BIG EAST Conference play. The Huskies are one of just four teams in NCAA Division I with one loss or fewer on the season. UConn's lone defeat came at the hands of No. 2 Maryland (4-2) on Sept. 30 in a repeat match-up of last year's National Championship game.

Connecticut leads the nation with 4.73 goals, 4.64 assists and 14.09 points per game and is second with a +3.55 scoring margin. The Huskies also average 8.55 penalty corners per game, which ranks third in the country. Seven players on the roster have cracked double-digits in the points column, led by Cecile Pieper's 34 points on 14 goals and six assists. Pieper is in the midst of her first season with Connecticut, having previously played 99 caps for the German Women's National Team and winning the bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics with Germany. Svea Boker is second on the team in scoring with 25 points on eight goals and nine assists.

Cheyenne Sprecher has played 754 minutes in the cage this season and owns a 1.21 goals against average and a 0.768 save percentage. She has faced a total of 84 shot attempts in 11 games.

SCOUTING FAIRFIELD (9-2): The Fairfield University field hockey team enters the weekend with a 9-2 overall record and will face Bryant on Oct. 5 before traveling to Lennon Family Field to take on the Friars [Oct. 7]. The Stags' only losses this season have come against Drexel (4-1) on Aug. 31 and most recently against Boston College (3-0) on Sept. 30. Prior to Fairfield's loss to Boston College, it reeled off seven-consecutive victories.

Danielle Profita leads Fairfield in scoring with 18 points on seven goals and four assists. Emma Matlach is second in scoring with 17 points on six goals and a team-best five assists, followed by Sam Giordano's 10 points on three goals and four assists. Nine players on the roster have scored at least one goal for the Stags this year.

Zoe Rosen has played the majority of minutes in the cage for Fairfield (634). She owns a 1.28 goals against average and a 0.816 save percentage. She also has recorded three shut-out victories. Caitlin Gilligan has played 124 minutes in goal and owns a 2.17 goals against average and a 0.667 save percentage.

2018 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY • HONORS/AWARDS

Corinne Kenney
2018 Preseason All-BIG EAST

Izzy Mendez
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/1)

Mikayla Michals
2018 Preseason All-BIG EAST (unanimous selection)

Allyson Parker
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/3, 9/25)

Lydia Rice
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/1)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/10)

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Players Mentioned

Izzy Mendez

Mikayla Michals

Allyson Parker

Lydia Rice