PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College field hockey team will host a pair of matches this weekend at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. On Friday, Sept. 10, the Friars welcome New Hampshire for a 6:00 p.m. match-up. The weekend concludes with a showdown against Long Island University – Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 12 at Noon. Both games will be broadcast live on FloSports.
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SCOUTING THE FRIARS:
• Providence enters the weekend with a 2-2 overall record, including a 2-0 mark at home on Lennon Family Field.
• The Friars will be wearing gold laces in their game against New Hampshire on Friday night, and teaming up with the Go4theGoal Foundation to support children and their families in their battle against pediatric cancer. The Friars have already surpassed their fundraising goal of $1,000 prior to the game, but remains grateful for additional support. You can join the team and donate here:
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• The Friars are led offensively by senior
Niamh Gowing (Dublin, Ireland) and junior
Lisa McNamara (Barre, Vt.). Gowing has recorded five points on two goals and one assist, while McNamara also has five points on one goal and a team-best three assists.
• All five of McNamara's points have come at home on Lennon Family Field, including a career-high four points against Bryant (1g, 2a).
• Graduate student
Olivia Ward (Havelock North, New Zealand) is tied for the team lead in goals (two) and ranks third in points (four).
• Providence opened the season with back-to-back wins at home against Bryant (4-0) and Boston University (2-1).
• The Friars snapped a six-game winless streak at the hands of the Terriers with the win. Prior to this year's match-up, the two teams had not met since the 2015 campaign.
• Junior midfielder
Nora Goddard-Despot (North Vancouver, British Columbia) was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Goddard-Despot missed opening weekend with the Friars while she was competing for Canada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile (Aug. 21-29). Goddard-Despot made her season debut for Providence last weekend vs. Maine and Harvard.
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Asia Porter (Somerset, Mass.) has played each of the last three games in goal for Providence. She has a 1-2 overall record and owns a 1.81 goals against average and a 0.860 save percentage.
Camryn Kelbaugh earned the Friars season-opening victory against Bryant, with a clean sheet (4-0), but was not tested by the Bulldogs. She completed the game without having to make a save.
SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE:
• The Wildcats enter the weekend with a 1-3 overall record, with two of their three losses coming against nationally-ranked opponents.
• UNH earned a 1-0 victory against Ohio in the season opener on Aug. 28, but have dropped three-straight matches since to No. 5 Louisville (0-3), Boston University (1-3) and No. 3 Iowa (0-3).
• In four games, UNH has been outshot by its opponents, 57-16. The Wildcats' opponents also have recorded a 28-5 advantage in penalty corners.
• Jaiden Wittel leads UNH in scoring with three points on one goal and one assist.
• Bloem van den Brekel is second in scoring with two points on one goal, while Tori Palumbo is the only other Wildcat to crack the points column with one assist.
• Jemma Woods has played all 240 minutes in the cage. She has a 2.25 goals against average and a 0.750 save percentage.
SCOUTING LIU:
• LIU enters the weekend with a 1-1 overall record.
• The Sharks will face Columbia on Sept. 10 at Noon before making their way to Friartown.
• LIU opened the season with a 2-1 overtime loss at Bucknell on Aug. 29.
• The Sharks are coming off of a 2-1 victory against Georgetown in their most recent game (Sept. 5).
• Three different players have scored a goal for LIU this season, including Felicia King, Sammy Bell and Emilce Paez. King leads the team in points (three) on one goal and one assist.
• Rachel Vellis has played all 121 minutes in the cage for the Sharks. She owns a 1.49 goals against average and a 0.786 save percentage.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Upon completion of this weekend's matches at Lennon Family Field, Providence will play four of its next five games on the road.
• The Friars will open BIG EAST play on Sept. 17 against Villanova.
• Providence will remain on the road to face non-conference foe Monmouth on Sept. 19 at 11:00 a.m.
• The Friars will return to Providence, R.I. to host Georgetown in conference play on Friday, Sept. 24 at 6:00 p.m.
- GO FRIARS! -