Hempstead, NY – The Hofstra Pride Field Hockey team wraps up their four-game road trip this week with games at Quinnipiac on Thursday, September 25 at 3:30 p.m. and at 10th-ranked Syracuse on Sunday, September 28 at 3 p.m.
Sunday's game at Coyne Field in Syracuse will be streamed live on ESPN3. Quinnipiac will also stream their game on Thursday on Quinnipiac Bobcats.com. Live stats for both games can be accessed through GoHofstra.com
Hofstra, which has opened the season winning seven of their first nine games including a seven-game winning streak, posted a 1-1 slate last week with a 3-1 victory at UMass Lowell on September 19 and a 7-1 loss at New Hampshire on September 21. Sophomore
Claudia Marin Samper tallied two goals and one assist against the River Hawks of UMass Lowell and junior
Charlotte Loehr notched a goal in each contest to pace the Pride. Freshman
Simca Schoen continued her playmaking ways with two assists against the River Hawks.
The Pride continues to be led in scoring by Marin Samper with career-highs of eight goals, four assists and 20 points. Senior captain
Jonel Boileau has posted five goals and three assists for 13 points while Loehr has career-highs of six goals and 12 points. The Hofstra defense is anchored by senior vice-captain
Holly Andrews, sophomore
Carissa Witmer and freshman
Simca Schoen, who also leads the team in assists with eight. Freshman goalie
Carys Swan has started in eight of the nine games and has posted a 1.51 goals against average and a .739 save percentage with 34 saves to go with her 7-1 won-loss slate.
The Pride, which recorded their longest single-season winning streak since an eight-game run in 2003, will be looking to head into Colonial Athletic Association play next week with some steam as they face two tough opponents in Quinnipiac and Syracuse.
Thursday's game against the Bobcats of Quinnipiac is the 12th meeting between the two programs. Hofstra leads the series, 10-1. The two schools last met in 2009 in Hempstead with the Pride recording a 2-1 overtime victory. The Bobcats enter the week with a 2-5 record and are coming off a 3-2 win at Vermont last Sunday. Quinnipiac has defeated Holy Cross (2-0) and Vermont (3-2) and suffered losses to Boston College (3-0), Lafayette (3-2 in OT), Penn State (4-0), Yale (1-0 in OT) and UMass Lowell (3-2).
The Bobcats are led in scoring by senior forward Danielle Allan with three goals and one assist and junior forward Meghan McCullough with two goals and one assist. Senior goalie Megan Conaboy has a 2.21 goals against average and a .775 save percentage with 55 saves while playing all seven games this year.
Sunday's game at Syracuse is the 15th meeting between Hofstra and the Orange. Syracuse leads the series, 11-3. The two teams squared off last season at Hofstra in the Asics Invitational with then-fifth-ranked Syracuse posting a 4-1 win over the Pride in the championship game. The Orange, who will play at Virginia on Friday before the Hofstra game, enter the week with a 6-2 slate and on a two-game losing skid. Syracuse opened with wins over Ohio State (3-2 in OT), Miami (OH) (5-1), Ohio (7-0), Kent State (6-1), Albany (2-1) and Ball State (5-0). Their losses have come against top-ranked North Carolina (3-0) and 11th-ranked Boston College (3-2 in OT).
Syracuse is led in scoring by senior Jordan Page with five goals and five assists for 15 points. Senior Lauren Brooks has tallied seven goals while junior Emma Russell has added six goals and two assists. Freshman Lieke Visser leads the team with nine assists to go with two goals. Junior Jess Jecko has a 1.64 goals against average and a .697 save percentage with 23 saves while playing in six games this season. Sophomore Rebecca Congel has recorded a 0.49 goals against average and a .857 save percentage in three games.
