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Field Hockey Looks to Snap Six-Game Losing Streak Against Penn, Maine

10/17/2006


Jessica Smith and the Retrievers host Penn Wednesday afternoon in their final non-conference action of the season.

Baltimore-The UMBC field hockey team (1-11, 0-3 AEC) looks to snap a six-game losing streak this week, hosting non-conference foe Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 3:30 p.m. at UMBC Stadium. The Retrievers then hit the road for their final road contest of the season at Maine on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 12 p.m.

 

Looking Back: The Retrievers lost their sixth straight decision to conference-leading and 22nd-ranked Albany, 4-0, on Saturday, marking the second straight loss to a ranked opponent.  The game marked the fifth time the Retrievers have been shut out this season.  Teska Koch scored twice for the Great Danes.  Junior goalie Ashley Benitez recorded seven saves in the loss.

 

On the Quakers: Penn (6-7) is coming off a 3-0 win over Drexel on Sunday, extending its winning streak to three games.  Tracey Statter leads the Quakers with 11 points and is tied with Nicole Black for the team lead in goals with five, while Liz Schlossberg holds a 2.18 goals-against average and .732 save percentage.

 

UMBC vs. Penn All-Time: Wednesday’s game between the Retrievers and Quakers will be the first-ever between the two teams.

 

On the Black Bears: Maine (6-9, 2-1 AEC) is coming off a 2-0 loss to Boston College on Sunday, snapping a three-game winning streak.  Nicole Emery leads the Black Bears with six goals and 13 points, while Rebecca Giroux ranks third in the conference in saves per game with 7.00, second in total saves with 77 and third in goals-against average at 2.00. Maine, the 2005 runner-up at the America East Championship, is tied for second in the conference standings with Boston University and Vermont.

 

Last Time vs. the Black Bears: Maine defeated UMBC, 3-0, on Oct. 22, 2005 at UMBC Stadium.  Ashley Benitez recorded 10 saves in 65:12 of play, when Kat Tag took over and recorded one save.  Tiffany Deinzer and Amanda Heinz also recorded one defensive save each.

 

UMBC vs. Maine All-Time: The Retrievers are winless against the Black Bears since joining the America East in 2003. 

 

Moving Up the Ranks: Senior midfielder Julie Moore is UMBC’s all-time leading scorer with 20 goals and 48 points, while senior midfielder Kristi Troster ranks fourth all-time with 36 points.

 

Most Points/Career

Player                     Goals    Assists    Points

1. Julie Moore        20          8              48

2. Robi Tamargo      16          13            45

3. Chris Marsiglia     15          12            42

4. Kristi Troster     14          8              36

5. Kristin Ramsay     15          4              34

6. Katie Cutchall       12          8              32

 

Dawg Bites: UMBC has dropped 20 straight conference games since joining the America East in 2003… After scoring 11 goals in seven games, the Retrievers have been blanked in their last two… Freshman forward Mary Strain and sophomore midfielder Amanda Yanulevich are tied for the team lead with five points apiece, while Strain, sophomore forward Allyson Carter and senior midfielders Julie Moore and Kristi Troster each have two goals… Yanulevich and junior midfielder Amy Morrow lead the team with three assists, while Morrow has tallied two of UMBC’s three defensive saves.

 

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