MERICA EAS TM FIELD HOCKEY 215 First Street, Suite 140 Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: 617.695.6369 Fax: 617.695.6385 www.americaeast.com WEEKLY RELEASE #7: 13, 2008 Contact: Leslie Hanna (hanna@americaeast.com) 2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY STANDINGS America East Overall W L Pct. GF GA W L Pct. GF GA Boston U. 2 0 1.000 6 4 7 7.500 23 26 Vermont 1 1.500 2 2 7 6.538 22 31 Albany 1 1.500 4 3 7 9.438 34 30 New Hampshire 1 1.500 6 6 6 8.429 36 48 Fairfield 1 1.500 3 3 4 10.286 21 31 Maine 0 2.000 4 7 3 9.250 26 35 Tuesday, 7 at Albany 5, Siena 0 LAST WEEK'S RESULTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nikki Lloyd, Boston U., Jr., F/M, Kent, England/Virginia Commonwealth Lloyd provided all the scoring in Boston U.'s 2-0 victory over No. 19 Providence on Sunday, scoring once in each half to help the Terriers earn their second win over a ranked team this season. Lloyd also kick-started the Terriers' comeback victory against Fairfield on Saturday, as the Stags took an early 2-0 lead before Lloyd got Boston U. on the board with a goal in the 45th minute. The Terriers went on to a 3-2 win to move into sole possession of first place in the America East standings. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Whitney Frates, New Hampshire, Fr., F, Woodstock, Vt./Kimball Union Academy Frates extended her point-scoring streak to six games with a goal against Dartmouth and an assist on the game-winning goal at Maine. Her goal against Dartmouth helped the Wildcats erase a two-goal deficit and leveled the scored, 2-2 just 1:46 into the second half. Frates set up UNH's fourth goal of the game on Saturday, which came in the 47th minute and gave the 'Cats a two-goal advantage at Maine. Wednesday, 8 Dartmouth 3, at New Hampshire 2 Saturday, 11 *New Hampshire 4, at Maine 3 *at Vermont 2, Albany 1 *at Boston U. 3, Fairfield 2 Sunday, 12 #16 Rutgers 2, Maine 1 at Vermont 3, Brown 1 #8 Connecticut 2, at Albany 1 (OT) Boston U. 2, at #19 Providence 0 * America East conference game Friday, 17 *Vermont at New Hampshire Saturday, 18 *Albany at Fairfield *Maine at Boston U. THIS WEEK'S ACTION Sunday, 19 Vermont at #19 Providence New Hampshire at #15 Boston College * America East conference game 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. LATEST POLL RESULTS (OCTOBER 7) Institution Points (1st-place votes) 1. University of Maryland (10-1) 911 (20) 2. Syracuse University (12-0) 907 (25) 3. Wake Forest University (10-2) 814 (2) 4. University of North Carolina (9-2) 799 5. University of Iowa (10-2) 696 6. Michigan State University (11-1) 664 7. James Madison University (10-1) 649 8. University of Connecticut (10-1) 622 9. Duke University (8-3) 579 10. University of Virginia (10-3) 519 11. University of Louisville (7-4) 459 12. Princeton University (9-1) 451 13. Penn State University (7-4) 359 14. University of California, Berkeley (8-2) 264 15. Boston College (7-4) 223 16. Rutgers University (10-2) 200 17. Drexel University (9-3) 146 Tie University of Massachusetts (8-3) 146 19. Providence College (8-5) 100 20. American University (5-5) 66 Also Receiving Votes: University of Michigan (59), Ohio State University (50), Villanova University (37), University at Albany (26), Lock Haven University (26), Boston University (24), Old Dominion University (22), Kent State University (12), Virginia Commonwealth University (11), Miami University (OH) (6), Ohio University (6), University of Delaware (4), Hofstra University (3), Lafayette College (3), University of Richmond (3), Temple University (2), Cornell University (1), College of William & Mary (1).
2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SHOTS 1. Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 92 5.75 2. Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS 14 52 3.71 3. Nicole Savage-ALBANY 16 42 2.62 4. Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE 12 41 3.42 Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 41 2.93 6. Jocelyn Mitchell-MAINE 12 39 3.25 7. Marit Westenberg-FAIRFIEL 14 37 2.64 8. Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 36 3.27 Maegan Luce-VERMONT 13 36 2.77 10. Carly McCullough-FAIRFIEL 14 33 2.36 SHOTS PER GAME 1. Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 92 5.75 2. Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS 14 52 3.71 3. Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE 12 41 3.42 4. Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 36 3.27 5. Jocelyn Mitchell-MAINE 12 39 3.25 6. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 41 2.93 7. Maegan Luce-VERMONT 13 36 2.77 8. Marit Westenberg-FAIRFIEL 14 37 2.64 9. Nicole Savage-ALBANY 16 42 2.62 10. Carly McCullough-FAIRFIEL 14 33 2.36 POINTS ## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G 1. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY 16 9 8 26 1.62 2. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 10 5 25 1.79 3. Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 8 5 21 1.31 4. Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 6 7 19 1.73 Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS 14 7 5 19 1.36 6. Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS 14 7 3 17 1.21 7. Maegan Luce-VERMONT 13 5 6 16 1.23 Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS 14 7 2 16 1.14 9. Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE 12 6 3 15 1.25 Megan Maynard-VERMONT 13 7 1 15 1.15 POINTS PER GAME ## Player-Team GP Goals Ast. Pts. Avg/G 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 10 5 25 1.79 2. Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 6 7 19 1.73 3. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY 16 9 8 26 1.62 4. Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS 14 7 5 19 1.36 5. Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 8 5 21 1.31 6. Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE 12 6 3 15 1.25 7. Maegan Luce-VERMONT 13 5 6 16 1.23 8. Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS 14 7 3 17 1.21 9. Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN 10 6 0 12 1.20 10. Megan Maynard-VERMONT 13 7 1 15 1.15 GOALS 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 10 0.71 2. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY 16 9 0.56 3. Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 8 0.50 4. Megan Maynard-VERMONT 13 7 0.54 Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS 14 7 0.50 Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS 14 7 0.50 Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS 14 7 0.50 8. Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN 10 6 0.60 Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 6 0.55 Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE 12 6 0.50 Nicole Savage-ALBANY 16 6 0.38 GOALS PER GAME 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 10 0.71 2. Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN 10 6 0.60 3. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY 16 9 0.56 4. Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 6 0.55 5. Megan Maynard-VERMONT 13 7 0.54 6. Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 8 0.50 Meg Shea-NEWHAMPS 14 7 0.50 Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS 14 7 0.50 Hayley Rausch-NEWHAMPS 14 7 0.50 Stephanie Gardiner-MAINE 12 6 0.50 ASSISTS 1. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY 16 8 0.50 Jess Lindsey-ALBANY 16 8 0.50 3. Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 7 0.64 4. Maegan Luce-VERMONT 13 6 0.46 5. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 5 0.36 Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS 14 5 0.36 Amy Hosking-FAIRFIEL 14 5 0.36 Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 5 0.31 9. Jen Angers-VERMONT 13 4 0.31 Leah Boody-NEWHAMPS 14 4 0.29 Kendall Deck-NEWHAMPS 14 4 0.29 Kate Collins Smyth-NEWHAMPS 14 4 0.29 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. Kelly Newton-MAINE 11 7 0.64 2. Michelle Simpson-ALBANY 16 8 0.50 Jess Lindsey-ALBANY 16 8 0.50 4. Maegan Luce-VERMONT 13 6 0.46 5. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 5 0.36 Whitney Frates-NEWHAMPS 14 5 0.36 Amy Hosking-FAIRFIEL 14 5 0.36 8. Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 5 0.31 9. Jen Angers-VERMONT 13 4 0.31 10. Kate Collins Smyth-NEWHAMPS 14 4 0.29 Leah Boody-NEWHAMPS 14 4 0.29 Kendall Deck-NEWHAMPS 14 4 0.29 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Sarah Craigue-NEWHAMPS 14 3 0.21 Michele Polizois-ALBANY 16 3 0.19 3. Nikki Lloyd-BOSTONUN 10 2 0.20 Mackenzie Williams-VERMONT 13 2 0.15 Giovanna Monaco-BOSTONUN 14 2 0.14 Emily Janis-FAIRFIEL 14 2 0.14 Michelle Simpson-ALBANY 16 2 0.12 SAVES 1. Jenna Lehman-NEWHAMPS 14 86 6.14 2. Ashley Ross-ALBANY 15 79 5.27 3. Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN 14 61 4.36 4. Brittany Fleck-MAINE 11 53 4.82 Kristen Heavens-VERMONT 11 53 4.82 6. Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL 11 51 4.64 7. Brooke Crane-VERMONT 2 15 7.50 8. Megan Ambrose-FAIRFIEL 3 12 4.00 9. Katherine Nagengast-NEWHAMPS 5 11 2.20 10. Elizabeth Anderson-MAINE 2 5 2.50 SAVES PER GAME 1. Jenna Lehman-NEWHAMPS 14 86 6.14 2. Ashley Ross-ALBANY 15 79 5.27 3. Kristen Heavens-VERMONT 11 53 4.82 Brittany Fleck-MAINE 11 53 4.82 5. Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL 11 51 4.64 6. Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN 14 61 4.36 SHUTOUTS ## Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G 1. Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN 14 4 0.29 2. Ashley Ross-ALBANY 15 3 0.20 3. Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL 11 2 0.18 4. Brittany Fleck-MAINE 11 1 0.09 Megan Ambrose-FAIRFIEL 3 1 0.33 SHUTOUTS PER GAME ## Player-Team GP Shutouts Sho/G 1. Megan Ambrose-FAIRFIEL 3 1 0.33 2. Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN 14 4 0.29 3. Ashley Ross-ALBANY 15 3 0.20 4. Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL 11 2 0.18 5. Brittany Fleck-MAINE 11 1 0.09 GOALS AGAINST AVG ## Player-Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Kim Kastuk-BOSTONUN 14 26 1014:31 1.79 2. Ashley Ross-ALBANY 15 28 1059:54 1.85 3. Kristen Heavens-VERMONT 11 26 776:43 2.34 4. Jennifer Utz-FAIRFIEL 11 27 777:05 2.43 5. Brittany Fleck-MAINE 11 32 734:53 3.05 6. Jenna Lehman-NEWHAMPS 14 39 874:35 3.12
2008 America East Field Hockey Championship 7-9, 2008 hosted by the No. 1 Seed 2008 NCAA Field Hockey Championship 15-16, 2008 Louisville, Kentucky Trager Stadium 2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY TEAM STATISTICS SHOTS 1. Albany 16 259 16.19 2. Maine 12 222 18.50 3. Fairfield 14 177 12.64 4. New Hampshire 14 175 12.50 5. Boston University 14 142 10.14 6. Vermont 13 136 10.46 POINTS 1. New Hampshire 14 105 7.50 2. Albany 16 93 5.81 3. Maine 12 71 5.92 4. Fairfield 14 63 4.50 5. Vermont 13 62 4.77 6. Boston University 14 53 3.79 GOALS 1. New Hampshire 14 36 2.57 2. Albany 16 34 2.12 3. Maine 12 26 2.17 4. Vermont 13 22 1.69 Boston University 14 22 1.57 6. Fairfield 14 21 1.50 GOALS PER GAME 1. New Hampshire 14 36 2.57 2. Maine 12 26 2.17 3. Albany 16 34 2.12 4. Vermont 13 22 1.69 5. Boston University 14 22 1.57 6. Fairfield 14 21 1.50 ASSISTS 1. New Hampshire 14 33 2.36 2. Albany 16 25 1.56 3. Fairfield 14 21 1.50 4. Maine 12 19 1.58 5. Vermont 13 18 1.38 6. Boston University 14 9 0.64 ASSISTS PER GAME 1. New Hampshire 14 33 2.36 2. Maine 12 19 1.58 3. Albany 16 25 1.56 4. Fairfield 14 21 1.50 5. Vermont 13 18 1.38 6. Boston University 14 9 0.64 GOALS ALLOWED 1. Boston University 14 26 1.86 2. Albany 16 29 1.81 3. Vermont 13 31 2.38 Fairfield 14 31 2.21 5. Maine 12 34 2.83 6. New Hampshire 14 48 3.43 GOALS AGAINST AVG ## Team GP GA Minutes GaAvg 1. Albany 16 29 1170:09 1.73 2. Boston University 14 26 1014:31 1.79 3. Fairfield 14 31 987:05 2.20 4. Vermont 13 31 916:43 2.37 5. Maine 12 34 869:53 2.74 6. New Hampshire 14 48 988:26 3.40 SAVES 1. New Hampshire 14 97 6.93 2. Albany 16 82 5.12 3. Vermont 13 68 5.23 4. Fairfield 14 64 4.57 5. Boston University 14 61 4.36 6. Maine 12 58 4.83 SHUTOUTS ## Team GP Shutouts Avg/G 1. Boston University 14 4 0.29 Albany 16 4 0.25 3. Fairfield 14 3 0.21 4. Maine 12 1 0.08 New Hampshire 14 1 0.07 6. Vermont 13 0 0.00 OFFSIDES 1. Boston University 14 0 0.00 Albany 16 0 0.00 Fairfield 14 0 0.00 Maine 12 0 0.00 New Hampshire 14 0 0.00 Vermont 13 0 0.00 PENALTY CORNERS 1. Albany 16 155 9.69 2. Maine 12 80 6.67 Fairfield 14 80 5.71 4. New Hampshire 14 73 5.21 Vermont 13 73 5.62 6. Boston University 14 69 4.93 CURRENT UNBEATEN STREAK Team No. Boston University 2 Vermont 2 New Hampshire 1 2008 AMERICA EAST FIELD HOCKEY WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week: S 2... Sarah Craigue, UNH S 8... Michele Polizois, Albany S 15... Megan Maynard, Vermont S 22... Michele Polizois, Albany S 29... Kim Kastuk, Boston U./... Maegan Luce, Vermont O 6... Molly Byrnes, Fairfield O 13... Nikki Lloyd, Boston U. O 20... O 27... N 3... Rookie of the Week: S 2... Kelly Newton, Maine S 8... Whitney Frates, UNH S 15...Stephanie Gardiner, Maine S 22... Kelly Newton, Maine S 29... Megan Ambrose, Fairfield O 6... Giovanna Monaco, Boston U. O 13... Whitney Frates, UNH O 20... O 27... N 3...
ALBANY SCHEDULE Record: 7-9 (1-1 America East) 30 ^vs. Radford W 3-0 31 at American L 0-2 6 Cornell W 1-0 7 Hofstra W 6-2 13 at California L 2-3 (ps) 14 at Stanford W 1-0 19 @vs. Michigan W 3-2 21 Kent State L 3-4 (2ot) 24 Colgate L 0-1 27 at Massachusetts L 1-2 28 Princeton L 3-6 1 Syracuse L 1-3 4 *Maine W 3-1 7 Siena W 5-0 11 *at Vermont L 1-2 12 Connecticut L 1-2 (ot) 18 *at Fairfield 1 p.m. 25 *Boston University 1 p.m. 2 *at New Hampshire 12 p.m. ^ at American (Washington, D.C.) @ at Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) BOSTON U. SCHEDULE Record: 7-7 (2-0 America East) 31 Northwestern W 3-0 6 ^vs. Temple L 2-3 (ot) 7 ^at Delaware W 1-0 13 Michigan State L 0-2 14 Northeastern L 1-2 17 at Boston College L 2-4 20 @vs. Central Michigan W 1-0 21 at Iowa L 1-5 27 Old Dominion L 1-2 28!vs. Virginia W 3-2 (ps) 3 *at New Hampshire W 3-2 5 at Duke L 0-2 11 *Fairfield W 3-2 12 at Providence W 2-0 18 *Maine 4 p.m. 22 Connecticut 3 p.m. 25 *at Albany 1 p.m. 29 at Harvard 3 p.m. 1 *at Vermont 1 p.m. ^ Delaware Blue Hen Classic (Newark, Del.) @ at Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa)! at Boston College (Newton, Mass.) FAIRFIELD SCHEDULE Record: 4-10 (1-1 America East) 29 VCU L 1-2 OT 30 Holy Cross W 3-0 6 at Saint Joseph's L 1-2 7 at Villanova L 0-4 12 at Sacred Heart L 1-4 14 at Hofstra L 0-2 17 at Quinnipiac L 2-6 19 Siena W 5-1 24 Columbia L 2-3 27 Lock Haven L 1-2 28 Cornell W 1-0 1 at Brown L 1-2 4 *Vermont W 1-0 11 *at Boston University L 2-3 18 *Albany 1 p.m. 25 *New Hampshire 1 p.m. 26 at Yale 1 p.m. 1 *at Maine 12 p.m. Albany Notebook: Albany (7-9 overall record, 1-1 America East) defeated crosstown-rival Siena, 5-0, on Tuesday before dropping one-goal decisions to Vermont and Connecticut over the weekend The Great Danes fell to conference foe Vermont, 2-1, on the road, and lost to #6 Connecticut, 2-1, in overtime at Alumni Turf Field Senior midfielder Michelle Simpson (Middlesbrough, England/University of Teesside) recorded four goals in three games last week She scored two goals in the win over Siena, and tallied the team s lone goals against Vermont and Connecticut Junior forward Nicole Savage (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./ James M. Coughlin) added two goals against Siena, bringing her total to six on the season Sophomore forward Alysia Hough (Lehighton, Pa./Lehighton) added the final score against the Saints, while Michele Polizois (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) and Jess Lindsay (Norristown, Pa./Methacton) had assists Senior goalkeeper Ashley Ross (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) made ten saves on the week for a.714 save percentage The Great Danes will return to America East Conference action on Saturday, on the road at Fairfield. Boston U. Notebook: Boston University (7-7, 2-0 America East) posted a two-win weekend to even its record and move into sole possession of first place in the America East standings... On Sunday, the Terriers posted a 2-0 victory at No. 19 Providence, one day after earning a 3-2 come-from-behind conference victory at home against Fairfield... After allowing two early goals against the Stags, Boston U. reeled off three unanswered goals, capped by a tally from junior Haley Robinson (Houston, Texas/The Kinkaid School) on a corner after regulation time expired... Robinson became the 11th different Terrier to record a goal this season... Junior Nikki Lloyd (Kent, England/ Virginia Commonwealth) scored both goals against the Friars and scored the Terriers' first goal against Fairfield... Junior Gabby Hajjar (Ottawa Hills, Ohio/Ottawa Hills) registered a goal and added the game-winning assist versus the Stags... Sophomore goalkeeper Kim Kastuk (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley) stopped all six shots she faced against Providence to earn her fourth shutout of the season... Senior Sheena Berry (Edinburgh, Scotland/Univ. of Edinburgh) earned an assist on Lloyd's goal in the Fairfield game... The win over Providence was the Terriers' second over a ranked team this season... Boston U. will host Maine on Saturday (Oct. 18) at 4 p.m. as part of its 2008 Alumnae Weekend. Fairfield Notebook: Fairfield University (4-10, 1-1 America East) fell short in its attempt to remain umbeaten in America East play by dropping a 3-2 decision at Boston University. The Stags scored twice in the opening seven minutes of the game but the Terriers came back with three unanswered goals, including the winning score with no time left on the clock Fairfield recorded just two shots in the first half but scored on both attempts. Fairfield was outshot by Boston University by a 24-6 count in the game, Fairfield has been outshot in four of its last five games, but won two of those four contests (Cornell and Vermont) Marit Westenberg played a role in both goals by scoring the first goal and assisting on the second. The freshman is currently tied for the team lead in scoring with 13 points (five goals, three assists), the same numbers shared by senior Emily Janis Fairfield plays three of its final four games at home this year, where Fairfield owns a 4-3 record. The Stags host Albany, New Hampshire, and Yale before finishing up the regular season on the road against Maine. Fairfield s lone game this week takes place at home against Albany on 18.
MAINE SCHEDULE Record: 3-9 (0-2 America East) 31 @vs. Sacred Heart W 2-1 1 at Connecticut L 1-4 7 Brown L 1-2 13 ^vs. Monmouth W 3-2 14 ^vs. Ohio State L 0-4 20 Bryant W 7-0 21 Quinnipiac L 2-4 28 at Providence L 3-6 4 *at Albany L 1-3 5 at Colgate L 1-2 11 *New Hampshire L 3-4 12!vs. Rutgers L 2-3 18 *at Boston University 4 p.m. 26 *at Vermont 1 p.m. 1 *Fairfield 12 p.m. 2 at Holy Cross 1 p.m. @ at Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) ^ Sheraton Catamount Classic (Burlington, Vt.)! at Providence (Providence, R.I.) NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHEDULE Record: 6-8 (1-1 America East) 30 at American L 0-4 31 ^vs. Radford W 3-0 5 Brown W 5-2 7 Harvard W 3-2 14 Michigan State L 1-6 17 at Holy Cross W 4-3 (ot) 20 @vs. Louisville L 3-4 (ot) 21 at Syracuse L 0-10 26 at Lafayette L 2-3 (ot) 28 at Rutgers L 3-4 (ot) 3 *Boston University L 2-3 5 Northeastern W 4-1 8 Dartmouth L 2-3 11 *at Maine W 4-3 17 *Vermont 4 p.m. 19 at Boston College 3 p.m. 25 *at Fairfield 1 p.m. 2 *Albany 12 p.m. ^ at American (Washington, D.C.) @ at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.) VERMONT SCHEDULE Record: 7-6 (1-1 America East) 31 at Boston College L 1-4 5 at Virginia L 2-7 7 at Longwood W 2-1 13 $Ohio State W 3-2 14 $Monmouth W 2-1 (ot) 19 ^vs. Kent State L 0-3 20 at Massachusetts L 0-2 24 at Dartmouth W 4-3 (ot) 28 @vs. William & Mary W 2-1 1 at Harvard L 1-4 4 *at Fairfield L 0-1 11 *Albany W 2-1 12 Brown W 3-1 17 *at New Hampshire 4 p.m. 19 at Providence 1 p.m. 24 Hofstra 1 p.m. 26 *Maine 1 p.m. 1 *Boston University 1 p.m. $ Sheraton Catamount Classic (Burlington, Vt.) ^ at Albany (Albany, N.Y.) @ at Boston University (Cambridge, Mass.) Maine Notebook: Maine (3-9, 0-2 America East) fell in couple of one-goal games to New Hampshire, 4-3, and to #16 Rutgers, 3-2 Against New Hampshire on Saturday, freshmen Stephanie Gardiner (Vancouver, British Columbia/Crofton House School) and Kelly Newton (Vancouver, British Columbia/Crofton House School) each notched a goal and an assist Jackie D Amato (Upton, Mass./Nipmuc) notched her second goal of the season Brittany Fleck (Vancouver, British Columbia/Crofton House School) made seven saves Maine outshot New Hampshire by a 28-to-19 margin...in Providence, R.I. on Sunday, Maine fell to #16 Rutgers Courtney Veinotte (Canaan, Maine/ Skowhegan) led the Black Bear attack with a goal and an assist Newton added two assists Ellen Andrews (New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island/University of Prince Edward Island) notched her second goal of the season Fleck made three saves in net Newton leads the team with 19 points on the season while Gardiner is second with 15 Maine has outshot its opponents by a 222-to-172 margin this season Maine returns to action with on Saturday at Boston University at 4 p.m. New Hampshire Notebook: New Hampshire (6-8, 1-1 America East) dropped a one-goal game to intrastate rival Dartmouth (3-2), then recorded a one-goal victory against interstate rival Maine (4-3) Senior forward Sarah Craigue (Concord, N.H./ Concord) recorded her first career three-goal game and a personal-best six points to lift the Wildcats to the road win vs. Maine Freshman midfielder Kate Collins Smyth (Parteen, County Claire, Ireland/Crescent College Comprehensive) recorded her first career multipleassist game with two against the Black Bears Freshman forward Whitney Frates (Woodstock, Vt./Kimball Union Academy) extended her point-scoring streak to six games with a goal vs. Dartmouth and an assist vs. Maine It is the longest point-scoring streak by a Cat since 2003, when then-sophomore Katie White tallied a point in seven straight Leah Boody (Amesbury, Mass./Amesbury) and Kendall Deck (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) were a new battery utilized on penalty corners last week, and they both recorded an assist on a corner in both games Rookie goalkeeper Jenna Lehman (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) made 13 saves her second-highest total of the season at Maine In her first three years as a Cat, Craigue compiled nine goals and five assists for 23 points; in 14 games this season, she has 10 goals and five assists for 25 points UNH s freshman class has accounted for 15 of the team s 36 goals and 16 of 33 assists This week, New Hampshire plays host to Vermont and wraps up its non-conference slate with a trip to Boston College. Vermont Notebook: Vermont (7-6, 1-1 America East) went 2-0 on the week, as it picked up a pair of home victories On Saturday senior Maegan Luce (Hartford, Vt./Hartford) scored both goals as the Catamounts defeated Albany 2-1 at Moulton Winder Field Sophomore Joanna Berger (Rhinebeck, N.Y./Rhinebeck) recorded her first career point with an assist on Luce s second score Junior Kristen Heavens (Harwinton, Conn./Lewis Mills) earned the win in goal with three saves, as she moves into sole possession of second place all-time at Vermont in wins with 23 The last 10 meetings between Vermont and Albany have now each been decided by one goal With her two goals, Luce moves into a tie for fifth place all-time in school history with 29 for her career On Sunday junior Megan Maynard (Waterbury Center, Vt./Harwood) scored twice and Berger earned her first career goal as Vermont topped Brown 3-1 The Cats held an 11-0 shot advantage in the first half and 21-9 for the game UVM is 4-0 at home this year, has won eight straight overall and 15 of its last 16 at Moulton Winder Field Sunday marked the second straight game that Vermont had a player score twice The Catamounts return to action on Friday when they travel for an America East game at New Hampshire (4 p.m.) and then will be at Providence on Sunday (1 p.m.) in their final road game of the regular season.