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The University of Maine field hockey team has shifted its focus from one conference rival to another. After defeating New Hampshire 3-1 at home on Sunday the Black Bears are now preparing to face Boston University on the road, a game that will be the first of four straight road games for Maine.
Maine is 9-3 overall and 2-0 in America East. The weekly National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll was released Tuesday and Maine fell three spots to No. 20, despite their weekend win. They had been tied for No. 17 with Harvard the previous week, but nonetheless this week’s poll marks the third straight week Maine has made the top 20.
BU is also highly recognized nationally, although they are not in the top 20. They are 6-4 overall and 1-0 in America East play. Three of their four losses have been by one point, and they are coming off of a 2-0 win over Rutgers on Sunday. The Black Bears know that a win over the Terriers would serve them well.
“BU’s playing extremely well,” said Maine head coach Terry Kix. “It’s going to be a very difficult game for us, because we have to play them on the road and they’re having an excellent season.”
Maine is currently riding a three game winning streak. All three wins have come at home. The game at BU will be played at 1 p.m. Saturday in Boston. Maine will play a game 2 p.m. Sunday at Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.
Holy Cross, who plays in the Patriot League, is 6-3 on their season. The game, which will be a non conference game for Maine, will have added meaning for the Holy Cross assistant coach Karly Bundy. Bundy is a 2004 graduate of Maine, and played her college field hockey career for the Black Bears. At Maine, she was a fan favorite and a constant scoring threat. She was named to the America East all-conference team both her junior and senior seasons.
The Black Bears will remain on the road the following weekend, when they play two more conference games. On Friday, Oct. 22, Maine will play at Vermont, and on Sunday, Oct. 24, the Black Bears will play at Albany.
Senior Rachel Hilgar and junior Meagan Connolly continue to be tied for the team lead in goals with five each. Goalkeeper Jamie Morin continues to be ranked number one in the conference in goals against average with 1.08.
