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DATE: October 1, 2022
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LOCATION: DellaCamera Stadium
West Haven, Conn. |
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THE LEAD
In what looks to be a wet Saturday forecast, the New Haven field hockey team will continue its three-game homestand when they welcome Franklin Pierce to West Haven for a battle on the Blue and Gold turf of DellaCamera Stadium. The match-up is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start.
SERIES HISTORY VS FRANKLIN PIERCE
New Haven and Pace will meet for the sixth time in the all-time series, with the Ravens holding a 4-1 edge in the previous five match-ups. New Haven broke through for its first win in the series last season when they picked up a 3-1 decision on the Ravens home turf. Prior to that, Franklin Pierce had  yet to give up a goal to the Chargers, outscoring New Haven 17-0 in the first four games in the series.
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS (2-4, 2-0 NE10)
The only 2-0 team in the NE10, the New Haven field hockey team proved that playing a tough non-conference schedule to open up the season pays off when they opened up Northeast-10 Conference play with back-to-back wins over Saint Michael's and Pace. In the most recent outings against the Setters, New Haven put up its largest scoring output of the season with a four-goal effort, all scored by different players. In the NE10 opener against Saint Michael's graduate student Sophie Schreck (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) broke the stalemate in the second quarter with that lone goal holding out for goalkeeper Keira Integlia's (Branford, Conn./Branford) first shutout of the season. With one of the four goals against Pace, senior Zharria John (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) currently leads the team with three goals, while Schreck is second with a pair. Four other players have each hit the backboard once. In the cage, Integlia has played every minute, collecting 38 saves to her credit.
SCOUTING THE RAVENS (0-6, 0-2 NE10)
Franklin Pierce has yet to pick up a victory in 2022, including losses in its first two conference matches against American International and Southern Connecticut. As a team, the Ravens are being outscored 24-8, with those eight goals scored by six different players. Leading the team on the year is sophomore striker Caity Hazely who has scored three of the eight goals. In the cage, the Ravens have relied on a pair of keepers with sophomore Addy Araneo collecting 26 saves and senior MacKenzie Potvin amassing 20 saves. Each of the two keepers have started three of the six games.
THE SCHEDULE
The New Haven field hockey team will play an 18-game schedule in 2022 with seven of those games to take place at the friendly confines of Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. The Chargers will spend nearly the full month of September away from home, playing their first five games on the road before making their home field debut on September 27 against Pace. That home opener is the first of three straight at DellaCamera for the Charger, the last of which is the fifth and final non-conference game against East Stroudsburg. Overall, New Haven will play 13 conference games with the top eight teams following the regular season advancing to the NE10 Championship which will begin on Tuesday, November 15.
CHARGERS SIXTH IN NE10 COACHES POLL
Following its most successful season in program history, the University of New Haven field hockey team has been picked to finish sixth in the 2022 Northeast-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Chargers received 105 points, the most they have earned in the preseason poll, keeping them inside of the top-10 for the second straight season. Assumption earned the top billing, scoring 10 of the 14 possible first place points for a total of 165 points. Saint Anselm and Bentley follow to close out the top-three, with Saint Anselm earning the remaining first place votes and 154 points and Bentley third with 140 points.  Rounding out the top-five was Adelphi with 134 points and Pace with 127 points.
UP NEXT
The Chargers will cap of their three-game homestand when they welcome East Stroudsburg to town for the final non-conference game on Monday, October 3. The non-conference battle is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start with all the action available on the Charger Sports Network, part of NE10 NOW.
