Southern Connecticut State University Field Hockey (0-7, 0-4 NE10)
vs. University of New Haven (3-6, 3-3 NE10)
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 2
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: New Haven, Conn.
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The Southern Connecticut State University field hockey team will welcome the University of New Haven to Jess Dow Field for an Elm City battle between the Owls and the Chargers. The matchup will feature
Brianna Craft, who is the
Owl To Watch on the field. She is coming off a record-breaking 29-save performance against Assumption. She is also first in the conference in saves this season and has clocked over 300 minutes thus far between the pipes.
Two
Chargers To Watch will be sophomores Julia Battino and Alexis Rider. Both have played in all nine games for UNH as Battino leads the team in goals with three, while Rider has two goals and 21 shots. SCSU and UNH will square off at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Follow the Owls
For the latest news, scores and highlights as well as up-to-the-minute schedule changes or announcements, visit SouthernCTOwls.com/SCSUFH. In addition, in-game highlights will be available on the Official Twitter Account of SCSU Field Hockey, @SCSU_FH.
All-Time Against New Haven
• SCSU is 0-1 against New Haven all-time.
Last Time Against the Chargers
• The Chargers defeated the Owls 2-1 on Oct. 9, 2018 as then-senior Natasha Prukaski scored the lone goal.
Last Time Out
• SCSU fell to No. 10 nationally ranked Assumption, 6-0 on Sept. 28 at Jess Dow Field.
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Brianna Craft's 29-save performance tops the program record and her career-high by two saves. Both of those records were set on September 12, 2017 when she made 27 against LIU-Post.
Owls In The NE10
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Brianna Craft is first in the conference in saves with 96 on the season, 15 more saves than Mercy's Lauren Viscione who has 81.
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Julia Schaff is tied for fourth in the NE10 in defensive saves with two.
Up Next
The Owls head north to Colchester, Vt. to face Saint Michael's College in NE10 play on Saturday, Oct. 5. Game time is slated for 12 p.m.
