| Matchup |
Assumption (3-3, 1-0 NE10) at #10 Merrimack (4-2, 0-1 NE10) |
| Date/Time |
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 (4 p.m.) |
| Venue |
Martone-Mejail Field |
| Multimedia |
Live Stats // Video // Twitter // Instagram |
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Completing a run of four home games over its last five, the No. 10 Merrimack College field hockey program hosts Assumption College at 4 p.m. from Martone-Mejail Field in Northeast-10 Conference play.
Last Time Out:
- For the first time this season, the Warriors went to overtime as Merrimack battled Pace University on campus Sunday
- Senior Riley Kane (Rye, N.H.) pounced on a loose ball midway through the first half to open the scoring. For Kane, it marked the first goal and first points of her four-year career
- Pace evened the scoring late in the opening stanza by converting on a penalty corner, making it a 1-1 game
- Despite attempting 16 more corners than their opposition, the Warriors could not crack the Setters defense in the second half, sending the game to the extra session
- Merrimack controlled the first overtime, attempting four shots and three corners over the first seven minutes. Ten minutes in, however, Pace scored on a two-on-one opportunity to win the NE10 opener, 2-1
'Mack Facts:
- Kane became the seventh different Warrior to score on Sunday, and the fourth to net their first-ever goal
- Senior Rylie Hammond (Phillipston, Mass. ) enters the week ranked third in the NE10 with 13 points
- Senior Taylor Simpson (York, Maine) sits in second on the team in points (11) with four goals and three assists. She boasts 94 for career, which ranks fourth all-time at Merrimack. If Simpson continues on her current pace, she will become the fourth Warrior in program history with 100 career points
- Sophomore Katharina Ohmen (Bremen, Germany) maintained her status as a top-five goalkeeper in the NE10 in total saves (51) and save percentage (.823)
Inside the Series:
- Wednesday will be the 25th meeting between the programs, with the Navy and Gold staking a 14-10 lead in the all-time series
- The Warriors won last year's matchup, 1-0, behind a 12-save shutout form Ohmen and the game-winning goal off the stick of Hammond
Inside the Matchup:
| #10 Merrimack (4-2, 0-1 NE10) |
Category |
Assumption (3-3, 1-0 NE10) |
| 2.50 |
Scoring Offense |
3.80 |
| 1.83 |
Scoring Defense |
1.83 |
| Rylie Hammond (6-1—13) |
Leading Scorer |
Molly Quinlan (4-1—9) |
| Hammond (6) |
Goals Leader |
Molly Quinlan (9) |
| Taylor Simpson (3) |
Assists Leader |
Kristen McCarthy/Shannon Quinlan (2) |
| Delaney Yule (4) |
Defensive Saves Leader |
N/A |
| Katharina Ohmen (1.79) |
GAA Leader |
Sarah Bodzinski (2.20) |
| Ohmen (.823) |
Save Leader |
Bodzinski (.738) |
Up Next
The Warriors travel to Franklin Pierce for a NE10 duel with the Ravens at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in Rindge, N.H. Merrimack took down the Ravens, 2-0, in non-league play earlier this year.
