#10 Field Hockey Faces Franklin Pierce Saturday

Matchup	#10 Merrimack (5-2, 1-1 NE10) at Franklin Pierce (4-3, 1-1 NE10)
Date/Time	Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 (4:30 p.m.)
Venue	Sodexo Field
Multimedia	Live Stats // Video // Twitter // Instagram

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College field hockey program will hope to make it two wins in as many games against Franklin Pierce University when the Warriors travel to Rindge, N.H. for a Northeast-10 Conference tilt at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors bested the Ravens, 2-0, at Martone-Mejail Field in a non-conference affair two weeks ago.   

Last Time Out:

• Merrimack used the combination of freshman Colleen Ellis (Westford, Mass.) and sophomore Lindsey Nolte (Canton, Mass.) to net the game-tying goal before the duo of senior Taylor Simpson (York, Maine) and junior Delaney Yule (Southbury, Conn.) notched the game-winner in the second half as the Warriors topped Assumption, 2-1, on Wednesday
• Merrimack dominated in the second half, outshooting the Greyhounds 19-2. The go-ahead strike came off a penalty corner as Yule inserted and moved to the near post, where she received a pass from Simpson, and one-timed a strike into the top half of the net
• Sophomore Katharina Ohmen (Bremen, Germany) only needed to make five saves, but prevented Assumption for tying the game in the second half

'Mack Facts:

• For Ellis, the helper marked her first-ever assist as the rookie has become a regular among Merrimack's attacking core
• Senior Rylie Hammond (Phillipston, Mass. ) registered a team-high nine shots, to go along with seven attempts by Simpson as the senior attackers combined for half of Merrimack's shots in the game
• Speaking of Simpson, she now boasts 95 career points as she approaches the 100-point milestone

Inside the Series:

• Including the one win this season, through 21 meetings against Franklin Pierce, Merrimack owns a 16-5 advantage in the all-time series
• Simpson and Hammond each scored for the Warriors two weeks ago in the shutout win. The former assisted on the latter's tally for a three-point evening
• Ohmen made five saves to record the shutout

Inside the Matchup:

#10 Merrimack (5-2, 1-1 NE10)	Category	Franklin Pierce (4-3, 1-1 NE10)
2.43	Scoring Offense	2.10
1.71	Scoring Defense	0.83
Rylie Hammond (6-1—13)	Leading Scorer	Raegan Moulton (4-2—10)
Hammond (6)	Goals Leader	Moulton (4)
Taylor Simpson (4)	Assists Leader	Carly Canavan (3)
Delaney Yule (4)	Defensive Saves Leader	Jessica Strassburg/Haley Thebarge (1)
Katharina Ohmen (1.68)	GAA Leader	Meaghan Williams (0.87)
Ohmen (.824)	Save Leader	Williams (.842)

 
Up Next
The Warriors head to Manchester on Tuesday night where the Navy and Gold take on Southern New Hampshire at 7 p.m.