Field Hockey Continues Road Swing Tuesday at SNHU

Matchup	Merrimack (5-3, 1-2 NE10) at SNHU (5-2, 2-1 NE10)
Date/Time	Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 (7 p.m.)
Venue	Larkin Field
Multimedia	Live Stats // Video // Twitter // Instagram

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College field hockey program aims to avenge Saturday's loss at Franklin Pierce on Tuesday evening when the Warriors head to Manchester, N.H. to face the Southern New Hampshire Penmen at 7 p.m. from Larkin Field.

Last Time Out:

• The Warriors fell to the Ravens by a 2-1 score in Rindge on Saturday afternoon
• After the Ravens went ahead on a penalty stroke, senior forward Rylie Hammond (Phillipston, Mass.) scored on a tip-in off a feed from junior Samantha Bartush (Norwalk, Conn.) late in the first half to tie the game
• Sophomore Katharina Ohmen (Bremen, Germany) and senior Kayla Raneri (Reading, Mass.) split time in net for the Warriors, with the former playing the first half and the latter in the second. For Raneri, it marked her debut on the season as the fourth-year keeper made six saves over the final 35 minutes

'Mack Facts:

• Hammond ranks fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference in both goals (7) and points (15), leading the Warriors in both categories
• Senior Taylor Simpson (York, Maine) sits behind Hammond in both goals (4) and points (12), needing five more to become the fourth Warrior in program history to reach 100 career points
• Junior center back Delaney Yule (Southbury, Conn.) currently is tied for the conference lead in defensive saves (4) through eight games

Inside the Series:

• Tuesday will be the fifth meeting between the programs. The Penmen's field hockey program played in its inaugural season in 2014
• The first three contests went in favor of the Warriors, with Merrimack outscoring the Penmen by 19
• SNHU picked up its first win of the series last year, edging the Navy and Gold in overtime, 3-2

Inside the Matchup:
 

Merrimack (5-3, 1-2 NE10)	Category	SNHU (5-2, 2-1 NE10)
2.25	Scoring Offense	2.71
1.75	Scoring Defense	0.83
Rylie Hammond (7-1—15)	Leading Scorer	Erin Frost (5-1—11)
Hammond (7)	Goals Leader	Frost (5)
Taylor Simpson (4)	Assists Leader	Laura van der Doorn/Amaris Taylor (3)
Delaney Yule (4)	Defensive Saves Leader	Marissa Leger / Katelin Oberlander (1)
Katharina Ohmen (2.00)	GAA Leader	Melanie Rennie (0.71)
Ohmen (.857)	Save Leader	Rennie (.891)

 
Up Next
The Warriors return home on Friday afternoon when Merrimack hosts Saint Michael's at 4 p.m. at Martone-Mejail Field.