October 29 vs. Vermont (1 p.m.)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell field hockey team is set to close out the 2017 regular season against Vermont on Sunday, October 29 beginning at 1 p.m. at Wicked Blue Field.
 
Senior Day
Sunday's game will be special for the River Hawks, as the team will celebrate their six graduating seniors in a pre-game ceremony. Christa Doiron (Worcester, Mass.), Kelsey Federico (Windham, N.H.), Fiona Fitzgerald (Lexington, Mas.), Katie Luchino (Freehold, N.J.), Kelly Mankowich (East Windsor, N.J.) and Amanda Werner (Berlin, N.J.) will all be recognized.
 
River Hawk Rewind
UMass Lowell owns an 8-10 overall record so far in 2017, including a 2-5 mark in America East action, after dropping a pair of league games last week. The team first faced a hard-fought, 2-1 setback at Maine on Oct. 20. Then despite three, second-half goals at New Hampshire on Oct. 22, the River Hawks were handed a 4-3 loss in Durham, N.H. against the Wildcats.
 
Leading the Flock
Through 18 games, sophomore Anouk Lalande (Brussels, Belgium) paces the River Hawks with 12 goals and 26 points. Junior Torrie Huk (Milford, Del.) and freshman Sophie Gehrels (Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands) follow closely with 16 points apiece, while Clara Defourt, who adds 13 points, leads the squad with seven assists. Sophomore Eva Berkhout (Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands) owns a 7-10 record in the cage, totaling 126 saves for a .764 save percentage.
 
Scouting Vermont
The Catamounts sit at 5-11 overall and 1-6 in America East play entering their final game of the season. Vermont was knocked out of tournament contention on Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, with a 1-0 loss against Maine. Landon Warren is leading the Catamounts with 12 goals and 24 total points. Carla Godsman and Lauren Tucker add four assists each to pace the squad. Goalkeeper Lena Benwood boasts 92 saves with a .724 save percentage in 2017, as well.
 
Series History
The River Hawks and the Catamounts will be squaring off for the 18th time ever on Sunday, as Vermont owns an 11-5-1 edge in the series. UMass Lowell defeated UVM earlier this season on Oct. 13 on the road, 4-2.
 
Tournament Time
The River Hawks were selected to host the 2017 America East Field Hockey Championship from November 2-5 at Wicked Blue Field in Lowell. The tournament will feature all four teams from the league's West Division, in addition to the top four seeds in the East Division. UMass Lowell officially clinched the No. 4 seed in the East on Friday afternoon, although a complete tournament bracket will be released following Sunday's games.
 
Around the League
The River Hawks currently lead the America East with 140 saves and 107 corners so far. Individually, Anouk Lalande is third for goals (12).
 
Three Cheers
The River Hawks picked up three consecutive overtime wins for the first time in program history from Sept. 1-8. All of the decisions ended in a 2-1 score, as the team defeated both Miami (Ohio) and Ball State in a single extra period before outlasting Georgetown in a hard-fought outing that went to a sudden-death shootout. The Georgetown match marked the first time the River Hawks have gone to a shootout since 2011.
 
Over and Over and Over Again
UMass Lowell has now battled its opponents into overtime during six games in 2017, coming out on top in four of those contests. This marks the most overtime games in a season since 1990.
 
Weekly Awards
Eva Berkhout was named America East Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this year and the fourth time in her career on Oct. 10 after turning away 13 of the 15 shots she faced in a 1-1 week for the River Hawks. She had also previously received the honor on Oct. 3 and Sept. 7. Torrie Huk garnered River Hawk of the Week honors on Sept. 7 with two game-winning overtime goals. Anouk Lalande was named Offensive Player of the Week and River Hawk of the Week on Aug. 29 after leading the league with seven points in two games.
 
Notables
Clara Defourt tallied a personal-best three points against New Hampshire (10.22) and UAlbany (10.15) … Sophie Gehrels logged a team- and personal-best two goals against Sacred Heart (10.8) … Clara Defourt posted a season-high two assists against SHU, as well … Katie Lynes picked up her first collegiate goal against Siena (9.24) … Eva Berkhout set a career high with 14 saves against Stanford (9.21) … Sophie Gehrels scored her first career goal against Pacific (9.10) … Katie Lynes registered her first career point with an assist against Georgetown (9.8).