August 30 at Longwood (4 p.m.)
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September 1 vs. No. 8 Louisville (12 p.m. at Richmond)
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell field hockey team will head down to Virginia for its first road trip of the season this week. The squad will visit Longwood for a 4 p.m. tilt on Thursday, August 30 before heading to Richmond for a neutral-site contest vs. No. 8 Louisville on Saturday, September 1.
 
River Hawk Rewind
UMass Lowell picked up a pair of wins last week in the first ever River Hawk Classic. The squad first defeated Bryant, 3-0, before topping Hofstra, 6-0, in the championship game. Senior Torrie Huk (Milford, Del.) led the River Hawks with eight points (3g, 2a) over the weekend. Junior goalkeeper Eva Berkhout (Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands) totaled six saves in the back-to-back shutouts.
 
Leading the Flock
Through two games, Torrie Huk paces the River Hawks with eight points. She is tied for first on the squad with three goals with junior Anouk Lalande (Brussels, Belgium). Huk, sophomore Clara Defourt (Brussels, Belgium) and freshman Grace Davis (Waterloo, Ontario) boast two assists apiece. Eva Berkhout owns the 2-0 record in the cage, totaling six saves and a 1.000 save percentage.
 
Scouting Longwood
The Lancers are 1-0 on the young season after defeating in-state rival Richmond, 2-1, in their 2018 opener at home. Olivia Wawrzyniak led the team in that outing with one goal and one assist for three points. Her tally was the game-winner in the 49th minute. Leonie Verstraete logged a goal of her own in the first half to get on the stats sheet for the new year. Goalkeeper Katie Wyman totaled seven saves in the complete-game performance.
 
Scouting No. 8 Louisville
The Cardinals own a 1-1 record so far in 2018. The squad defeated Indiana, 2-1, to open the new season on Aug. 24 before falling, 3-2, against Ohio State on Aug. 26. Erica Cooper is pacing the squad with two goals for four points so far. Katie Walsh and Maria Gomez each have one assist. Ayeisha McFerran has played both games in the cage for Louisville with six saves and a .600 save percentage.  
  
Series History
The River Hawks and the Lancers have met just once previously, as UMass Lowell earned a hard-fought, 4-3 win in double overtime back in 2014. Saturday's contest will mark the first ever meeting between UMass Lowell and Louisville in the sport of field hockey.
 
Hot Start
UMass Lowell is currently 2-0 for the first time since 2015.
 
Stonewalling the Opposition
Through two games in 2018, the River Hawks have not allowed a goal. This marks the first time that the team has opened the season with a pair of shutouts since the program's Division II National Championship run in 2010.
 
Shut.It.Out.
Eva Berkhout logged her first career shutout in the 2018 opener against Bryant on Aug. 24. She then shut out Hofstra on Aug. 26 to give the team its first back-to-back clean sheets since 2012.
 
Around the League
The River Hawks currently lead the America East with a 2-0 record in 2018. UMass Lowell is the only squad in the league to have not allowed a goal yet this season. Torrie Huk currently leads all conference scorers with eight points, while Huk and Anouk Lalande are tied for first with three goals.
 
Weekly Awards
Torrie Huk and Eva Berkhout opened the 2018 season with America East Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week nods, respectively. Huk led the team with eight points (3g, 2a) in two games, while Berkhout made six saves in back-to-back shutouts.
 
Notables
Anouk Lalande tallied a hat trick against Hofstra (8.26) … Lindsey Kilpatrick (1g) and Taryn MacKinnon (1a) each posted their first career points against Hofstra … Grace Davis notched the her first collegiate points with a goal and assist against Bryant (8.24) … Jenna Berger recorded her first point on an assist against Bryant.