FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
Vermont (5-8, 1-2 AE) returns to Moulton Winder Field on Friday (Oct. 25) to host America East rival New Hampshire (7-8, 1-2 AE). The Cats then travel to Colgate (2-12, 0-5 Patriot) for a Sunday afternoon match (Oct. 27).
 
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS     
New Hampshire enters Friday's conference game with a 7-8 overall record and a 1-2 conference record. The Wildcats have gone to overtime in two of their three America East games with a 4-3 double OT win over UAlbany before falling 3-2 to UMass Lowell in penalty strokes.
 
Sophomore Finn Caron leads the team with nine goals and 21 points. The only other player with double-digit points is senior Kayla Sliz with five goals and 12 points. 
 
Freshman Jemma Woods has played the bulk of the season in goal for New Hampshire, including the last two games. She holds a 2.36 goals against average and .683 save percentage. Sophomore Rachel Simkevich has played a portion in the goal with a 4.35 goals against average and .636 save percentage. 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont and twin-state rival New Hampshire meet for the 37th straight season on Friday at Moulton-Winder Field. The Wildcats hold a 34-7 record against the Catamounts. UVM is looking to win its third game over the Wildcats in the last four meetings.
 
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Colgate enters Sunday's matchup with a 2-12 overall record and a 0-5 Patriot League record. The Raiders have lost 10 straight games, including the last two against Bucknell and Boston University by 6-1 finals.
 
Junior Taylor Casamassa is the only player from the Raiders with double digit points (10), she leads the team with three goals.
 
Sophomore Anna Unger has played a majority of the season in the net and holds a 3.40 goals against average and .645 save percentage. Junior Emma Goldberg has spent some time in goal as well, and holds a 4.36 goals against average and .522 save percentage. 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
A season after hosting Colgate, Vermont heads to Hamilton, New York to meet the Raiders for the 24th time in series history. Vermont has an 8-12-3 all-time record against Colgate; UVM is looking for its fifth straight win in the series. The Catamounts have not lost to the Raiders since 1999.
 
AMERICA EAST STANDINGS
The East division of the conference is wide open with two games remaining for each of the six schools. No. 21 Monmouth leads the conference with a 3-0 AE mark and Maine sits second in the conference with a 2-1 record. Vermont, the 23rd-ranked UAlbany Great Danes, New Hampshire, and UMass Lowell all hold a 1-2 conference record.