FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
The Vermont Catamounts (4-5, 0-0 AE) open America East conference play on Friday (Oct. 4) as the 21st-ranked UAlbany Great Danes (7-3, 0-0 AE) visit Moulton Winder Field.
 
The Rally Around Mental Health game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. and will stream for free through CatamounTV.

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SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES
UAlbany enters Friday's conference opener with a six-game winning streak a 7-3 overall record. The Great Danes have given up just two goals during the six-game streak.
 
Dana Bozek leads UAlbany with nine goals and 22 points. Kelsey McCrudden leads the team with 10 assists. Five Great Danes have tallied multiple goals in 2019 and another three have a goal apiece.
 
Melissa Nealon has started all 10 games in goal for UAlbany, and ranks sixth in the NCAA with a .970 goals against average and 10th in the country with a .786 save percentage.  
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Catamounts and Great Danes renew their rivalry for the 22nd consecutive year on Friday at Moulton-Winder Field. UAlbany, the 2018 America East Champions, holds a 21-5 all-time series record against Vermont and have won 14 straight games.
 
ESPELAND SHUTS DOWN LONGWOOD
Junior goalie Sierra Espeland tallied her fourth career shutout in Vermont's 1-0 win at Longwood last weekend. The Stafford, Virginia native held the Lancers scoreless in a game played just two hours from her hometown.
 
MORGAN VAN NOSTRAND JOINS PROGRAM | Release
University of Vermont head coach Kate Pfeifer announced the addition of six-year-old Morgan van Nostrand to the program through Team IMPACT in a press conference on Friday (Aug. 23). Click here for the full release on the signing.