FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
The final week of the field hockey regular season is upon us and the Catamounts start a two-game weekend Thursday morning with a neutral site contest against UC Davis in Lowell, Mass.
 
All the action against the Aggies is set for 11 a.m. at Wicked Blue Field in Lowell.
 
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LAST TIME OUT
Vermont controlled large stretches of play but UAlbany capitalized on a first-half scoring chance en route to a 1-0 win over the Cats last Thursday. UVM registered seven total shots – five on goal – while Sierra Espeland brought her season save total up to 43. The senior goalkeeper ranks fourth in America East in saves.
 
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
UC Davis enters Thursday's matchup with a 1-7 record and 0-5 mark in America East play and most recently lost a high-scoring 7-3 decision to Stanford last Friday. Six players have scored goals for the Aggies this season led by senior Shea Gavin who's tallied three goals (all in the last four games). Kalie Wagnon has played all 520 minutes in cage and brings a 2.42 goals against average into the weekend.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Thursday will be just the fourth all-time meeting between the Catamounts and Aggies. UVM has a 2-1 lead in the brief series. The last time the two teams met was in Burlington back in 2018  - a 3-1 Vermont win. This will be just the second meeting since UC Davis joined America East prior to the 2015 season.