The Lock Haven University field hockey team is set to host a pair of home games this weekend at Charlotte Smith Field.  
 

Game Day Central:
Friday, September 26 vs. La Salle 3 p.m. LIVE STATS | AUDIO
Saturday, September 27 vs. Sacred Heart 1 p.m. | LIVE STATS

Setting the stage:
The Lock Haven University field hockey team will look to start new a win streak this weekend as the Lady Eagles host a pair of home games. The Lady Eagles enter the weekend 6-2 overall and are a perfect 4-0 at home this season.
 
Lock Haven opened conference play last weekend with a 3-1 win over Saint Louis.
 
LHU lost to No. 7 Penn State 5-1 on Tuesday night, snapping The Haven's six-game win streak.
 
Lock Haven and La Salle meet on Friday in Atlantic 10 Conference action. The Explorers are 3-3 overall and 1-0 in A-10 play after beating Davidson, 2-1 last weekend. La Salle is led by Kendall Kreider and her two goals on the year.
 
On Saturday, LHU hosts Sacred Heart in non-conference action. The Pioneers are 4-4 overall and looking to snap a two-game losing streak. Lauren Harrisoin leads SH with three goals and one assist.
 
Three things you need to know:

• The Lady Eagles are closing in on the magic number of 800 – LHU enters the weekend with 758 victories since 1945.
• Lydia George leads the Lady Eagles in goals and total points with six and 14, respectively.
• Last year, LHU lead all Division I teams in shutouts per game. The Lady Eagles shutout both La Salle (5-0) and Sacred Heart (4-0) a year ago for two of LHU's 10 shutouts on the season. LHU is 10-1 all-time vs. La Salle and a perfect 11-0 vs. Sacred Heart.

 
Up next:
Following Saturday's home game with Sacred Heart, the Lady Eagles next play on Friday, October 3 at UMass (4 p.m.).