The Lock Haven University field hockey team is set for a pair of weekend road games.  


Game Day Central:
Friday, October 3 at UMass 4 p.m. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
Sunday, October 5 at Rider 12 p.m. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO 
 
Setting the stage:
The Lady Eagles are set for a pair of important road games this weekend. LHU travels to Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) foe UMass on Friday, before taking on former Northeast Conference (NEC) rival Rider on Sunday.
 
The Lady Eagles are 7-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
 
Lock Haven went 1-2 last week, falling to both No. 7 Penn State and Sacred Heart. On Friday, LHU beat La Salle, 2-1 to improve to 2-0 in A-10 play.
 
Massachusetts is 3-7 overall and 1-1 in A-10 play. Last weekend, UMass lost to Richmond, before taking down VCU in conference play. Last year, UMass beat LHU 4-2 in Lock Haven. The Lady Eagles are in search of their first-ever win over Massachusetts.
 
Lock Haven is 9-3 all-time vs. Rider and won last year's meeting 1-0. The Broncs are 4-5 overall and coming off a 3-1 victory of Villanova last weekend.
 
Three things you need to know:

• The Lady Eagles are closing in on the magic number of 800 – LHU enters the weekend with 759 victories since 1945.
• Lydia George (6G & 2A) and Nakira Downes (4G & 6A) each have 14 points.
• Saturday's loss to Sacred Heart was The Haven's first loss at home all season and the first loss at Charlotte Smith Field since November 1 of last season.  LHU is 5-1 at home this season and 2-1 on the road.

 
Up next:
Following Sunday's game at Rider, Lock Haven will return to action on Saturday, October 11 at Davidson (1 p.m.).