The LHU field hockey team is headed to Philadelphia for a pair of Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) contests.
The Bald Eagles take on Saint Joseph's tomorrow (Wednesday, September 23) at 4 p.m. and travel to La Salle on Friday (Sept. 25) for a 3 p.m. match.
Last season, LHU beat Saint Joseph's 2-0 and topped La Salle 2-1.
Lock Haven is 8-0 all-time vs. Saint Joseph's and is 11-2 all-time vs. La Salle.
LHU enters tomorrow's action with a 7-1 overall (0-1 A-10) record. Most recently, Lock Haven beat Georgetown 4-1 on Saturday in non-conference action.
Three things you need to know:1. Lock Haven is a perfect 4-0 on the road this season.
2. Senior forward
Rachel Valentine leads LHU with seven goals on the season (7G, 1A & team-high 15 PTS.)
3. Lock Haven's team GAA of 0.62 is ranked second in all of Division I field hockey. The Bald Eagles have three shutouts on the season through eight games (T-8
th in DI).
A-10 teams in NCAA RPI:*as of 9/20/15#15 Richmond
#22 Massachusetts
#24 Lock Haven#54 Saint Francis
#64 Saint Joseph's
#65 Davidson
#69 La Salle
72 Saint Louis
#74 VCU
*78 teams listed Weekly A-10 Awards:Rookie of the Week –
Alyscia Smith (9/14, Week 3)
Player of the Week –
Rachel Valentine (9/8, Week 2)
Player of the Week –
Stephanie Whiteman (8/31, Week 1)
Up next: Following Friday's match at La Salle, Lock Haven returns home to host Bucknell on Tuesday, September 29 (7 p.m.). The game marks the start of a five-game homestand for Lock Haven.
You can track all the action this weekend and all season long -- LIVE at
www.GoLHU.com –Visit the Field Hockey Schedule page for links for LIVE stats, audio, video and more.
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