GAME INFORMATION
GAME #5: Cornell at Vermont
GAME TIME: Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11:00 a.m.
GAME SITE: Moulton Winder Field (Burlington, Vt.)
SERIES RECORD: Vermont leads, 3-0
LAST MEETING: Vermont won, 2-0, Sept. 10, 2011 (Burlington, Vt.)
2015 RECORDS: Cornell (2-2, 0-0 Ivy); Vermont (1-5, 0-0 America East)
LIVE STATS: None
LIVE VIDEO

GAME #6: Cornell vs. Maine
GAME TIME: Sunday, Sept. 20, at 2:30 p.m.
GAME SITE: Moulton Winder Field (Burlington, Vt.)
SERIES RECORD: Maine leads, 3-1
LAST MEETING: Cornell won, 3-2, Oct. 26, 2014 (Albany, N.Y.)
* 2015 RECORDS: Cornell (2-2, 0-0 Ivy); Maine (6-1, 0-0 America East)
LIVE STATS: None
LIVE VIDEO
* records prior to contests on Sept. 19
 
THE WEEKEND AHEAD: The Big Red is heading to Vermont to take part in the Catamount Field Hockey Classic, where it will play host UVM on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m., before taking on Maine the following day at 2:30 p.m.

THE SERIES WITH VERMONT: The Catamounts own a 3-0 record in the all-time series against the Big Red, dropping identical 2-0 decisions in back-to-back seasons in 2005 and 2006, and again in 2011 ... Coach Hornibrook is 0-3 vs. Vermont.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS: Under second-year head coach Kate Pfeifer, Vermont is off to a 1-5 start, dropping four straight contests coming into the weekend. The majority of the team's scoring has come from Lauren Tucker and Molly Higgins with 10 and eight points, respectively. Tucker leads the team with four goals, while Higgins has three. Both have two assists apiece, along with Aria Robinson. In goal, Lena Benwood started the first five games of the season and has posted a 4.39 goals-against average to go along with a .661 save percentage. Emily Snowden has played in three contests, including a start in the Catamounts last outing, and has a 4.17 GAA and a .571 save percentage.
 
THE SERIES WITH MAINE: The Black Bears hold a 3-1 record all-time against Cornell. Maine earned a pair of 1-0 decisions in 2002 and 2006, before defeating Cornell, 2-0 in 2011. The Big Red earned its first win in the series last season with a 3-2 victory. All four meetings in the series have been played at a neutral site … Coach Hornibrook is 1-2 all-time against Maine. 
 
SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS: Maine enters the weekend at 6-1 before taking on Siena in the opening round of the Catamount Field Hockey Classic on Friday. The Black Bears were selected to finish third overall in the America East preseason coaches' poll. The team returns four of its top six scorers from a year ago, including junior Danielle Aviani, who was a second-team America East selection and leads the team with six goals this season. All-Region selection Nichole Sevey is also back for the Black Bears and enters the weekend with seven points on two goals and three assists. Maine has a pair of sophomore goalies splitting time, with Emily Corbett holding the slight edge in minutes played, but Emma Corchran coming away with four decisions. Cochran enters the weekend with a 1.14 goals-against average and a .777 save percentage, while Corbett has a 1.09 GAA and a .750 save percentage.
 
VS. THE AMERICA EAST: Cornell is 4-12 all-time against the current members of the America East, with three victories coming against Albany (3-4), with the other coming against Maine (1-3). The Big Red is winless against Fairfield (0-1), and Vermont (0-3), but has never faced UMass-Lowell or New Hampshire in field hockey … Coach Hornibrook is 1-10 all-time against the America East.
 
LAST TIME VS. VERMONT: Vermont scored once in each half and then held off a late flurry by the Big Red as it defeated Cornell, 2-0, on Sept. 10, 2011 at the Catamount Classic in Burlington, Vt. Vermont held the edge in shots (15-9) and got five saves from sophomore goalie Stephanie Zygmunt, while the Big Red had the advantage in penalty corners (7-4) and got six saves from senior goalie Alex Botte in her first action of the season. The Catamounts got on the board in the 10th minute of the game as Allison Barnaby put the home team up, 1-0, before Emily Bastiaanse scored again late in the contest to secure the 2-0 victory. Both goals were unassisted. The Big Red had several solid opportunities, including a hit post late in the contest, but could not find the back of the net. 
 
LAST TIME VS. MAINE: No. 20 Maine scored in the first four minutes and again in the last three minutes of the contest, but the Big Red tallied three consecutive goals in the middle to earn the tight 3-2 victory on Oct. 26 at Albany's Alumni turf. The triumph comes nearly seven years to the day of Cornell's last win over a ranked opponent, having defeated No. 19 Syracuse, 3-2, on Oct. 25, 2007. Cornell held the slim edge in shots (11-9), and shots on goal (8-7), but Maine (10-8) had the 4-1 advantage on penalty corners. Four Big Red freshmen – Katie Carlson, Krysten Mayers, Sam McILwrick, and Kelly Johnson – were instrumental to the victory. In goal, Johnson made four saves to earn the win and improve to 7-2 on the year. Maine's Emma Cochran finished with four saves and two goals allowed in 35 minutes before giving way to Emily Corbett, who finished with one save and one goal against. An early defensive save by McILwrick kept Maine off the board, but in the ensuing moments the Black Bears were awarded a penalty corner and Annabelle Hamilton connected to stake the Black Bears an early 1-0 lead. Cornell answered back in the 16th minute with a goal from Carlson. The marker was set up by a Big Red penalty corner, as Marisa Siergiej's shot was saved Chochran, but the rebound bounced to Carlson.Less than eight minutes later, Mayers tallied the game-winner with a great individual effort as she drove down the left end line and converted to give Cornell the 2-1 lead at the break. Mayers extended the Big Red's lead to 3-1 when she and Taylor Standiford teamed up for a give-and-go goal at the 49:27 mark. Maine turned up the pressure in the final moments, but had a shot turned away by Johnson in the 63rd minute, her fourth and final save of the contest, before Jessica Skillings' strike accounted for the 3-2 final.
 
THE HEAD COACH: Cornell head coach Donna Hornibrook is in her 12th season at Cornell (100-84, .543) ... She is the second winningest coach in Big Red field hockey history, behind only Shelby (Pontz) Bowman, who registered 115 wins over 19 year … Hornibrook became the sixth coach in Cornell field hockey history in January 2004 ... She has a 271-131-10 (.669) record as a head coach, including a 111-39-4 mark at Houghton and a 60-8-6 record at New Brunswick.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Kate Fitzpatrick was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week, as well as the ECAC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 15. The award was the first of the season for the Big Red. Fitzpatrick tallied a pair of goals during the weekend, scoring in a 7-0 win vs. Sacred Heart on Friday and again in a 5-0 victory over Monmouth on Sunday. She scored the two goals on the only two shots she took during the weekend. 
 
(ALMOST) LIVE FROM NEW YORK: The Cornell Department of Athletics and Physical Education is proud to announce that it will offer live video streaming for the majority of Big Red field hockey games this season. The first three home games on the schedule – Lock Haven, Delaware and Monmouth – were not streamed live but are available via archive on the Ivy League Digital Network.
 
CAREER RECORD WATCH:
* Marisa Siergiej currently sits in sixth place overall in Cornell history with 68 career points, needing 17 more to surpass Emily Robb (1995-98) and move into fifth place.
* Taylor Standiford ranks 19th overall for career points (35) and needs just one more to move into a tie with Breanna Gulotta (1989-91) and Beth Chagrasulis (1977-79) in 17th place.

* Marisa Siergiej's 30 career goals is also good for fourth place all-time and she needs just five more to move into a tie for third place with Hannah Balleza (2010-13).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 16th in Cornell history for career goals with 14 and needs just one more to move into a tie with Beth Chagrasulis (1977-79) in 15th place.
* Taylor Standiford sits in second place with 29 career assists and needs just five more to break Cari Hills (1994-97) school record.

* Marisa Siergiej has already set the school record for penalty strokes converted in a career (four).
* Marisa Siergiej is tied for fifth place in Cornell history with Hannah Balleza with eight career game-winning goals. She needs just one more to move into a tie with Emily Robb (1995-97) and Beth Paciello (1985-88) in third place.




RANKED OPPONENTS: The Big Red's schedule features three teams that are ranked in the latest NFHCA Division I Poll – No. 2 Syracuse, No. 5 Albany, and No. 14 Delaware … Cornell defeated No. 20 Maine on Oct. 26, 2014, giving the Big Red its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 19 Syracuse, 3-2, on Oct. 25, 2007.  
 
TICKLE THE ALL-IVY: Following the 2014 season, Marisa Siergiej was one of four unanimous first-team All-Ivy selections. In addition to Siergiej, freshman Sam McILwrick and sophomore Katy Weeks were named second-team All-Ivy, while both senior Ann DiPastina and freshman Krysten Mayers earned honorable mention.
 
EVERYBODY'S (REGIONAL) ALL-AMERICAN: A year ago, Marisa Siergiej become just the 12th player in Big Red history to be named first-team All-Mideast Region All-American.
 
10 WINS: With its 11 victories a year ago, Cornell has won at least 10 games in seven of Coach Hornibrooks' 11 seasons. She is the only field hockey coach in Big Red history to lead the team to a 10-win season.

SOLID IN THE CIRCLE: Cornell's defense was outstanding last season, setting the school record by giving up just 3.9 penalty corners per contest, while allowing opponents just 8.0 shots per game, the lowest average since the 1983 season (6.7 shots per game). 

ONE OF THE BEST: Head coach Donna Hornibrook ranks among the best when it comes to winning. Among active Division I head coaches, she ranks 15th overall for winning percentage (.630) and 18th for career wins (211), rankings that would be higher if the NCAA counted her 60-8-6 record at Canada's New Brunswick.
 
CLOSE CALLS: Cornell's 1-0 overtime loss to Princeton on Sept. 4 continued the Big Red's trend of playing in one-goal games. Since the start of the 2006 season, the Big Red has lost 62 games, with 38 of those coming by a single goal, including 17 in overtime. During that same span, Cornell has won 80 games, with 41 coming in one-goal games, including 11 in overtime.

EARLY LEADS: Scoring first has been a big part of the Big Red's success in recent years. Since Coach Hornibrook has taken over the program, Cornell has posted an impressive 85-14 record in games in which they have scored first. Conversely, the team has won only 14 games in which they have had to come back from an early deficit to win. The first was Coach Hornibrook's very first victory with the team, a 6-3 win over Lehigh in 2004, with the latest coming on Nov. 8, 2014 as Cornell overcame an early 1-0 deficit to defeat Dartmouth, 4-1.

KNOCK THREE TIMES: When the Big Red fell to Penn, 4-3, on Sept. 21, 2013 it marked only the fourth time in Coach Hornibrook's career with Cornell that the team scored three goals and lost the contest. Under Coach Hornibrook, the Big Red has won 65-of-69 in a game in which it scores at least three goals, a mark that was raised when it defeated Monmouth (5-0) on Sept. 13, 2015.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE (A NEW) HOME: The Big Red is 37-22 all-time on Marsha Dodson Field. Collectively, the team has outscored its opponents by a margin of 126-97 and has taken significantly more shots (1,002-624) than its opponents. The defense has been equally solid in the circle, allowing just 331 penalty corners (5.6 per game).
 
2014 SEASON RECORDS:
* A year ago, Cornell posted an 11-5 record overall, tying the school record for victories in a single season, previously set in 2008 and 2010.
* The squad set a school record for points (127), points per game (7.94), goals (45), and assists (37) in a single-season. 
* Defensively, the team set a school record, allowing just 3.9 penalty corners per contest
 
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Cornell earned the first national ranking in program history on Sept. 30, 2014 coming in at No 19 in the 2014 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll. The Big Red fell out of the poll the following week after a 1-0 loss to American, but may have managed to hold onto its No. 19 ranking if it weren't for the fact that Indiana upset No. 4 Duke on the same day to jump into the rankings at No. 18.
 
UP NEXT: Ivy League play begins on Friday, Sept. 25 at Penn at noon. The Big Red earned a 1-0 decision a year ago for its seventh win in the last 10 outings against the Quakers and to improve Coach Hornibrook to 8-4 all-time in the series. The series has been incredibly close in recent years, with 16 of the last 23 meetings between the two squads being decided by one goal, with eight overtime contests.