OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University field hockey team (8-7, 3-1 MAC) concludes the regular-season road schedule on Friday with a conference matchup at Ohio at 1 p.m. before returning to Oxford to host UC Davis on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Sunday's game against UC Davis is the Myaamia Heritage game, honoring the Myaamia Tribe. For more information on the Myaamia Tribe, visit
www.MiamiOH.edu/MTR.
Last week, the RedHawks beat Longwood by a 4-2 margin in the cancer awareness game to improve to 3-1 in MAC games this season.
Leonor Berlie scored twice, including the game-winning goal and on the first penalty stroke attempt of the season.
Allie Grace Joyner and
Mia Gordon also scored while
Isabelle Perese made four stops as Miami outshot Longwood 10-7 in the contest. Berlie and Marie Görner were named MAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.
Head coach Iñako Puzo, senior back
Kirsten McNeil and junior midfielder
Neely Lochmoeller spoke with MiamiRedHawks.com about last week's victory, this week's contests and the relationship between Miami Athletics and the Myaamia Tribe.
OPPONENT PREVIEW
ABOUT OHIO: The Bobcats (8-5, 4-1 MAC) are coming off of a perfect 2-0 weekend, shutting out Ball State 3-0 before beating Indiana 2-1. Ohio is on a three-game win streak, started with a 6-1 win over Central Michigan. The Bobcats' lone conference loss was by a 5-1 margin at Kent State. Red-shirt senior midfielder Kendall Ballard leads Ohio's offense with seven goals and five assists for 19 total points while red-shirt junior goalkeeper Sophia Boothby spends most of the time in the cage.
SERIES WITH OHIO: Miami owns a 42-34 lead in the all-time series against Ohio and has won the last seven meetings. In 2018, the RedHawks shutout the Bobcats 5-0 in the final game of the regular season before winning by the same margin in the MAC Tournament semifinals. In the regular-season matchup,
Noor Breedijk,
Kenzie Peterson and
Lexi Silver all scored as Miami outshot Ohio 26-1. In the MAC Tournament, Peterson, McNeil and
Taylor Curran all scored and Berlie and
Gabby Luxardo each had an assist as the RedHawks limited the Bobcats to only one shot.
ABOUT UC DAVIS: The Aggies (6-7, 0-2 America East) fell in both conference games last weekend, falling 3-2 in overtime against California before dropping a 3-1 decision against No. 18 Stanford. UC Davis travels to Ohio on Saturday before wrapping up non-conference play against Miami Sunday. Senior forward Tatiana Arias leads the UC Davis offense with two goals, two assists and six points. Senior goalkeeper Chelsea Bigelow has played every minute in the cage this season, boasting a 1.28 GAA and five shutouts.
SERIES WITH UC DAVIS: Miami has won all six previous meetings with UC Davis. In 2018, the RedHawks shutout the Aggies by a 2-0 margin on the trip to California.
Lexie Nugent scored in the contest as Miami outshot UC Davis 20-2.
UP AHEAD: Miami wraps up the regular season at home as the RedHawks host the Chippewas on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. for alumnae day.
