Brockport, NY- The Brockport field hockey team will return to action Wednesday, September 29th, hosting Houghton for a 7:15 p.m. start time. Brockport (4-4, 0-1 SUNYAC) will look to get back on track against the Highlanders (3-4, 2-1 Empire 8) in the non-conference matchup. Following Wednesday night's game, the Golden Eagles will look ahead to Saturday, October 2nd where they'll host SUNY Cortland in a conference matchup.
 
Last Time They Met: The most recent matchup up between the Golden Eagles and Highlanders saw Brockport claim a 4-1 victory over its opponent. Katie Ziemba and Alyssa Fuccillo were two of the four goal scorers that night with Katelynn Mello, Olivia Hayden and Ziemba all tallying assists. The Golden Eagles wrapped up a successful night outshooting the Highlanders 18-13 and 13-7 on goal while producing eight more penalty corner opportunities.
 
In its last game against the 2019 SUNYAC runner-up, the Golden Eagles came up just short of the victory over Cortland. Following a hard fought game that was sent into overtime, the Red Dragons managed to sneak away with the 2-1 win. Emily Hall recorded an assist in the game while the Green and Gold also saw strong offensive opportunities from Bailey Lazore, Renee Lauer, Emma Acevedo, Katelynn Mello, Emily Hall and Katie Ziemba, each of whom recorded at least one shot on goal.  
 
Stats: Heading into Wednesday night's matchup, Ziemba sits in second place in the conference in points (19) and goals (8). Alyssa Fuccillo is tied for first in game winning goals (2), while in the assist category Paige Thowe is tied for fourth place (4), with Ziemba, Mello and Giana Salerno all tied for seventh place in the conference with three assists each.
 
Looking at The Highlanders: Houghton is currently coming off a 6-0 win over Elmira, a team that Brockport defeated by the same score back on Susan Hoffman Day on Saturday, September 4th. leading the offensive for the Highlanders has been Jace Hunzinger who's recorded 16 points from five goals and six assists this season with Deborah Cross and Peyton Bentley having five goals on the year as well. As the primary goalkeeper for Houghton, Sofia Gildemeister (2-4) has started in all seven games this season while recording 35 saves.
 
Looking at The Red Dragons: Cortland has remained undefeated for the first eight games of its season with conference wins over Oneonta and reigning 2019 SUNYAC champions SUNY Geneseo. Before the Red Dragons face the Golden Eagles, they'll take on St. Lawrence on Wednesday, September 29th. Keirra Ettere has been the driving force in Cortland's offense leading the team in shots (35), Points (26), Goals (10), Assists (6) and tied for game winning goals (2). In the cage for the Red Dragons has been Megan McGuinness who's recorded 45 saves with only eight goals allowed.
 
Looking towards next week the Green and Gold will face the University of Rochester on Tuesday followed by a conference battle against Oneonta on Friday evening.