Games 10 & 11 at Towson & #19 William & Mary
When	Game 10 at Towson : Friday, Sept. 29  |  7 p.m. Game 11 at #19 William & Mary: Sunday, Oct. 1  | 1 p.m.
Where	Game 10: Johnny Unitas Stadium  |  Towson, Md. Game 11: Busch Field  |  Williamsburg, Va.
Tune In	Game 10: Live Video | Live Stats Game 11: Live Stats
Game Notes	Northeastern (Game 10) | Northeastern (Game 11)
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BOSTON – The Northeastern field hockey team is on the road for a pair of games this weekend when they head to Towson and William & Mary.
 
Friday night's game at Towson at 7 p.m. will also serve as the conference opener for the Huskies, who will open the season against Towson for the first time since 2006.
 
Northeastern will round out the weekend in Williamsburg against a ranked Tribe at 1 p.m., the first time Northeastern will face a ranked William & Mary since 2012.   
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The Huskies went 1-1 last weekend against Maine and Vermont
• On Friday afternoon, Maine was able to stifle the Huskies, who were on the road in Orono, holding them to just one goal in a 4-1 loss
• Northeastern bounced back on Sunday afternoon against the Catamounts
• After falling behind 0-2 in the first 20 minute of action, the Huskies reeled off six straight goals, including a pair by senior Kristin Abreu, to seal a 6-2 victory over the Catamounts on Legends Sunday at Dedham Field
 
NORTHEASTERN VS.
 
TOWSON
• Towson is 1-9 entering the weekend and is coming off of their first win of the season Sunday over LIU Brooklyn
• Towson has scored nine goals on the season led by Kendra Sykes (3g) while Emilee Woodall has seen the majoriy of time in goal with 120 saves already this season and a 3.92 GAA
• Towson and Northeastern have met 20 times in the past with the Huskies owning a 17-3 series lead, including a 7-1 victory to round out the 2016 season last year
• The Huskies are currently on a five-game win streak over the Tigers with the last loss coming in the 2011 season
 
WILLIAM & MARY
• William & Mary are 6-4 through their first 10 games heading into this weekend of action
• The Tribe are led by Cammie Lloyd who has seven goals and three assists on the year and her 17 points rank fifth in the CAA while in net, Morgan Connor has seen the majority of action and holds a 2.14 GAA while making 53 saves
• Northeastern & William & Mary have met 17 times in a series that begin in 1983
• The two teams have met every year since the Huskies joined the CAA in 2005 with Northeastern tallying a 9-4 record during that time
• Northeaster has won four of the last five games over the Tribe, though William & Mary came away with a 3-1 victory last year in Dedham on a rainy Sunday afternoon
 
CAA OPENERS
• Northeastern begins CAA play this weekend when they head to Towson on Friday
• NU is 17-11 all-time in conference openers, but 3-9 during CAA play
• Northeastern will face the Tigers in the season opener for the first time since the 2006 season where the Huskies fell 1-0 in double OT
• Northeastern is 1-1 all-time in conference openers against Towson
 
TOPS IN THE NATION
• Seven different Huskies have already scored in 2017, and all of those athletes have tallied multiple goals on the year
• As a team, the Huskies lead the CAA and rank sixth nationally scoring 3.44 goals/game
• Redshirt senior Jamie Bartucca leads the Husky scorers and has a career-high tying 10 goals in the first nine games, which tops the CAA and ranks fourth in the nation with 1.11 gpg in 2017
• Bartucca has also added a pair of assists on the year for a total of 22 points, or 2.44 per game which again leads the conference and ranks sixth nationally 
• June Curry-Lindahl who has recorded six goals and six assists on the year for 18 total points ranks tied for second in the conference and 17th nationally
 
TO BE THE BEST.... 
• William & Mary marks the second ranked program that the Huskies will face this season after taking on No. 17 Harvard in the middle of September
• This weekend's meeting marks the first time the Huskies have faced a ranked William & Mary team since Sept. 21, 2012, a 3-2 victory in favor of Northeastern
• Eight teams Northeastern will face this season are currently ranked in the NFHCA Coaches Poll
• From Oct. 9 on, the Huskies are looking at taking on six ranked teams in seven contests beginning against No. 22 Boston University and finishing up against the reigning national champions and No. 8 ranked Delaware
• The Huskies will also take on No. 9 Boston College, No. 16 Princeton, No. 17 James Madison, and No. 21 St. Joseph's during that span
• In the last six seasons, the Huskies have taken on 35 ranked teams, including 12 in the 2012 season alone
• Northeastern is looking for its first win over a ranked team since a 3-2 victory over No. 8 Boston College on Oct. 5, 2014