Kent State University
Miami University (OH)
Reigning MAC Champs Face Off This Weekend at Miami
10/17/2014 12:06:00 PM | Field Hockey
The 2013 Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament champions will meet this weekend as Kent State (5-8, 2-0) travels to Miami (4-10, 2-1) for a noon match on Saturday.
Coverage
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The Matchup
• Kent State is 42-32-2 all-time against Miami
• The Golden Flashes won 3-1 at home in 2013
• The RedHawks won the four meetings previous to last season
Decade of Dominance
• In the last ten seasons, Kent State and Miami have combined to win nine regular season titles and four MAC Tournament titles
• Last season, Kent State won the regular season while Miami won the tournament
• The previous year was similar, as the teams tied for first place before the RedHawks beat the Golden Flashes 2-1 in the tournament championship game
• The two teams also shared a regular season championship in 2010 before Kent State beat Miami 3-2 in the tournament championship
National Rankings
• The Golden Flashes rank 7th in the nation in penalty corners per game, 10th in assists per game, 12th in scoring average, 14th in goals per game, 16th in shutouts per game and 20th in saves per game
• Individually, Andrea Rinehart is 18th in the nation in saves per game
• Julia Hofmann is 19th in points per game and 23rd in assists per game
• Hannah Faulkner is 27th in both goals per game and points per game
Into the Record Book
• Senior Julia Hofmann currently ranks 10th all-time in both goals and points in her career in the Kent State record book
• She has 42 goals and 106 points entering the weekend
• She is also five assists away from ranking 10th all-time in that category
