Friday, October 2
Davidson, NC
5 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
Saint Joseph's
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Field Hockey to Host Saint Joseph's, Ball State This Weekend
9/30/2026 1:57:00 PM | Field Hockey
Having won four of its last five games, the Davidson field hockey team will play its next two at home, beginning with Friday's Atlantic 10 contest against Saint Joseph's.
The Wildcats will host the Hawks at 5 p.m., then welcome non-conference foe Ball State Sunday on Senior Day.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are 6-4 overall and 0-1 in the A10, with a 5-2 league loss at Richmond Sept. 18.
• Davidson has won two straight, defeating Bellarmine (Sept. 20) and Queens (Sept. 25) by 2-0 margins.
• The back-to-back shutouts took Davidson's season total to five, as the Wildcats also held Towson, Stonehill and Longwood scoreless.
• It's the most shutouts in a season since the Wildcats had six in their eight-win 2015 campaign.
• Davidson also had five shutouts in a 14-win season in 2010.
• The Wildcats have outscored their opponents 24-11 this year.
• Sophomore forward Lourdes Wolf leads the team with seven goals, two more than she had a year ago as an A10 First Team and All-Rookie pick. She ranks fourth in the league in goals and with 14 points.
• Senior back Matilda Collins has scored five goals, which is tied for sixth in the A10.
• Collins and Wolf are tied for second in the league with 1.90 shots-on-goal per game.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Avery Foster is tied for the league lead with a 0.95 goals-against average and ranks third in saves percentage (.742).
SCOUTING SAINT JOE'S
• SJU enters 4-5 overall and 2-0 in the A10, tied with VCU atop the league standings.
• The Hawks, voted the A10's 2026 preseason favorites, have won five consecutive A10 championships and eight of the last nine.
• This year, they have dropped four contests to teams ranked in the top 16 nationally.
• In league play, SJU defeated Saint Louis 2-1 on Sept. 18 and topped Richmond 3-1 on Sept. 25.
• Adéle Jardemar scored two goals against Richmond and was named A10 Offensive Player of the Week.
• Fellow back Milou Kluyt, last year's A10 Defensive Player of the Year, earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for leading the effort against the Spiders.
• Forward Cat Arentz leads the Hawks with four goals.
• SJU is coached by Sam Brown, who is in his first season after serving as associate head coach at Syracuse under former SJU head coach Lynn Farquhar.
• Davidson is seeking its first win against the Hawks (0-11).
• SJU won last year's meeting 3-0 on its home turf.
SCOUTING BALL STATE
• Ball State will visit MAC foe Appalachian State on Friday before facing the Wildcats two days later.
• The Cardinals enter the weekend 3-6 with wins over Sacred Heart, Lehigh and Longwood.
• Lauren Lewis and Gigi Ranoldo lead the way with three goals apiece.
• Davidson has won the last two meetings with Ball State, winning 1-0 in 2023 and 4-1 in 2022.
• Ball State is coached by former Davidson assistant Caitlin (Walsh) Johnson, who is in her fifth season. At Davidson, she served on Ginny Turner's staff.
The Wildcats will host the Hawks at 5 p.m., then welcome non-conference foe Ball State Sunday on Senior Day.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are 6-4 overall and 0-1 in the A10, with a 5-2 league loss at Richmond Sept. 18.
• Davidson has won two straight, defeating Bellarmine (Sept. 20) and Queens (Sept. 25) by 2-0 margins.
• The back-to-back shutouts took Davidson's season total to five, as the Wildcats also held Towson, Stonehill and Longwood scoreless.
• It's the most shutouts in a season since the Wildcats had six in their eight-win 2015 campaign.
• Davidson also had five shutouts in a 14-win season in 2010.
• The Wildcats have outscored their opponents 24-11 this year.
• Sophomore forward Lourdes Wolf leads the team with seven goals, two more than she had a year ago as an A10 First Team and All-Rookie pick. She ranks fourth in the league in goals and with 14 points.
• Senior back Matilda Collins has scored five goals, which is tied for sixth in the A10.
• Collins and Wolf are tied for second in the league with 1.90 shots-on-goal per game.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Avery Foster is tied for the league lead with a 0.95 goals-against average and ranks third in saves percentage (.742).
SCOUTING SAINT JOE'S
• SJU enters 4-5 overall and 2-0 in the A10, tied with VCU atop the league standings.
• The Hawks, voted the A10's 2026 preseason favorites, have won five consecutive A10 championships and eight of the last nine.
• This year, they have dropped four contests to teams ranked in the top 16 nationally.
• In league play, SJU defeated Saint Louis 2-1 on Sept. 18 and topped Richmond 3-1 on Sept. 25.
• Adéle Jardemar scored two goals against Richmond and was named A10 Offensive Player of the Week.
• Fellow back Milou Kluyt, last year's A10 Defensive Player of the Year, earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for leading the effort against the Spiders.
• Forward Cat Arentz leads the Hawks with four goals.
• SJU is coached by Sam Brown, who is in his first season after serving as associate head coach at Syracuse under former SJU head coach Lynn Farquhar.
• Davidson is seeking its first win against the Hawks (0-11).
• SJU won last year's meeting 3-0 on its home turf.
SCOUTING BALL STATE
• Ball State will visit MAC foe Appalachian State on Friday before facing the Wildcats two days later.
• The Cardinals enter the weekend 3-6 with wins over Sacred Heart, Lehigh and Longwood.
• Lauren Lewis and Gigi Ranoldo lead the way with three goals apiece.
• Davidson has won the last two meetings with Ball State, winning 1-0 in 2023 and 4-1 in 2022.
• Ball State is coached by former Davidson assistant Caitlin (Walsh) Johnson, who is in her fifth season. At Davidson, she served on Ginny Turner's staff.
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