PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle field hockey team will travel north on Friday for a critical Atlantic 10 matchup against first place Massachusetts before honoring three seniors on Sunday when the Explorers host city rival Saint Joseph's.

Scouting the Explorers (6-8, 1-1 Atlantic 10)

The Blue and Gold opened up Atlantic 10 play with a split against Lock Haven and Temple. On Friday, two first half goals by senior Lindsay Fry and junior Janel Paukovits gave La Salle a 2-0 victory over LHU. Two days later, Fry scored yet again but an overtime goal by A-10 Player of the Week Bridget Settles pushed Temple past the Explorers, 2-1.

Redshirt freshman Lisa Shaffer earned her second straight A-10 Rookie of the Week nod and is ranked third nationally in save percentage (.828). Redshirt sophomore Haley Jennings is fourth nationally in defensive saves with four.

Twelve different Explorers have registered points this season, while nine different players have scored goals.

La Salle will recognize its three seniors in a pre-game ceremony on Sunday before the Saint Joseph's game—Fry, Becca Freed and Katelyn Haney. Fry has been a starter in every game of her career, scoring 31 points, while Freed has anchored the midfield in her senior season, starting all 14 games. Haney has been a valuable part of the La Salle defense, appearing in 46 games during her career.

La Salle will wrap up the home slate on Friday, October 28 versus Saint Louis. The SLU game will be video streamed via goexplorers.tv, the first field hockey game to be broadcast on the internet.

Scouting Massachusetts (5-9, 3-0 Atlantic 10)
Friday, October 21, 2011 | 3 PM
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UMass is tied for the lead in the Atlantic 10 with a perfect 3-0 record. Kim Young and Callie Sweigert lead the Minutewomen with 10 points each. Alesha Widdall, a third team All-American last year, has posted a 2.07 GAA and a save percentage of .762 in goal.

Massachusetts is led by first year head coach Carla Tagliente, a 2001 Maryland grad, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Northwestern.

The Minutewomen have played a difficult schedule and are ranked #35 in the latest RPI. Seven of their nine losses have come to teams ranked in the top 25.

Scouting Saint Joseph's (5-8, 0-2 Atlantic 10)
Sunday, October 23, 2011 | 12 PM
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City rival Saint Joseph's will arrive on DeVincent Field having played the top two teams in the A-10, falling to Temple (4-1) and Massachusetts (7-0). Ellen Rowe and Theresa Testa lead the Hawks with 17 points each, while Therese Doyle (13 points) and Jordan Martin (12 points) also chip in offensively.

Last year SJU edged the Explorers 3-2 thanks to goals by Testa and Doyle. St. Joe's will finish off the season with Lock Haven and Saint Louis.

Freshman Katie Walsh and Explorer freshman Colleen Kempf were teammates last year at Central Bucks South.