GLENSIDE, Pa. - The fourth-seeded Arcadia University field hockey team travels to top-seeded Stevens Wednesday night to open the MAC Freedom Tournament. The Knights are aiming to reach the conference championship game for the first time since 2018.
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MAC FREEDOM FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS
#4 ARCADIA (9-10, 5-2 MAC Freedom) vs. #1 STEVENS (13-4, 6-1 MAC Freedom)
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Related: 2021 MAC Freedom Field Hockey Championship Central
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
-The Knights enter the conference tournament winners of three-straight while outscoring their opponents 12-3. Arcadia also won four of its last five conference matchups - including the Oct. 23, 2-1 victory over Stevens at Jean Lenox West Field.
-First-year
Morganne Dee comes into postseason play tied for the conference lead in goals with 13, while
Autumn Gahman ranks sixth with 11 tallies. Arcadia led the conference in goals during the regular season with 61. The Knights also have three players in the top-five in assists, led by eight each from Gahman and
Lindsay Kuss which ranks second and is one off the MAC Freedom lead.
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Gracie Fenner's has put together a solid season in goal for the Knights, posting a 1.494 goals against average - good for third in the conference - while her seven shutouts rank second among MAC Freedom goalies. Fenner enters the tournament with 92 saves and a .767 save percentage.
ABOUT STEVENS
-The Ducks enter the conference tournament as the one-seed after playing to a 6-1 record in MAC Freedom play during the regular season with the lone loss coming to the Knights on Oct. 23. Stevens played to an 8-1 record at home with its only loss in Hoboken coming in the Ducks' home-opener against Montclair State on Sept. 8.
-Stevens was ranked fifth in Region IV in the latest NCAA Division III Field Hockey Regional Rankings and are currently 1-1 against regionally ranked teams this season.
-The Ducks sit one spot behind the Knights in second in total goals on the year with 52, led by Aryana Muscara's conference-leading 13 tallies. Muscara also ranks third in the conference with 32 points.
