Friday, October 10
Davidson, NC
5 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Richmond
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
'Cats Welcome Richmond on Team 50 Weekend
10/8/2025 3:35:00 PM | Field Hockey
With six wins in its last seven games, the Davidson field hockey team returns home to host Atlantic 10 rival Richmond Friday at 5 p.m.
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It'll be a matchup of teams that are 2-1 in the A-10 standings.
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It's the fourth of six A-10 games on Davidson's schedule and starts a stretch in which the Wildcats will play five of the next seven games, including three straight, at Carol Grotnes Belk Turf Field.
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TEAM 50 CELEBRATION
The 2025 Davidson field hockey team is the program's 50th, and the Wildcats will mark the occasion with alumni throughout the weekend. That includes on-field recognition prior to Friday's contest.
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LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson enters 7-4 overall and 2-1 in the league.
• With a 5-4 win at William & Mary last Sunday, the Wildcats secured at least seven wins for the third straight year.
• Davidson went 7-11 in 2023 and 7-8 last season.
• The last time the Wildcats won more than seven games was in 2015 (8-11).
• Last Friday's 2-1 A-10 loss at VCU snapped a five-game win streak, the team's longest since 2010.
• Also in A-10 play, Davidson defeated La Salle 3-2 on Sept. 19 and topped Lock Haven 5-1 on Sept. 26.
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SIB-SATIONAL
• Senior Sib Naaktgeboren continues to be the catalyst as the A-10's top scorer with 14 goals, which is tied for fourth nationally. It's the most goals a Wildcat has scored since Finley Amato also had 14 in 2011.
• Naaktgeboren also leads the A-10 with 33 points and is fifth with five assists.
• A two-time A-10 Second Team selection, Naaktgeboren has scored multiple goals in five games this year, including four at Towson (Aug. 31) and three at William & Mary.
• She was named A-10 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15 and 22.
• Naaktgeboren is climbing the Davidson records and closing in on multiple marks such as single-season goals (18) and single-season points (39), and she is four off the career assists (24) mark.
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MULTI-PRONGED ATTACK
• Naaktgeboren has plenty of help, too, as the Wildcats have seven other multi-goal scorers.
• That list includes Matilda Collins, Eva van der Kooi and Lourdes Wolf, who have each scored four goals.
• Celie Constantine, Emelia Little, Ava Mickel and Emilia Ostos have scored two goals apiece.
• Wolf is a two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week, including this week after scoring a goal against William & Mary. Ostos also has an A-10 Rookie of the Week honor this year.
• Constantine leads the Wildcats and is tied for second in the A-10 with six assists.
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SERIES HISTORY
• Richmond has won the last 10 meetings, including the previous two in overtime.
• Last year in Richmond, the Spiders tied the game in the final minute and prevailed 5-4 when Grace Wiggins scored the game-winner early in the extra period.
• In 2024, Davidson tied the game at 2-all in the third quarter before Alexa Derr's overtime goal gave the Spiders the 3-2 win.
• Both Wiggins and Derr are on this year's Richmond team.
• Davidson is seeking its first win in the series since 2015.
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SCOUTING THE SPIDERS
• Richmond enters the weekend 6-5 overall and 2-1 in the A-10.
• The Spiders have earned A-10 wins over Lock Haven (8-0 on Sept. 19) and La Salle (2-1 on Sept. 26). They lost 2-1 to Saint Louis on Oct. 3.
• Richmond is coming off a 5-0 win over Ball State last Sunday when Clara Larripa scored four goals. That earned her A-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
• A two-time A-10 First Team pick, Larripa leads the Spiders with 10 goals and five assists.
• Others to watch include Amy Stripling (5 goals, 1 assist) and Lainey Nichols (4 goals, 1 assist). Derr leads the team with six assists.
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It'll be a matchup of teams that are 2-1 in the A-10 standings.
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It's the fourth of six A-10 games on Davidson's schedule and starts a stretch in which the Wildcats will play five of the next seven games, including three straight, at Carol Grotnes Belk Turf Field.
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TEAM 50 CELEBRATION
The 2025 Davidson field hockey team is the program's 50th, and the Wildcats will mark the occasion with alumni throughout the weekend. That includes on-field recognition prior to Friday's contest.
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LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson enters 7-4 overall and 2-1 in the league.
• With a 5-4 win at William & Mary last Sunday, the Wildcats secured at least seven wins for the third straight year.
• Davidson went 7-11 in 2023 and 7-8 last season.
• The last time the Wildcats won more than seven games was in 2015 (8-11).
• Last Friday's 2-1 A-10 loss at VCU snapped a five-game win streak, the team's longest since 2010.
• Also in A-10 play, Davidson defeated La Salle 3-2 on Sept. 19 and topped Lock Haven 5-1 on Sept. 26.
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SIB-SATIONAL
• Senior Sib Naaktgeboren continues to be the catalyst as the A-10's top scorer with 14 goals, which is tied for fourth nationally. It's the most goals a Wildcat has scored since Finley Amato also had 14 in 2011.
• Naaktgeboren also leads the A-10 with 33 points and is fifth with five assists.
• A two-time A-10 Second Team selection, Naaktgeboren has scored multiple goals in five games this year, including four at Towson (Aug. 31) and three at William & Mary.
• She was named A-10 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15 and 22.
• Naaktgeboren is climbing the Davidson records and closing in on multiple marks such as single-season goals (18) and single-season points (39), and she is four off the career assists (24) mark.
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MULTI-PRONGED ATTACK
• Naaktgeboren has plenty of help, too, as the Wildcats have seven other multi-goal scorers.
• That list includes Matilda Collins, Eva van der Kooi and Lourdes Wolf, who have each scored four goals.
• Celie Constantine, Emelia Little, Ava Mickel and Emilia Ostos have scored two goals apiece.
• Wolf is a two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week, including this week after scoring a goal against William & Mary. Ostos also has an A-10 Rookie of the Week honor this year.
• Constantine leads the Wildcats and is tied for second in the A-10 with six assists.
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SERIES HISTORY
• Richmond has won the last 10 meetings, including the previous two in overtime.
• Last year in Richmond, the Spiders tied the game in the final minute and prevailed 5-4 when Grace Wiggins scored the game-winner early in the extra period.
• In 2024, Davidson tied the game at 2-all in the third quarter before Alexa Derr's overtime goal gave the Spiders the 3-2 win.
• Both Wiggins and Derr are on this year's Richmond team.
• Davidson is seeking its first win in the series since 2015.
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SCOUTING THE SPIDERS
• Richmond enters the weekend 6-5 overall and 2-1 in the A-10.
• The Spiders have earned A-10 wins over Lock Haven (8-0 on Sept. 19) and La Salle (2-1 on Sept. 26). They lost 2-1 to Saint Louis on Oct. 3.
• Richmond is coming off a 5-0 win over Ball State last Sunday when Clara Larripa scored four goals. That earned her A-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors.
• A two-time A-10 First Team pick, Larripa leads the Spiders with 10 goals and five assists.
• Others to watch include Amy Stripling (5 goals, 1 assist) and Lainey Nichols (4 goals, 1 assist). Derr leads the team with six assists.
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