Friday, October 23
Davidson, NC
5 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
Mercyhurst
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
10/22/2026 5:20:00 PM | Field Hockey
A final non-conference game, a Pink Out for breast cancer awareness and a visit to Atlantic 10 foe Saint Louis awaits the Davidson field hockey team on the season's ninth weekend.
The Wildcats will host Mercyhurst at Carol Grotnes Belk Turf Field Friday at 5 p.m., then visit Saint Louis Sunday in league play at 1 p.m. (ET).
Friday's contest is a Pink Out Game, and free breast cancer awareness gear will be available next to the bleachers.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is 8-8 overall and 1-3 in the A10 after dropping games to VCU and then-sixth ranked Wake Forest last weekend.
• Paired with last year's 10-win season, it's the first time since 2011 (11 wins) and 2012 (9) that the Wildcats have had consecutive seasons with at least eight wins.
• Senior back Matilda Collins and sophomore forward Lourdes Wolf have combined for slightly more than half of the Wildcats' 33 goals.
• Collins has a team-best nine goals, while Wolf has scored eight. It's the first time since 2016 that the Wildcats have had two players score at least eight goals in the same season. Katherine English and Anne Federico each scored eight in 2016.
• Collins has a team-high 20 points, which ranks third in the league.
• Freshmen Ise Adams and Ava Perkins lead the Wildcats with six assists apiece.
• The Davidson defense has registered five shutouts, the most in a season since 2015 (6).
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
• Mercyhurst is 3-11 overall with a 1-5 record in the NEC.
• The Lakers are in their third Division I season and have recorded wins over Saint Francis (2) and New Haven this season.
• Finja Wunner leads the Lakers with 13 points, including three goals and seven assists.
SCOUTING BILLIKENS
• Saint Louis is idle Friday, and the matchup with the Wildcats is the Billikens' final A10 game.
• The Billikens are 5-9 overall and 1-4 in the A10. Their lone league win was a 3-2 win over Lock Haven on Oct. 2, which was settled by a shootout.
• Sierra Larson leads SLU with nine goals and 19 points.
• Davidson has won 12 of 13 meetings with the Billikens since joining the A10 in 2014.
• The Wildcats have won the last three meetings, including 5-0 in Davidson last year.
The Wildcats will host Mercyhurst at Carol Grotnes Belk Turf Field Friday at 5 p.m., then visit Saint Louis Sunday in league play at 1 p.m. (ET).
Friday's contest is a Pink Out Game, and free breast cancer awareness gear will be available next to the bleachers.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is 8-8 overall and 1-3 in the A10 after dropping games to VCU and then-sixth ranked Wake Forest last weekend.
• Paired with last year's 10-win season, it's the first time since 2011 (11 wins) and 2012 (9) that the Wildcats have had consecutive seasons with at least eight wins.
• Senior back Matilda Collins and sophomore forward Lourdes Wolf have combined for slightly more than half of the Wildcats' 33 goals.
• Collins has a team-best nine goals, while Wolf has scored eight. It's the first time since 2016 that the Wildcats have had two players score at least eight goals in the same season. Katherine English and Anne Federico each scored eight in 2016.
• Collins has a team-high 20 points, which ranks third in the league.
• Freshmen Ise Adams and Ava Perkins lead the Wildcats with six assists apiece.
• The Davidson defense has registered five shutouts, the most in a season since 2015 (6).
SCOUTING THE LAKERS
• Mercyhurst is 3-11 overall with a 1-5 record in the NEC.
• The Lakers are in their third Division I season and have recorded wins over Saint Francis (2) and New Haven this season.
• Finja Wunner leads the Lakers with 13 points, including three goals and seven assists.
SCOUTING BILLIKENS
• Saint Louis is idle Friday, and the matchup with the Wildcats is the Billikens' final A10 game.
• The Billikens are 5-9 overall and 1-4 in the A10. Their lone league win was a 3-2 win over Lock Haven on Oct. 2, which was settled by a shootout.
• Sierra Larson leads SLU with nine goals and 19 points.
• Davidson has won 12 of 13 meetings with the Billikens since joining the A10 in 2014.
• The Wildcats have won the last three meetings, including 5-0 in Davidson last year.
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