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11/4/2026 4:58:00 PM | Field Hockey
Making back-to-back Atlantic 10 Tournament appearances for the first time, the Davidson field hockey team opens play against top-seeded Saint Joseph's Thursday morning.
The fourth-seeded Wildcats will face the regular season champions at 11 a.m., with the winner to meet either No. 2 Richmond or No. 3 VCU on Saturday.
VCU is hosting the four-team event at its Cary Street Field.
TOURNAMENT PICTURE
• Davidson enters 10-9 overall and 2-4 in the A10, having posted consecutive 10-win seasons for the first time since 2010 (14 wins) and 2011 (11).
• This is the Wildcats' third A10 Tournament appearance, with the first coming in 2015, their second year in the league.
• Davidson earned this year's spot via a tiebreaker, after tying with La Salle and Saint Louis in the standings. The Wildcats got the nod based on the fifth criteria, goal differential against common league opponents.
• Davidson advanced with a minus-2 differential, compared to that of Saint Louis (minus-5) and La Salle (minus-14).
• The Wildcats are 0-3 against the tournament field this season.
DYNAMIC DUO
• Senior back Matilda Collins and sophomore forward Lourdes Wolf lead the Wildcats with 25 points apiece, which ranks fifth in the league, and both earned a spot on the A10 First Team on Wednesday.
• Wolf, from Germany, is the team's leading scorer with 12 goals and one assist, while Collins, of England, has 11 goals and three assists.
• They are the first Wildcats duo to score double-digit goals in the same season since 2011, when Finley Amato and Christine Rua scored 14 and 12, respectively.
• Wolf is a back-to-back First Team selection, while Collins has earned four league honors in her career, also including Second Team (2024, 2025) and All-Rookie (2023) recognition.
MORE ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson's 6-0 win over Mercyhurst on Oct. 23 was the team's sixth shutout of the season, the most since also having six in 2015.
• In all, five Wildcats earned A10 honors on Wednesday. Freshman back Ava Perkins (2 goals, team-high 8 assists) was named to the Second Team and joined Ise Adams (3 goals, 6 assists) and Maia Macaloney (1 goal, 2 assists) on the All-Rookie Team.
• Davidson has five players with double-digit points this year, also including junior Eva van der Kooi (15 points).
• Senior back Liv Goeke leads the team and ranks 14th nationally with three defensive saves.
• Coach Zoe Almquist is in her eighth season, and the Wildcats' next win will be the 50th of her career. Her teams are 27-26 the last three seasons.
A10 TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The Wildcats are seeking their first victory in A10 postseason play.
• Richmond defeated the Wildcats 2-1 in 2015 and 4-2 last season.
• Davidson led the Spiders 1-0 last year before Clara Larripa, this season's A10 Offensive Player of the Year, scored a hat trick and turned the tide.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
• Saint Joseph's has been the A10's team to beat the last decade, winning the last five tournaments and eight of the previous nine.
• The Hawks enter this postseason 9-9 overall and 6-0 in the A10.
• Back Milou Kluyt is now a two-time A10 Defensive Player of the Year, and she's one of three Hawks on the A10 First Team, joined by forward Erika Culp and back Adele Jardenar.
• Culp, Jardemar and Cat Arentz lead the Hawks with eight goals apiece.
• Saint Joe's won 5-1 on Oct. 2 in Davidson, behind two goals from Culp.
• Wolf scored Davidson's goal, the first for a Wildcat against the Hawks since 2015, and broke a streak of nine shutouts in the series.
The fourth-seeded Wildcats will face the regular season champions at 11 a.m., with the winner to meet either No. 2 Richmond or No. 3 VCU on Saturday.
VCU is hosting the four-team event at its Cary Street Field.
TOURNAMENT PICTURE
• Davidson enters 10-9 overall and 2-4 in the A10, having posted consecutive 10-win seasons for the first time since 2010 (14 wins) and 2011 (11).
• This is the Wildcats' third A10 Tournament appearance, with the first coming in 2015, their second year in the league.
• Davidson earned this year's spot via a tiebreaker, after tying with La Salle and Saint Louis in the standings. The Wildcats got the nod based on the fifth criteria, goal differential against common league opponents.
• Davidson advanced with a minus-2 differential, compared to that of Saint Louis (minus-5) and La Salle (minus-14).
• The Wildcats are 0-3 against the tournament field this season.
DYNAMIC DUO
• Senior back Matilda Collins and sophomore forward Lourdes Wolf lead the Wildcats with 25 points apiece, which ranks fifth in the league, and both earned a spot on the A10 First Team on Wednesday.
• Wolf, from Germany, is the team's leading scorer with 12 goals and one assist, while Collins, of England, has 11 goals and three assists.
• They are the first Wildcats duo to score double-digit goals in the same season since 2011, when Finley Amato and Christine Rua scored 14 and 12, respectively.
• Wolf is a back-to-back First Team selection, while Collins has earned four league honors in her career, also including Second Team (2024, 2025) and All-Rookie (2023) recognition.
MORE ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson's 6-0 win over Mercyhurst on Oct. 23 was the team's sixth shutout of the season, the most since also having six in 2015.
• In all, five Wildcats earned A10 honors on Wednesday. Freshman back Ava Perkins (2 goals, team-high 8 assists) was named to the Second Team and joined Ise Adams (3 goals, 6 assists) and Maia Macaloney (1 goal, 2 assists) on the All-Rookie Team.
• Davidson has five players with double-digit points this year, also including junior Eva van der Kooi (15 points).
• Senior back Liv Goeke leads the team and ranks 14th nationally with three defensive saves.
• Coach Zoe Almquist is in her eighth season, and the Wildcats' next win will be the 50th of her career. Her teams are 27-26 the last three seasons.
A10 TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The Wildcats are seeking their first victory in A10 postseason play.
• Richmond defeated the Wildcats 2-1 in 2015 and 4-2 last season.
• Davidson led the Spiders 1-0 last year before Clara Larripa, this season's A10 Offensive Player of the Year, scored a hat trick and turned the tide.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
• Saint Joseph's has been the A10's team to beat the last decade, winning the last five tournaments and eight of the previous nine.
• The Hawks enter this postseason 9-9 overall and 6-0 in the A10.
• Back Milou Kluyt is now a two-time A10 Defensive Player of the Year, and she's one of three Hawks on the A10 First Team, joined by forward Erika Culp and back Adele Jardenar.
• Culp, Jardemar and Cat Arentz lead the Hawks with eight goals apiece.
• Saint Joe's won 5-1 on Oct. 2 in Davidson, behind two goals from Culp.
• Wolf scored Davidson's goal, the first for a Wildcat against the Hawks since 2015, and broke a streak of nine shutouts in the series.
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