The No. 7 American University field hockey team will return to Jacobs Field on Saturday, October 23 at 12:00 p.m. for a meeting with the Bucknell Bison.

The Eagles (13-3, 3-0) are rebounding from a 3-0 loss at No. 2 Maryland on Wednesday night. Despite a strong effort from goalkeeper Hannah Weitzman, American lost its first game since falling 2-1 to Louisville on September 5. The 12-match winning streak was the Eagles' third longest under Head Coach Steve Jennings.

Senior forward Christine Fingerhuth leads American with a career-high 14 goals and has been named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week in each of the past four weeks. She ranks seventh in program history with 108 career points, and her 48 career goals is good for fifth all-time. Five other Eagles have recorded at least five goals this season, including Lotte van de Mierop (7), Gina Hofmann (6), Shelly Montgomery (6), Melissa Casale (5) and Anne van Erp (5). Kirstin Gebhart, Hofmann and Natalie Ellenberger lead the team with 11, 10 and nine assists, respectively.

Weitzman has been outstanding in the cage this season. She is currently ranked fourth in the nation with a 0.96 goals against average, sports a .737 save percentage and has notched four shutouts.

Bucknell (6-9, 2-1) has lost three of its last four, including its most recent match up against No. 11 Penn State. The Bison are led by senior Kelly Bruvik, who has a team-high eight goals and 20 points on the year. Three other student-athletes have notched at least 10 points this season, including Morgan Kauffman (14), Rachel Misko (11) and Tayler Siegrist (10). Sarah Zargarpour has recorded four shutouts and a 2.09 gaa in the cage for Bucknell.

Since 2001, American holds a 10-1 series advantage and has outscored the Bison 38-10. Bucknell has not defeated the Eagles since its 3-2 victory on October 27, 2001.

At halftime of Saturday's match, American will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the 2005 season, when American posted a 20-2 overall record and made the program's second appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight.

Fans unable to attend the match can catch all of the action live through AUeagles.com via a subscription to Eagles Vision TV. Year-long subscriptions are $49.95 and allow you to watch every live broadcast produced by Eagles Vision TV and access to the Eagles Vision TV archives to watch past games on-demand. Single-game subscriptions, which are only available during live broadcasts, are also available for $5.95 per event.