Four Muhlenberg teams open up Centennial Conference play this weekend.
Field Hockey vs. McDaniel (Friday, 7:00)
After winning their home opener in decisive fashion (5-1 vs. King’s) on Wednesday, the Mules stay at home to take on McDaniel in the first Centennial Conference game of the year. The Green Terror (2-2) won its first two games in overtime but has been shut out in its last two outings. Both teams finished 4-6 in the CC last year, and they played an appropriately evenly matched game, with Muhlenberg coming back twice to win 4-3 in overtime. The Mules lead, 11-9, in a series in which the road team has won the last four games.
Live stats: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/sports/fhlive/xlive.htm
Live video: http://www.livestream.com/muhlenberg
Football at Franklin & Marshall (Saturday, 1:00)
The defending Centennial Conference runner-up travels to Lancaster to face the team picked to finish second in the 2013 preseason poll. The teams’ openers could not have been much different, with Muhlenberg rolling past The Apprentice School, 59-6, and the Diplomats losing to Washington and Lee, 14-13, on a failed two-point conversion in the final 30 seconds.
Franklin & Marshall leads the all-time series, 52-43-1, but the Mules won the last two meetings by three touchdowns, including last season’s 21-0 shutout. Muhlenberg starting QB Joe Carlucci is the older brother of F&M backup Anthony Carlucci, who played the second half of last year’s game.
Live stats/video: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/fandm.portal#
Volleyball at McDaniel (Saturday, 12:00); vs. Goucher (Saturday, 2:00)
The Mules (4-4), who split on their first two weekends of play in 2013, will try to sweep this tri-match, just like they did last year, when they beat McDaniel in four sets and Goucher in three. The Green Terror (3-2), two years removed from a winless season, is improving but carries a 22-match CC losing streak into this contest. McDaniel leads the all-time series, 15-6, although Muhlenberg has won three of the last five. Goucher is 6-3.
Live stats/video: http://www.mcdanielathletics.com/livestats/landing
Women’s Soccer at McDaniel (Saturday, 4:00)
Muhlenberg (2-2) takes its two-game winning streak into its CC opener against McDaniel, which outscored its first three opponents by a 16-0 margin before suffering a 4-2 loss to York on Wednesday. The Mules allowed only three goals in CC games last year, but one of them was to McDaniel in a 1-0 loss to open the league season. Muhlenberg went on to finish 6-3-1 and earn a playoff berth, while McDaniel ended at 2-7-1. The Mules lead the series, 13-6-1, and had not lost to the Green Terror since 2003 before last year.
Live stats: http://www.mcdanielathletics.com/livestats/landing
Women’s Golf at Dickinson Fall Invitational (Saturday)
It’s the first competition of the year for the Mules.