Winesett Guides Delaware to 5-3 Victory at William & Mary Behind First-Career Hat Trick

Sunday, October 5

Williamsburg, Va.

12:00 PM

University of Delaware

(7-5 (2-0CAA))

William & Mary

(4-8 (1-1CAA))

Team	1	2	Final F
Delaware	2	3	5
William & Mary	2	1	3

Winesett Guides Delaware to 5-3 Victory at William & Mary Behind First-Career Hat Trick

10/5/2014 3:48:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Delaware Athletics

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Meghan Winesett (Centreville, Va./Westfield) collected her first career hat trick Sunday afternoon as the sophomore led the University of Delaware field hockey team to a 5-3 Colonial Athletic Association win over William & Mary at Busch Field.

A Preseason All-CAA team selection, Winesett doubled her season goal total to six after recording just the third hat trick for the Blue Hens since the 2009 season.

Classmate Esmée Peet (Zeewolde, The Netherlands/RSG Slingerbos) recorded two goals for the second straight game as Delaware improved to 7-5 overall and 2-0 in league play.

The Blue Hens and Tribe (4-8, 1-1 CAA) traded goals through the first 50 minutes of the contest before UD took the lead for good.

Winesett collected a pass from freshman Krissy Mikelson (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) along the baseline in the 52^nd minute for the team's fourth goal of the afternoon.

Less than two minutes later, Delaware took advantage of a penalty corner as Peet put the Hens up, 5-3, off assists from Mikelson and her sister, junior Allie Mikelson (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus).

Both Allie Mikelson and Krissy Mikelson, alongside junior Michaela Patzner (Rosenheim, Germany/Karolinen Gymnasium) finished the day with two total assists apiece while sophomore Marjelle Scheffers (Amersfoort, The Netherlands/Stedelijk Gymnasium Johan van Oldenbarneveld) also had an assist for the Blue Hens.

Redshirt freshman Fran Orella (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional) collected five saves in her third start of the season.

William & Mary's Emma Clifton picked up two goals in the Tribe loss. Meredith Savage registered six saves for W&M.Rolf van de Kerkhof
“I'm excited for our players as they continue to raise their performances and their ability to take care of game details. We had to battle a number of on-field challenges versus JMU and W&M this weekend, but found ways and worked together to take care of them. As a team, we are thrilled to be 2-0 in CAA competition. We can be a very good team and today we took another step in this process. This past weekend's experiences and performances will provide us with the desire and energy to continue our journey.”

HEN SCRATCHINGS
     · Dating to last season, the reigning CAA Champion Blue Hens have tallied 10 straight league victories.
     · Delaware is 47-46 (.505) all-time in CAA play.
     · The Blue Hens have won four straight against W&M and lead the all-time series, 11-8.
     · Allie Mikelson collected her sixth defensive save of the season against the Tribe, the most for a Blue Hens player since Michelle Drummonds posted seven during the 2009 campaign.
     · As a team, Delaware has eight defensive saves through 12 games played, the most since 2009 when UD recorded nine in 20 games.
     · Michaela Patzner leads the Hens with 18 points on six goals and six assists. She continues to climb in the Delaware record books and has 75 career points (29g, 17a), which is good for 13^th in UD history. Jodi Byrd (1995-98) is 12^th in the program record books with 79 career points on 35 goals and nine assists.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
     · Friday, October 10 – Delaware at Princeton – 6 p.m. – Bedford Field (Princeton, N.J.)
     · Sunday, October 12 – Delaware at Towson* - 1 p.m. – Johnny Unitas Stadium (Towson, Md.)
     · Sunday, October 19 – Columbia at Delaware – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)