No. 13 Blue Hens Fall to No. 12 Liberty, 6-2

Sunday, October 11

Fred P. Rullo Stadium

1:00 PM

University of Delaware

(11-3)

Liberty

(9-3)

Liberty

Delaware

10/11/2015 3:49:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Delaware Athletics

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NEWARK, Del. – In a battle between two of the top offensive teams in the country, No. 12 Liberty was able to break down the Delaware defense for a 6-2 victory over the No. 13 Blue Hens Sunday afternoon at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.

The Flames (9-3) posted the first goal of the afternoon in the fourth minute from Abby Julius before Delaware junior Meghan Winesett (Centreville, Va./Westfield) collected the equalizing goal just before halftime.

Coming out of the break, Liberty notched three goals within a minute and a half timeframe, including two from Ashlee Krulock, to open the second half of play with the 4-1 advantage.

Sophomore Taylor Lister (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) brought things within two at 4-2 in the 44^th minute with her third goal of the season for the Blue Hens (11-3).

The Flames did not stop there however as Sarah Gipe and Hannah Jones gave Liberty two more scores in the 51^st and 69^th minutes for the 6-2 final.

Sophomore goalie Emmeline Oltmans (Baarn, The Netherlands/Het Baarnsch Lyceum) finished the game with three saves.

Rolf van de Kerkhof
“Congratulations to Liberty, I think they played a number of minutes of very good hockey against us today and that was the difference halfway through the second half. I thought that we came back nicely at the end of the first. We talked about how we needed to bring the fight the second half and I don't think we brought the fight at all; at least not as a team and this is a team sport. I think today's performance is an opportunity for us to reflect and understand that we really have to play as a team and execute regardless of who we play and what the score is.”

HEN SCRATCHINGS
     · Liberty avenged a previous loss at Rullo Stadium during the 2013 NCAA Tournament to tie the series between the Flames and Blue Hens at 1-1 all-time.
     · Delaware allowed the most amount of goals in a single game since No. 3 UNC defeated the No. 14 Hens, 6-2, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 16, 2013.
     · The Hens outshot the Flames, 13-12 and held a 7-5 advantage in penalty corners.
     · After registering an assist on Taylor Lister's goal, Michaela Patzner has tallied 111 career points (42g, 27a). Her 27 assists ties her for fourth in program history with Sara Hills (1996-99).

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
     · Sunday, October 18 – #5 Virginia at #13 Delaware – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
     · Friday, October 23 – Towson at #13 Delaware – 7 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
     · Sunday, October 25 – #15 Old Dominion at #13 Delaware – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Maggie Hayon | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 920-912-6635