Greta Nauck Leads 9-0 Onslaught Versus Towson

Friday, October 23

Fred P. Rullo Stadium

7:00 PM

University of Delaware

3-1(12-4 | CAA)

Towson

0-4(2-13 | CAA)

Towson

Delaware

10/23/2015 10:30:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Delaware Athletics

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NEWARK, Del. – Freshman Greta Nauck (Krefeld, Germany/Gymnasium am Moltkeplatz) was just one of four players with multiple points Friday night as No. 15 Delaware cruised past Towson, 9-0, in CAA action at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.

Nauck logged her first career hat trick in addition to an assist for a season-best seven points. The rookie midfielder also registered 14 shots, including 10 on goal.

Sophomore Taylor Lister (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) tied a career-high with two goals of her own while freshman Kiki Bink (Wageningen, The Netherlands/RSG Slingerbos) and senior Allie Mikelson (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) each posted two assists for the Hens (12-4, 3-1 CAA).

Also getting goals for Delaware were juniors Esmée Peet (Zeewolde, The Netherlands/RSG Slingerbos), Maura Zarkoski (Eagleville, Pa./Villa Maria) and Meghan Winesett (Centreville, Va./Westfield) and sophomore Krissy Mikelson (Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus) while senior Maddie O'Beirne (Vienna, Va./George C. Marshall) collected an assist.

Sophomore goalie Emmeline Oltmans (Baarn, The Netherlands/Het Baarnsch Lyceum) did not see a single Towson shot in her fourth career shutout victory.

The Tigers (2-13, 0-4 CAA) notched 19 total saves from Emilee Woodall, Megan Boyle and Stacey Mackintosh.

Rolf van de Kerkhof
“This was a great opportunity for us to take care of business in the CAA and punch our ticket to the CAA Tournament. We played our game tonight. In our game plan, we don't worry about who we play. We respect our opponent, but we play our own game. We were able to play 18 players today, which shows that we can play for each other and with each other. We believe that you enjoy the result until midnight and then we have to get back at it. Sunday is it's own game and we know we have to prepare to play Delaware field hockey again.”

Freshman Greta Nauck
“We had a great team performance tonight and we were really happy that we could get the win. My parents are here [from Germany] for family weekend, so it's great to be able to give them the win. We focus on and practice a lot of penalty corners, so it's nice to see that translate into our game. We're proud of our performance and this gives us confidence, but we need to play with the same enthusiasm on Sunday.”

HEN SCRATCHINGS
     · Tonight's win was the largest margin of victory for Delaware since defeating both American (10/27/83) and Towson State (10/13/83) by a score of 9-0.
     · In total, the Blue Hens outshot the Tigers, 38-0, and held a 17-0 advantage in penalty corners.
     · The last time Delaware tallied at least 38 shots in a game came on Oct. 15, 1992 when the Hens posted 49 in a 2-1 double overtime loss to Lehigh. In that game, Jennifer Daggett (1989-92) posted 16 shots.
     · The Blue Hens have reached the 12-win mark for the 20^th time in program history and sixth since 2001.
     · Delaware is 33-5-1 all-time against Towson and has now won five straight over the Tigers.
     · Esmée Peet now has 83 career points on 35 goals and 13 assists, a mark good for 13^th in program history. Beth Manley (1983-86) is 12^th all-time with 84 points (33g, 18a).
     · Greta Nauck previously had not scored more than two points in a single game for the Hens.
     · Seventeen of Delaware's 19 field players who have seen action this year have tallied at least one point.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
     · Sunday, October 25 – #12 Old Dominion at #15 Delaware – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.) – Senior Day & Academic Advisor Thanksgiving
     · Friday, October 30 – #15 Delaware at Drexel * – 7 p.m. – Buckley Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)
     · Sunday, November 1 - #15 Delaware at Northeastern * – 2 p.m. – Dedham Field (Dedham, Mass.)

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