University of Delaware Athletics
No. 14 Hens to Host Bucknell and Pacific
9/17/2015 3:14:00 PM | Field Hockey
NEWARK, Del. – The No. 14 Blue Hens look to continue their hot start to the season by welcoming Bucknell and Pacific to Fred P. Rullo Stadium this coming weekend.
Delaware will take on the Bison Friday beginning at 7 p.m. while the Hens will face off against the Tigers Sunday at noon.
ADMISSION 👍
Admission is free and open to the public for all home Delaware field hockey games held at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.
BROADCAST 🎥
None of this weekend's games will be broadcast online.
· Friday vs. Bucknell
· Sunday vs. Pacific
ONLINE 
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LAST TIME OUT
Delaware moved to 6-0 on the year with a 4-3 victory over Princeton Sunday afternoon at Fred P. Rullo Stadium. The Blue Hens, who were ranked No. 18 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll, were once again led by Michaela Patzner, who registered four points on one goal and two assists against the No. 20 Tigers. Meghan Winesett put the Hens ahead early, scoring goals in the first and fifth minutes. The Tigers responded with three unanswered goals and led, 3-2, with 24 minutes remaining in the game. Patzner then capitalized off a penalty corner in the 49th minute to tie things at 3-3 before assisting Kayla Devlin on the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute, also off a penalty corner. Delaware was in a nerve-wracking situation as time expired as Princeton logged three straight penalty corner opportunities. Emmeline Oltmans stopped Sophia Tornetta's first shot before Tornetta shot one wide and out of bounds to give the Hens the victory. Oltmans finished the game with four saves in the win.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Previously ranked No. 18, Delaware has jumped four spots and sits in the No. 14 spot in the most recent Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll.
· The Hens received 364 points and is just one of three Division I squads with a 6-0 record.
· UD was last ranked as high as No. 14 to end the 2013 season.
· Delaware is 6-0 to start the season for the first time since 2007 when the Blue Hens opened with a 7-0 mark.
· In total, the Hens have outscored opponents, 33-12, by a margin of 3.5, which is good for second nationally behind UConn's mark of 5.0.
· Delaware is tied for first alongside the Huskies with 5.5 goals per contest while the Blue Hens are alone in first with 16.0 points and 5.0 assists per game.
· Michaela Patzner was named the CAA Player of the Week after posting a career weekend against Temple and then-No. 20 Princeton. In the two games, the midfielder tallied 11 points on four goals and three assists, including her first-career hat trick versus the Owls.
· With 104 career points, Patzner (39g, 26a) is just one of seven players in program history to eclipse the 100 career-point mark. She is currently tied with Julie Grandell (1974-77) for fourth in program history. Her 39 goals are also good to tie for eighth in the record books with Kelly Cawley (1995-98) and Juli Byrd (1998-01) while her 26 assists place her fifth all-time.
· Patzner is currently ranked third nationally with 1.0 assists per game. Additionally, she is 18th with 2.33 points per game.
· Lisa Giezeman is also 18th nationally with 2.33 points per game. The freshman is also 10th in the NCAA with 1.0 goals per game.
· Emmeline Oltmans has allowed 2.0 goals per, a mark good for 32nd in the NCAA.
· Esmée Peet broke into the career Top 20 list at CMU and is now tied for 15th all-time with 71 career points (29g, 13a). Lauren Baugher (27g, 17a) previously registered 71 career points from 1992-95.
· This season is the 45th overall in program history. Delaware has tallied a composite record of 485-312-39 (.580) with 28 10-plus-win seasons.
SERIES INFORMATION
· Delaware is 14-3-2 against this weekend's opponents.
· The Blue Hens have recorded a mark of 9-2-2 all-time versus Bucknell since the first meeting in 1982. Delaware has won two straight over the Bison, including a 4-3 victory one the road in 2013.
· UD holds a 5-1 advantage all-time over Pacific. The Hens won the first matchup in the series in 1996 and have since won three straight versus the Tigers. Last season, Delaware defeated Pacific, 2-1, on Aug. 30 at Stanford for its first win of the year.
· A former member of the United States men's national field hockey team, Jeremy Cook (Drexel '02) is in his eighth season at Bucknell and has posted a 70-68 (.507) all-time record. The 2014 Patriot League Coach of the Year, Cook led the Bison to a perfect 6-0 record in the conference and the program's first-ever outright regular season title.
· Andy Smith joined Pacific in February 2013 and is currently amidst his third season as the head coach of the Tigers. Since arriving in Stockton, Smith has tallied a record of 14-30 (.318).
ABOUT BUCKNELL
The Bison enter the weekend at 2-3 after a big 2-1 win over California. Friday's contest against UD will be Bucknell's third in five games versus nationally ranked opponents. Senior Emily Hitchings scored both goals in Sunday's victory against the Bears to earn her first Patriot League Player of the Week honors for her performance. Anna Wills currently leads the Bison with five opints on two goals and one assist while Hitchings is second with four points. Shannon Keen has played in all 350 minutes this season for Bucknell and has posted 22 saves with 2.60 goals allowed per game.
ABOUT PACIFIC
The Tigers are also 2-3 on the year and will travel to VCU before facing the Blue Hens on Sunday. Pacific had previously lost three straight before notching a 3-0 victory over Saint Louis last Sunday. Ali Campos, the team's leading scorer last season, scored her first two goals of the season against the Billikens. The Tigers have seen seven different players score at least one goal this season. Leah Cofer leads the squad with three goals and six points while Campos has two goals and two assists for six points. Laura Pujade has started all five games in the cage for Pacific and has allowed 2.18 goals per game with a save percentage of 70.6.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Maggie Hayon | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 920-912-6635
