University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Aim for NCAA Final Four Berth; Take on No. 1 Duke Sunday
11/13/2016 10:15:00 AM | Field Hockey
No. 8 Delaware (20-2, 6-0 CAA) vs. No. 1 Duke (16-3, 5-1 ACC)
📅 DATE: Sunday, November 13, 2016
🕖 TIME: 2 p.m. ET
📍 LOCATION: Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium – Durham, N.C.
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GAME 1: No. 1 Duke 3, No. 10 American 0
GAME 2: No. 8 Delaware 1, No. 9 Louisville 0
GAME 3: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Delaware – Sunday, 2 p.m.
ADMISSION 🎟
Tickets for this weekend's NCAA Tournament contests in Durham will be available outside the stadium for a cost of $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-12. Fan parking will be available in the 705 Broad Street parking lot, located across the street from Jack Katz Stadium. Parking for persons with disabilities will be available in the Brodie Gym parking lot.
LAST TIME OUT 👀
For the first time since 1982, the University of Delaware field hockey team moved past the NCAA Tournament First Round following a 1-0 victory over No. 9 Louisville Saturday afternoon at Duke's Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium. Maura Zarkoski led Delaware with the lone goal of the afternoon. The midfielder gave the Hens the early lead in the ninth minute as she tapped in the cross from Lisa Giezeman from the right side. Delaware got all four of their shots in the first half as Louisville controlled possession in the second half and outshot the Hens, 11-4, in total. Emmeline Oltmans was clutch for the Blue Hens with six saves, five of which came in the second half, for her fourth shutout of the season and eighth of her career.
· A member of the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame, Pam Bustin (UMass '90) has amassed a record of 81-43 (.653) in her six years with the No. 1 Blue Devils. She previously served as the head coach at Louisville and Hofstra.
ABOUT NO. 1 DUKE
A goal from sophomore Rose Tynan with 24 seconds left in the first half propelled top-seeded Duke to a 3-0 victory Saturday against No. 19 American and to the NCAA Field Hockey quarterfinals. Graduate student forward Aisling Naughton and junior back Alyssa Chillano tallied second-half scores, while redshirt freshman goalkeeper Sammi Steele picked up her fifth shutout of the campaign. For the first time in program history, the Blue Devils received the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship and will serve as one of four regional host sites for the first and second rounds of action. Duke compiled a 15-2 record during the regular season while garnering the program's first ACC regular season title with a mark of 5-1 before falling to North Carolina, 3-2, in the ACC Tournament semifinals. Alyssa Chillano and Heather Morris received All-ACC First Team accolades while Aisling Naughton was a Second Team pick. Chillano leads the Blue Devils with 27 points (11g, 5a) while Morris (11g, 3a) and Naughton (10g, 5a) are second with 25. Freshman midfielder Margaux Paolino recently set the program's freshman assist record at 13 and ranks fourth nationally with 0.72 per game. Goalie Sammi Steele has started all 18 games for Duke and has picked up 66 saves at a clip of .733 while allowing 1.37 goals per game.
