University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Seeks First-Ever National Field Hockey Championship Sunday vs. North Carolina
11/19/2016 8:07:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 8 Delaware (22-2, 6-0 CAA) vs. No. 4 North Carolina (20-5, 3-3 ACC)
NCAA Championship Final
📅 DATE: Sunday, November 20, 2016
🕖 TIME: 1 p.m. ET
📍 LOCATION: L.R. Hill Sports Complex – Norfolk, Va.
🖥 ONLINE: 🎥 NCAA.com | 📻 WVUD-HD2 | 📊 Live Stats | 
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SEMIFINAL 1: No. 4 North Carolina 2, No. 6 UConn 1 (ot)
SEMIFINAL 2: No. 8 Delaware 3, No. 14 Princeton 2
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Delaware – Sunday, 1 p.m.
ADMISSION 🎟
Tournament books are $35 for adults and $15 for youth 17 and younger while individual game tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for youth 17 and younger. Groups of 10 or more can receive admission for $10 apiece.
LAST TIME OUT 👀
The Blue Hens will make their first-ever appearance in the NCAA National Championship this coming Sunday following Friday's 3-2 semifinals victory over Princeton at Old Dominion's L.R. Hill Sports Complex. Esmée Peet netted two goals for the Blue Hens, including the game-winner with less than two minutes remaining. With her tallies, the midfielder moves up in the Delaware record books and is now fourth all-time with 119 points and 48 goals. Peet registered the first goal of the game at 15:05 off the penalty corner with assists coming from Maura Zarkoski and Kayla Devlin before Princeton responded just 51 seconds later with a tally from Ryan McCarthy. Kiki Bink gave the Hens the 2-1 advantage in the 55th minute as the defender redirected the shot from Greta Nauck. The Tigers (12-8) would not back down however as Cat Caro connected on a penalty corner in the 67th minute to tie things at 2-2. With a man down due to a yellow card, the Hens found their way back on top as Meghan Winesett sent the ball into a wide-open Peet at the stroke with 1:30 left on the clock. Emmeline Oltmans picked up three saves for the Hens while Bink was credited with a defensive save.
· Karen Shelton (West Chester '79) took over as UNC's head coach in 1981 and has since led the Heels to national prominence in the form of six NCAA Championships, 10 NCAA runner-up finishes and 34 winning seasons. Now in her 36th season, Shelton carries a career record of 628-158-9 and ranks second in NCAA history in career wins.
ABOUT NO. 4 NORTH CAROLINA
The Tar Heels are making their second straight and 17th overall appearance in the NCAA Championship Final and seeking their seventh title in program history. UNC advanced to Sunday's game after a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory against No. 6 Connecticut in the semifinals. The 2015 NCAA runner-up, Carolina was ranked No. 1 at the start of the season and is currently 20-5 overall. The Heels finished ACC play at 3-3 before falling in the title game to Virginia, 4-2. Lauren Moyer guides UNC with 49 points on 23 goals and three assists while Gab Major is second with 28 points on nine goals and a team-leading 10 assists. Julia Young, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, has also added 10 assists for the Heels. After platooning for most of the senior, goalie Shannon Johnson has played the entirety of all three NCAA games, earning two complete game shutouts. The senior has posted a GAA of 0.79 with 17 saves (.680) in 16 games played this season.
