University of Delaware Athletics
No. 9 Blue Hens Seek Fourth Straight CAA Title; Face Drexel Friday at 3 p.m.
11/3/2016 9:17:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 9 Delaware (17-2, 6-0 CAA) vs. Drexel (9-10, 3-3 CAA)
📅 DATE: Friday, November 4, 2016
🕖 TIME: 3 p.m. ET
📍 LOCATION: Fred P. Rullo Stadium – Newark, Del.
🖥 ONLINE: 🎥 CAA.tv | 📻 91.3 WUVD | 📊 Live Stats | 
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ADMISSION 🎟
Tickets for each day of the tournament will be $7 for adults and $5 for youth (18 years of age and younger) and seniors (60 years of age and older). Students of participating CAA institutions will receive free admission by showing a valid student ID. Semifinals tickets are valid for both games on Friday, Nov. 4. Gates will open at Fred P. Rullo Stadium at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 and at noon on Sunday, Nov. 6.
LAST TIME OUT 👀
School records continue to crumble each time the Blue Hens take the field and Sunday was no different as No. 9 Delaware defeated Drexel, 4-1, on a beautiful afternoon at Fred P. Rullo Stadium. Greta Nauck tallied her eighth multi-goal game of the season and en route broke the UD single-season goals record with 24 tallies. Casey Howard previously held the record of 22, which was set during the 2009 campaign. Meghan Winesett and Ally Pollak also registered goals for the Blue Hens on senior day. Emmeline Oltmans allowed one goal with one save in 63 minutes of play before Sydney Rhodes came in relief to keep a clean sheet. Allison McCardell logged Drexel's lone goal of the day in the 61st minute. Erin Gilchrist collected 12 saves as the Dragons fall to 8-10 on the year and 3-3 in the CAA.
· Denise Zelenak (West Chester '91) is in her 22nd season with the Dragons and has recorded 230 wins since taking over the team in 1995.
ABOUT DREXEL
The Dragons earned the fourth and final seed in this weekend's CAA Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 3-3 mark in conference play. Freshman Tess Bernheimer became the first Dragon to be named the CAA Rookie of the Year while she also earned All-CAA First Team and All-Rookie Team accolades Thursday. The Lewes, Del. native has posted 16 points on six goals and four assists for Drexel this season. Senior Jessica McCarthy was also named to the First Team while senior Idrienne Walker and sophomore Megan Wiest were Second Team selections. McCarthy has tallied 22 points on seven goals and eight assists this season while Walker (10g, 6a) and Wiest (12g, 4a) hold the team lead with 26 points. Sophomore Erin Gilchrist has started all 18 contests for the Dragons and has allowed 3.10 goals per game with 110 saves (.675).
