University of Delaware Athletics
No. 9 Delaware Eyes Fourth Straight CAA Crown in Sunday's Title Rematch vs. No. 20 Dukes
11/5/2016 5:16:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 9 Delaware (18-2, 6-0 CAA) vs. No. 20 James Madison (13-6, 4-2 CAA)
📅 DATE: Sunday, November 6, 2016
🕖 TIME: 1 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 Sunday's championship match 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. Gates will open at Fred P. Rullo Stadium at approximately noon on Sunday, Nov. 6.
LAST TIME OUT 👀
Greta Nauck registered her third career hat trick while Michaela Scanlon tallied a career-best two goals Friday afternoon as No. 9 Delaware routed Drexel, 6-1, at Fred P. Rullo Stadium in the first game of the CAA Tournament Semifinals. With the win, the Blue Hens upped their school-record winning streak to 14 games while setting a new single-season school record with their 18th overall victory. Nauck, who was named the 2016 CAA Player of the Year on Thursday, scored two of Delaware's first half goals while adding an assist in the second half. Scanlon notched the game-winner midway through the first half before posting UD's final goal of the afternoon in the 52nd minute. Esmée Peet, an All-CAA First Team selection for the fourth straight season, tallied her seventh goal of the year while Taylor Lister, also an All-CAA First Team honoree, added an assist in the win. Emmeline Oltmans held Drexel scoreless with one save in 55 minutes of play before Sydney Rhodes finished the game.
·Christy Morgan (Old Dominion '85), the 2015 CAA Coach of the Year, is in her third consecutive season and 12th overall with the Dukes. During her 12-year tenure at JMU, Morgan has posted a record of 172-86-2 (.665). JMU has advanced to the CAA title game nine times under Morgan's guidance.
ABOUT NO. 20 JAMES MADISON
The No. 20 and third-seeded Dukes earned a third consecutive berth in the Colonial Athletic Association title game with a 2-0 semifinal win over second-seeded William & Mary (9-10) on Friday night. Freshman Lisa Lejeune scored both goals in the victory, marking her first collegiate multi-goal game. JMU had five players selected for CAA end-of-year honors in Miranda Rigg (First Team), Hannah Hall (First Team), Cassie Hunter (All-Rookie), Florien Sondern (All-Rookie) and Casey O'Donnell (All-Academic). Rigg guides the Dukes with 32 points on 16 goals while Hall is second with 31 points on a team-leading nine assists and 11 goals. Sara Kraeutler has started all 19 games between the pipes for JMU and has allowed 2.07 goals per game with 82 saves (.683).
