No. 7 UD Perfect in CAA Regular Season; Drop Huskies, 5-1

Sunday, October 29

Dedham, Mass.

2:00 PM

University of Delaware

(13-4, 6-0CAA)

Northeastern

(8-11, 3-3CAA)

Delaware

Northeastern

No. 7 UD Perfect in CAA Regular Season; Drop Huskies, 5-1

10/29/2017 4:30:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

By: Delaware Athletics

DEDHAM, Mass. – The Blue Hens wrapped the CAA regular season for the second straight year with an unblemished record as No. 7 Delaware defeated Northeastern, 5-1, Sunday afternoon at a dreary Dedham Field.

The top-seeded Hens (13-4, 6-0 CAA) will take on the fourth-seeded Huskies (8-11, 3-3 CAA) in back-to-back contests, as Delaware hosts Northeastern at 3 p.m. Friday in the first game of the CAA semifinals at Fred P. Rullo Stadium. William & Mary and James Madison will face off in the day's other semifinals contest at 6 p.m. Sunday's championship game is slated for a 1 p.m. start time

Freshman Femke Strien (IJsselstein, The Netherlands/Cals College Nieuwegein) registered the first multi-goal game of her career by posting the first two scores of the contest.

Junior Greta Nauck (Krefeld, Germany/Gymnasium am Moltekplatz) added her second straight game with two goals while senior Taylor Lister (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) notched the other tally for the Blue Hens.

Senior Emmeline Oltmans (Baarn, The Netherlands/Het Baarnsch Lyceum) logged five saves for the 60th win of her career.

Laura MacLachlan posted the lone goal of the game for the Huskies while Julia Gluyas collected a career-high 11 saves.

POST-GAME QUOTES

Rolf van de Kerkhof

“Congratulations to our team on winning the CAA regular season title with a 6-0 record in a convincing way today. As we concluded our regular season, it is fair to say we learned and improved a lot as players, team, staff and program. In my observation we are currently at our best performance, health and depth-wise. Good timing with the 'November Madness' post season CAA and NCAA action coming up! We are very excited to host the CAA Tournament this coming weekend. I know our team is looking forward to welcoming the support of many Blue Hen and field hockey fans for some top-notch action at Rullo Stadium. Hope to see you in Newark on Friday.”

HEN SCRATCHINGS

• The Hens are 64-50 (.561) all-time in CAA play with three regular season and six conference tournament titles.

• Delaware has won six straight over the Huskies by a margin of 30-8.

• The Blue Hens outscored CAA opponents, 23-4, during regular season action.

• Greta Nauck has scored 19 points on nine goals and one assist in her last four games.

• Head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof is nearing his 100th career victory on the Delaware sidelines and holds 99 wins following Sunday's regular season finale.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

CAA Championship Ticket Info

• Friday, November 3 – CAA Tournament Semifinals – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)

• Game 1 – #1 Delaware vs. #4 Northeastern – 3 p.m.

• Game 2 – #2 James Madison vs. #3 William & Mary – 6 p.m.

• Sunday, November 5 – CAA Tournament Finals – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)

• Sunday, November 5 – NCAA Tournament Selection Show – 10 p.m. – NCAA.com

MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Hayon, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 302-379-9182