No. 16 Blue Hens Capture CAA Regular Season Title With 4-3 Victory Over Northeastern

Friday, October 26

Newark, Del.

5:00 PM

University of Delaware

5-0(11-6 | CAA)

Northeastern

3-2(7-10| CAA)

Team	1	2	Final F
Northeastern	1	2	3
Delaware	2	2	4

Sophomore Ellie Schepens

Photo by: Jordan Burgess

No. 16 Blue Hens Capture CAA Regular Season Title With 4-3 Victory Over Northeastern

10/26/2018 8:57:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – For the third straight year, the Blue Hens will be the top seed in the CAA Tournament as No. 16 Delaware posted the 4-3 win over Northeastern to claim the league's regular season title Friday evening at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.

Freshman Lizzie Gaebel made her fourth start of the season and registered seven saves, including three huge stops in the final five minutes to lead the Hens (11-6, 5-0 CAA) to victory.

Delaware saw goals from four different players while seven total Blue Hens recorded at least one point.

The Hens opened the game with back-to-back goals from senior Michaela Scanlon (ninth minute) and freshman Pia Freudenberger (10^th minute) before the Huskies (7-10, 3-2 CAA) rattled off three straight tallies of their own.

In the 50^th minute, sophomore Ellie Schepens notched the game-tying goal before classmate Lotte de Koning collected the game-winner in the 63^rd minute.

Rachel Campbell and June Curry-Lindahl led Northeastern with one goal and one assist apiece while Julia Gluyas logged eight saves.

POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof

✔️ #CAAChamps Regular Season title

🗣 Rolf can de Kerkhof #BlueHens pic.twitter.com/SExQwl26AP
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) October 27, 2018

Senior Greta Nauck

We fought in memory of Meghan Mulqueen tonight #BlueHens #BlueHensForever

🗣 Greta Nauck pic.twitter.com/dombpzinsU
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) October 26, 2018

Freshman Lizzie Gaebel

Trust and communication is 🔑 in getting the W #BlueHens

🗣 Lizzie Gaebel pic.twitter.com/tIZ0MzL4ri
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) October 27, 2018

HEN SCRATCHINGS
· The Blue Hens held a moment of silence before the game and also wore black bands with the number 17 in honor of Meghan Mulqueen Taylor '92, who passed away earlier this month after a battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and subsequently Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
· Delaware held its annual Academic Thanksgiving to recognize its academic advisors and professors.
· The Blue Hens have won 23 straight CAA regular season and tournament contests.
· Delaware has won three straight and four overall CAA regular season titles.
· UD has won eight straight over Northeastern.
· Greta Nauck moved into fourth place in program history with 29 career assists.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, October 28 – Hofstra at No. 16 Delaware – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
· Friday, November 2 – No. 16 Delaware vs. TBD – CAA Tournament Semifinals – 3 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
· Sunday, November 4 – CAA Tournament Final – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)

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