Hens Cruise to 8-1 Victory Against James Madison to Advance to Sixth Straight CAA Championship Match

Friday, November 2

Newark, Del.

1:45 PM

University of Delaware

(13-6)

James Madison

(6-12)

Team	1	2	Final F
James Madison	1	0	1
Delaware	4	4	8

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Hens Cruise to 8-1 Victory Against James Madison to Advance to Sixth Straight CAA Championship Match

11/2/2018 5:40:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – At this point in her career, there's not much Greta Nauck hasn't done offensively for the Blue Hens. On Friday, that changed as the senior forward logged a career-high nine points as No. 14 Delaware topped James Madison, 8-1, to advance to its sixth straight CAA title match.

With three goals against the Dukes, Nauck posted a hat trick in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. She added three assists for a total of nine points, which is good for second in Blue Hens single-game history.

JMU (6-12) opened the game with a goal from Ongeziwe Mali in the fourth minute, but the Hens rallied and recorded eight unanswered tallied to collect the win to improve to 13-6 on the year.

Tessa Verweijen, the CAA Rookie of the Year, finished the game with three points on her seventh goal and fourth assist of the year.

Senior Sydney Rhodes collected five saves for the Blue Hens, who will face either second-seeded William & Mary or third-seeded Northeastern in Sunday's championship match at 1 p.m.

Caitlin Nelson and Kyler Zampiello combined for five saves in the cage for the Dukes.

POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof

"We played well, but you can always improve and be better." #BlueHens #CAAChamps

🗣 Rolf van de Kerkhof pic.twitter.com/ema1OIHnKQ
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) November 2, 2018

Senior Greta Nauck

"We connected well today. The energy was high and we were ready for this game." #BlueHens #CAAChamps

🗣 Greta Nauck pic.twitter.com/7nnfgJ4TXs
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) November 2, 2018

HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Delaware has won 25 straight CAA regular season and tournament contests.
· The Blue Hens are 17-5 all-time in the CAA Tournament and 9-2 in semifinals action.
· The Hens are 14-10 all-time against James Madison, including a 5-1 mark in CAA postseason play. UD has won six straight and nine of the last 10 against the Dukes.
· Delaware's season-high of eight goals and seven assists tie the program's CAA Tournament records previously set on November 6, 2015 against Hofstra.
· Casey Howard holds the Delaware single-game record with 12 points against Brown on September 6, 2009.
· Greta Nauck has six career hat tricks, including one against Drexel in the CAA semifinals on November 4, 2016.
· Greta Nauck is nearing 200 career points as she holds 196 points (81g, 3a) in 82 games played in a Delaware uniform.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, November 4 – No. 14 Delaware vs. William & Mary/Northeastern (CAA Tournament Final) – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
· Sunday, November 4 – NCAA Tournament Selection Show – 10 p.m. – NCAA.com
· Further Postseason Play TBD

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