Delaware Suffers OT Heartbreak in 3-2 Loss to William & Mary

Sunday, November 4

Newark, Del.

1:00 PM

University of Delaware

(13-7)

William & Mary

(11-7)

Team	1	2	OT 2	Final F
William & Mary	0	2	1	3
Delaware	1	1	0	2

Photo by: Jordan Burgess

Delaware Suffers OT Heartbreak in 3-2 Loss to William & Mary

11/4/2018 5:25:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – The quest for six straight conference titles was denied Sunday afternoon as No. 14 Delaware fell to William & Mary, 3-2, in overtime at Fred P. Rullo Stadium in the CAA Championship match.

The game started as a defensive battle, with only four shots coming between the two teams in the first half.

Hens sophomore Femke Strien broke the tie in the 33^rd minute after tipping in a shot from freshman Laurien Vink to send Delaware (13-7) into halftime with the 1-0 lead.

The Tribe (11-7) came out in the second half and took the 2-1 advantage before UD senior Greta Nauck tallied her 198^th career point with a penalty corner goal in the 63^rd minute, which eventually sent things into overtime.

Estelle Hughes put in the game-winning goal in the 74^th minute to claim William & Mary's first-ever CAA Field Hockey Championship.

Senior Sydney Rhodes collected four saves in the loss for Delaware.

POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof
"You have to be consistent in order to compete for a win, regardless of if there's a championship on the line or not. I have to give credit to William & Mary as they played a phenomenal game against us. They were out to get us. We had a few moments where we responded well to that, but there were also a few moments that we didn't and they capitalized on that to change the course of the game."

HEN SCRATCHINGS
   ·   Greta Nauck, Sydney Rhodes and Femke Strien were named to the CAA All-Tournament Team.
   ·   Delaware had previously won 25 straight CAA regular season and tournament contests.
   ·   Delaware's senior class of Kiki Bink, MaryCate Butler, Lisa Giezeman, Greta Nauck, Sydney Rhodes and Michaela Scanlon logged 67 victories during their four-year career together.
   ·   Greta Nauck finishes her illustrious career with a program-record 198 career points on 82 goals and 34 assists, a mark good for sixth in the CAA record books and ties for 26^th in NCAA history. Her 82 goals are also good to tie for fourth in the CAA record books and 24^th in NCAA history.
   ·   Lisa Giezeman wraps her Blue Hens career fourth all-time with 87 games played, 10^th with 22 assists, 15^th with 88 points and 16^th with 33 goals.

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