University of Delaware Athletics
Friday, October 25
Hempstead, NY
3:00 PM
University of Delaware
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Junior Femke Strien
Photo by: Mark Campbell
Strien’s Seven Points Guide No. 12 Hens to 8-4 Win at Hofstra
10/25/2019 5:33:00 PM | Field Hockey
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – A season-high in goals, points and shots and multiple players with career games and the No. 12 Blue Hens picked up the 8-4 victory at Hofstra.
Junior Femke Strien led Delaware with a career-best seven points, including her first career hat trick.
Additionally, sophomore Grace Hoepfner registered a career-high two goals while classmate Grace Miller logged a career-best three points on a goal and her first career assist for the Hens.
Additionally, freshman Kerri McClay gathered her first career goal and assist while graduate student Milan Spooren posted her first career assist.
Freshman Ashlyn Carr notched the first goal of the afternoon just four minutes into the contest before McClay gave the Hens the 2-0 advantage just before the quarter break while Strien put Delaware ahead, 3-1, just before halftime.
The floodgates opened to begin the third quarter as McClay, Hoepfner and Miller all captured goals within a minute-and-a-half span. Strien finished things in the fourth quarter by posting back-to-back goals with just over 10 minutes remaining in the contest for the hat trick.
Sophomore Lizzie Gaebel saw her first start in the cage this season and collected two saves for her fifth career victory.
POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof
Junior Femke Strien
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Delaware's eight goals is good to tie for ninth all-time in program single-game history; the Blue Hens last collected at least eight goals with an 8-1 victory over James Madison in last season's CAA semifinals.
· Greta Nauck '19 posted Delaware's last hat trick with three goals in the CAA semifinals win against JMU.
· The Blue Hens are now 28-7 all-time against Hofstra and have won six straight over the Pride by a margin of 39-9.
· UD has won a program-record 21 straight CAA regular season games.
· Rolf van de Kerkhof now has 199 career victories between his time at Delaware (125) and Michigan State (74)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, October 27 – No. 12 Delaware at Drexel – Noon – Buckley Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)
· Friday, November 1 – William & Mary at No. 12 Delaware – 6 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
· Sunday, November 3 – James Madison at No. 12 Delaware – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
Follow Delaware Field Hockey on Twitter at @DelawareFH, on Instagram at @Delaware_FH and on Facebook at Delaware Field Hockey
Junior Femke Strien led Delaware with a career-best seven points, including her first career hat trick.
Additionally, sophomore Grace Hoepfner registered a career-high two goals while classmate Grace Miller logged a career-best three points on a goal and her first career assist for the Hens.
Additionally, freshman Kerri McClay gathered her first career goal and assist while graduate student Milan Spooren posted her first career assist.
Freshman Ashlyn Carr notched the first goal of the afternoon just four minutes into the contest before McClay gave the Hens the 2-0 advantage just before the quarter break while Strien put Delaware ahead, 3-1, just before halftime.
The floodgates opened to begin the third quarter as McClay, Hoepfner and Miller all captured goals within a minute-and-a-half span. Strien finished things in the fourth quarter by posting back-to-back goals with just over 10 minutes remaining in the contest for the hat trick.
Sophomore Lizzie Gaebel saw her first start in the cage this season and collected two saves for her fifth career victory.
POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof
This was a great performance from our #BlueHens
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) October 25, 2019
🗣 @UDFHRvdK pic.twitter.com/WQhaS6InWI
Junior Femke Strien
It's nice to see our hard work in practice is paying off.
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) October 25, 2019
🗣 Femke Strien #BlueHens pic.twitter.com/SfuZqWk2HB
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Delaware's eight goals is good to tie for ninth all-time in program single-game history; the Blue Hens last collected at least eight goals with an 8-1 victory over James Madison in last season's CAA semifinals.
· Greta Nauck '19 posted Delaware's last hat trick with three goals in the CAA semifinals win against JMU.
· The Blue Hens are now 28-7 all-time against Hofstra and have won six straight over the Pride by a margin of 39-9.
· UD has won a program-record 21 straight CAA regular season games.
· Rolf van de Kerkhof now has 199 career victories between his time at Delaware (125) and Michigan State (74)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, October 27 – No. 12 Delaware at Drexel – Noon – Buckley Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)
· Friday, November 1 – William & Mary at No. 12 Delaware – 6 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
· Sunday, November 3 – James Madison at No. 12 Delaware – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
Follow Delaware Field Hockey on Twitter at @DelawareFH, on Instagram at @Delaware_FH and on Facebook at Delaware Field Hockey
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