No. 11 Delaware Advances to Seventh Straight CAA Championship Final

Friday, November 8

Newark, DE

1:00 PM

University of Delaware

(15-3)

James Madison

(8-11)

James Madison

Delaware

Photo by: Mark Campbell

No. 11 Delaware Advances to Seventh Straight CAA Championship Final

11/8/2019 5:21:00 PM | Field Hockey

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NEWARK, Del. – Junior Lotte de Koning broke a Delaware CAA Tournament record Friday afternoon as the No. 11 Blue Hens topped James Madison, 5-3, in CAA Semifinals action at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.

With the win, top-seeded UD advances to the CAA Championship game for the seventh straight season and will face third-seeded Northeastern on Sunday at 1 p.m.

De Koning registered a career-best four goals to break Greta Nauck's Delaware record in CAA Tournament games of three goals scored against both James Madison (2018) and Drexel (2016). The forward, who missed 10 games this season due to a concussion, entered the game with three goals on the year.

Junior Femke Strien, the 2019 CAA Offensive Player of the Year, tied a UD single-game record with four assists.

Senior Ally Pollak added a goal and two assists of her own while junior Emily Kresho and freshman Ashlyn Carr each tallied assists.

Redshirt senior Sydney Rhodes collected four saves for the Blue Hens.

POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof

We were able to remain calm in pressure situations

🗣 @UDFHRvdK | #BlueHens #CAAChamps pic.twitter.com/5ghCO2x7Vh
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) November 8, 2019

Junior Lotte de Koning

I couldn't do this without every single player around me on the field and off.

🗣 Lotte de Koning | #BlueHens #CAAChamps pic.twitter.com/QpBKZBJYRw
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) November 8, 2019

HEN SCRATCHINGS
   ·   The Blue Hens are 18-6 all-time in the CAA Tournament and 10-2 in semifinals action.
   ·   Delaware is 16-10 all-time against James Madison and have won eight straight and 11 of the last 12 versus the Dukes.
   ·   The Blue Hens and Dukes have faced off in in the CAA Tournament in five of the last six seasons.
   ·   Delaware's eight assists are the most for the Blue Hens in a CAA Tournament game.
   ·   Lotte de Koning's four goals is good to tie for second in Delaware single-game history.
   ·   Sydney Rhodes is tied for seventh in program history alongside Sarah Scher (2010-13) with 24 career victories.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
   ·   Sunday, November 10 – No. 11 Delaware vs. Northeastern – CAA Championship Final – 1 p.m. – Fred P. Rullo Stadium (Newark, Del.)
   ·   Sunday, November 10 – NCAA Field Hockey Selection Show – 10 p.m. – NCAA.com
   ·   Further Postseason Play TBD

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