University of Delaware Athletics
Sunday, September 8
Newark, DE
12:00 PM
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Photo by: Jeff Fannon
No. 16 Hens Upset No. 9 Penn State, 3-1
9/8/2019 3:01:00 PM | Field Hockey
NEWARK, Del. – The No. 9 Nittany Lions scored first, but the No. 16 Blue Hens rallied and picked up the upset by topping Penn State, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.
PSU (0-3) held the 1-0 advantage for the majority of the first half before Delaware junior Lotte de Koning notched her first goal of the season with less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter. De Koning executed off a perfect penalty corner with an insert coming from sophomore Grace Hoepfner and stop from senior Ally Pollak, who were each credited with assists on the play.
The Hens came out of the halftime break and took the 2-1 lead off another penalty corner in the 36th minute. Junior Femke Strien registered her team-leading fifth goal of the year while classmate Emily Kresho and sophomore Bo van Hunnik logged assists.
Pollak gave Delaware (4-0) an insurance goal in the 53rd minute by coming up with the ball in a scrum and pushing it in at the goal line.
With the win, redshirt senior Sydney Rhodes posted her 14th career victory and finished the game with one save.
POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof
· Delaware is 4-0 to start the season for the first time since going 8-0 to kick off the 2015 campaign.
· The Blue Hens are now 7-15-2 all-time against Penn State and have won two of the last three contests versus the Nittany Lions.
· Since last year, UD has won eight straight regular season contests at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.
· The Hens last defeated a Top-10 opponent with its 5-3 home victory over No. 8 Princeton on September 3, 2017.
· Kate Gourley made her first career start for the Blue Hens.
· Sydney Rhodes is nearing the century milestone in saves and currently has 94 for her career.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Friday, September 13 – No. 16 Delaware at No. 19 Rutgers – 4 p.m. – Piscataway, N.J.
· Friday, September 20 – No. 16 Delaware at No. 17 Saint Joseph's – 3:30 p.m. – Ellen Ryan Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)
· Friday, September 27 – California at No. 16 Delaware – 6 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
PSU (0-3) held the 1-0 advantage for the majority of the first half before Delaware junior Lotte de Koning notched her first goal of the season with less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter. De Koning executed off a perfect penalty corner with an insert coming from sophomore Grace Hoepfner and stop from senior Ally Pollak, who were each credited with assists on the play.
The Hens came out of the halftime break and took the 2-1 lead off another penalty corner in the 36th minute. Junior Femke Strien registered her team-leading fifth goal of the year while classmate Emily Kresho and sophomore Bo van Hunnik logged assists.
Pollak gave Delaware (4-0) an insurance goal in the 53rd minute by coming up with the ball in a scrum and pushing it in at the goal line.
With the win, redshirt senior Sydney Rhodes posted her 14th career victory and finished the game with one save.
POST-GAME QUOTES
Head Coach Rolf van de Kerkhof
Senior Ally PollakThe fight plan is working and our adaptability and discipline today was phenomenal. #BlueHens
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) September 8, 2019
🗣 @UDFHRvdK pic.twitter.com/FkTrIRwkxh
Junior Lotte de KoningFight to the finish. #BlueHens
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) September 8, 2019
🗣 Ally Pollak pic.twitter.com/1VHy2LEDFc
HEN SCRATCHINGSTake it one game at a time and trust the process. #BlueHens
— Delaware Field Hockey (@DelawareFH) September 8, 2019
🗣 Lotte de Koning pic.twitter.com/l6iDUI6VGa
· Delaware is 4-0 to start the season for the first time since going 8-0 to kick off the 2015 campaign.
· The Blue Hens are now 7-15-2 all-time against Penn State and have won two of the last three contests versus the Nittany Lions.
· Since last year, UD has won eight straight regular season contests at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.
· The Hens last defeated a Top-10 opponent with its 5-3 home victory over No. 8 Princeton on September 3, 2017.
· Kate Gourley made her first career start for the Blue Hens.
· Sydney Rhodes is nearing the century milestone in saves and currently has 94 for her career.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Friday, September 13 – No. 16 Delaware at No. 19 Rutgers – 4 p.m. – Piscataway, N.J.
· Friday, September 20 – No. 16 Delaware at No. 17 Saint Joseph's – 3:30 p.m. – Ellen Ryan Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)
· Friday, September 27 – California at No. 16 Delaware – 6 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
Team Stats
PSU
DELAWARE
Goals
1
3
Shots
3
15
Shots on Goal
3
9
Saves
6
2
Corners
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Wirth, Paityn (1)
right side, seven yards out
9:37
de Koning, Lotte (1)
Assisted By: Pollak, Ally , Hoepfner, Grace
off pk at top of circle
28:09
Strien, Femke (5)
Assisted By: Kresho, Emily , van Hunnik, Bo
off the PK from the top of the circle
36:00
Pollak, Ally (1)
scrum at the net
52:47
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
5
SOG
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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