Field Hockey Extends Win-Streak Over Tigers to 12 in a Row

Friday, October 27

Newark, DE

5 PM

University of Delaware

(7-9, 3-3CAA)

Towson University

(6-12, 1-5CAA)

Towson

Delaware

Photo by: Nick Barbato

Field Hockey Extends Win-Streak Over Tigers to 12 in a Row

10/27/2023 7:44:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware field hockey team won its second consecutive game as the Blue Hens topped Towson University 2-1 Friday evening at home in Rullo Stadium.

COACH'S QUOTE
"We had a good week of preparations for this must-win CAA game against Towson. I want to compliment our team for finding ways to work through the ups and downs and earn the victory," said head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof. "With today's CAA scores elsewhere, our CAA postseason hopes came to an end and for the first time in my 13 years as a member of UDFH, the Blue Hens will miss out on the conference tournament next week. We will use this season experience and the lessons learned as a major driver in how we will proceed within the team setting the remainder of this fall and use it as direction and fuel for next spring," van de Kerkhof continued. "Our program can be proud for the way this team continues to believe in themselves regardless where we find ourselves in a game and to an extent during our season. They are fighters, they come ready to work and they are growing immensely as players and team as well as people and a group of young women."

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Morgan Bradford scored her second goal of the year on a double assist from Valentina Martorell and Noelle Sabbagh
Julia Duffhuis scored her third goal of the year and her first since Sept. 8 against Princeton
Berber Bakermans and Duffhuis combined for 10 shots with each having two shots on goal
Martorell tallied two assists with her second off a corner insert to Duffhuis
Kylie Walbert tallied three saves on the night

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hens and the Tigers played a scoreless 12:00 of action in the first half until Towson's Sarah Hatfield found the back of the Delaware cage to take a 1-0 advantage at the 13:23 mark
The Blue Hens played a more aggressive second quarter as Delaware recorded six shots, but could not get on the board and headed into the break down by one.
Just over six minutes into the third, Martorell sent a ball into the circle to Sabbagh who deflected it to Bradford who knocked in the equalizer and knotted the contest at 1-1
Five minutes later, Martorell inserted a penalty corner to freshman Elen Nicholls who set up Duffhuis who promptly let it rip to give the Blue Hens a one-goal lead
In the fourth, the Delaware defense held strong as Towson was awarded four penalty corners in the quarter, but could not find the back of the net as Duffhuis' goal proved to be the game-winner

GAME NOTES

Friday's win over Towson extended Delaware's winning streak over the Tigers to 12 in a row
Martorell's two assists tied a season-high from the first game of the season against VCU on Aug. 25.

UP NEXT

The Delaware field hockey team concludes its 2023 season with Senior Day and a non-conference game against Penn on Sunday, Oct. 29. Senior Day festivities are set to begin at noon with game time set for 1 p.m.

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