Field Hockey Rolls Past William & Mary 6-1

Friday, September 26

Newark, Del.

3 PM

University of Delaware

(4-5)

William & Mary

(1-6)

William & Mary

Delaware

Photo by: Mikey Reeves

9/26/2025 5:39:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware field hockey picked up a win over the William & Mary Tribe by a score of 6-1, scoring their most goals under Tara Zollinger.

The Fightin' Blue Hens improve to 4-5, while the Tribe fall to 1-6 on the season.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Iris Bekker, Amanda Rattay, Livia van't Hek, Kate Fiest, Alexa Michielsen, and Sarah Rigual all netted goals for the Hens.
Bekker and Michielsen now lead Delaware with five goals each.
The Blue & Gold registered a season high of 16 shots on goal.
Kristi Merashoff made two saves, while only allowing one goal in the win.
Merashoff and the back line allowed only three William & Mary shots on goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware netted three goals in the first half of action.
Bekker scored after a penalty corner, assisted by Rachael Whitehead.
Rattay grabbed her first-career goal, rebounded off of a save by the Tribe's goalkeeper.
van't Hek capitalized on a give-and-go opportunity from Fiest, sending the Hens out to a three-goal lead at the break.
To open the fourth quarter, Fiest put one of her own shots into the net after inserting a corner and getting the feed from Linde van Leeuwen.
Michielsen scored her third goal in as many games after stealing the ball in Delaware's attacking half and zipping past a defender.
Just three minutes later, Rigual scored her first goal of the season after a penalty corner, with helpers from Bekker and Whitehead.

GAME NOTES

The six different goal scorers for Delaware are the most since six different Blue Hens scored in the 2022 CAA Championship, in a 6-1 win over Drexel.
Bekker's goal was the tenth-fastest goal in program history at 1:28, tying a record set by Kayla Devlin at Temple on September 9, 2016.
This is the most goals that Delaware has scored since they netted eight in an 8-0 victory over Villanova on September 1, 2023.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens remain home to host Ohio State on Sunday, September 28, at 1 p.m. for Youth Day.

TICKETS
Single game tickets for field hockey will be $10 for adults and $5 for children (3-12). Season ticket packages will also be available at 50% off the single-game adult rate. There will also be group rate incentives, and additional gameday experience opportunities. Purchase your Delaware field hockey tickets at bluehens.com.

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