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No. 4 Huskies Take D.C. for Final Regular Season Weekend
10/24/2018 12:47:00 PM | Field Hockey
STORRS, Conn. – The No. 4 UConn field hockey team (14-3, 6-0 BIG EAST) concludes the regular season with two road games in Washington, D.C. The Huskies take on Georgetown (11-6, 2-4 BIG EAST) Friday at 2 p.m. before facing American (7-7, 3-2 Patriot League) Sunday at 1 p.m.
Huskies Win BIG EAST Regular Season Championship
For the sixth straight season and 18th time overall, the Huskies won the BIG EAST regular season championship. UConn is 6-0 in conference play this year and the team has won 31 straight BIG EAST regular season games, dating back to 2013. The Huskies will be the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Tournament.
Last Time Out
UConn is coming off a 2-1 win over No. 24 Boston University last Sunday. After going down 1-0, Svea Boker and Cecile Pieper scored to put the Huskies ahead. Cheyenne Sprecher made three saves in the final minute of play to keep BU off the board.
Scouting the Hoyas
Georgetown is coming off two games that went to penalty shootouts. The Hoyas fell 2-1 to Providence before beating Longwood 2-1 last weekend. This season, Cami Osborne leads Georgetown with nine goals and 20 points while Lindsay Getz is second with eight goals and 19 points. Ciara Weets has started every game in goal and holds a 1.79 goals-against average and a .712 save percentage.
The Huskies beat the Hoyas 10-0 last season in Storrs.
Scouting the Eagles
American has dropped its last three games, including a 1-0 overtime loss to No. 13 Rutgers last Sunday. The Eagles will face Colgate Saturday before facing UConn Sunday. Noor Coenen leads American with seven goals and 19 points while Rafeaela Rubas as 18 points. Maura Jacobs has started every game in goal and holds a 1.52 goals-against average and .738 save percentage.
UConn and American last faced each other in 2013, when the Eagles won, 4-3.
Road Warriors
UConn is in the middle of a three-game road streak to end the regular season. This year, the Huskies are 7-0 in road games and have outscored opponents 30-9 away from home.
UConn Stat Leaders
|
Goals |
Cecile Pieper (17) Svea Boker (12) |
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Assists |
Antonia Tiedtke (16) Amanda Collins (12) Svea Boker (10) |
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Points |
Cecile Pieper (43) Svea Boker (34) Antonia Tiedtke (26) Abby Gooderham (26) Amanda Collins (24) |
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Shots |
Abby Gooderham (64) Cecile Pieper (61) Svea Boker (50) |
|
Goals-Against Avg. |
Cheyenne Sprecher (1.32) |
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Save Pct. |
Cheyenne Sprecher (.763) |
Statistically Speaking
- The Huskies rank second nationally with 4.24 goals per game and a +2.94 scoring margin.
- UConn leads the country with 4.00 assists per game.
- The Huskies are 11th with a 1.29 goals-against average.
- UConn ranks sixth with 7.76 penalty corners per game.
- Cecile Pieper ranks eighth nationally with 1.00 goals per game. She is sixth nationally with 2.53 points per game.
- Antonia Tiedtke ranks second in the country with 0.94 assists per game. Amanda Collins is sixth with 0.71 assists per game.
- Cheyenne Sprecher is 13th nationally with a .763 save percentage.
In the Rankings
The Huskies are ranked No. 4 in this week's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, moving up one spot this week. UConn is 7-3 vs. ranked teams this season. The Huskies are No. 5 in the most recent NCAA RPI.
