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No. 5 Huskies to Face No. 2 Maryland in NCAA Quarterfinals
11/10/2018 11:48:00 AM | Field Hockey
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 5 UConn field hockey team (19-3) faces No. 2 Maryland (20-2) in the NCAA Second Round Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. The game is a rematch of the 2017 NCAA Championship game, which the Huskies won.
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies posted one of their best outings of the season, blanking No. 11 Rutgers 5-0 in the NCAA First Round. The team showed off a balanced attack with five different goal scorers: Svea Boker, Cecile Pieper, Maddy Wray, Karo Kueskes and Jessica Dembrowski. Cheyenne Sprecher made three second-half saves to keep the Scarlet Knights off the board.
UCONN-MARYLAND HISTORY
UConn holds a 2-6 record all-time vs. Maryland. The teams met earlier this season in Storrs, when the Terrapins picked up a 4-2 win over the Huskies. UConn and Maryland met in the NCAA Championship game last season, when the Huskies posted a 2-1 win to take the national championship.
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS
Maryland advanced to the second round with a 2-1 win over No. 17 Albany in the first round. Linnea Gonzales and Nike Lorenz each have 14 goals to lead the Terps. Gonzales leads the team with 33 points. Sarah Holliday has started every game in goal and holds a 132 goals-against average and a .728 save percentage.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Huskies rank No. 5 in this week's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll. UConn is No. 4 in the most recent NCAA RPI. The Huskies are 9-3 vs. ranked teams this season.
ROAD WARRIORS
UConn is 10-0 in road games this season, including 5-0 vs. ranked teams. Including neutral games, the Huskies are 13-1 away from Storrs this year.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
• The Huskies rank second nationally with 4.55 goals per game and second with a +3.27 scoring margin.
• UConn leads the country with 3.95 assists per game and 13.05 points per game.
• The Huskies are 10th with a 1.27 goals-against average.
• UConn ranks seventh with 7.55 penalty corners per game.
• Cecile Pieper ranks eighth nationally with 1.05 goals per game. She is fifth nationally with 2.64 points per game.
• Svea Boker is 10th nationally with 2.36 points per game.
• Antonia Tiedtke ranks second in the country with 0.86 assists per game. Svea Boker is seventh with 0.73 assists per game.
• Cheyenne Sprecher is 13th nationally with a .755 save percentage and 10th with a 1.25 goals-against average.
