University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
(10-1)
Temple
(8-10)
Top-Seeded Field Hockey Advances to BIG EAST Final With 4-0 Win Over No. 4 Temple
4/22/2021 3:14:00 PM | Field Hockey
UConn Advances to BIG EAST Final for 19th-Straight Time
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Sophie Hamilton posted her sixth multi-goal effort this season to lead the No. 1 seeded University of Connecticut field hockey team past fourth-seeded Temple, 4-0, in BIG EAST Tournament semifinal action on Thursday afternoon in Conshohocken, Pa. With the win, the Huskies improve to 10-1 overall this season and will play the winner of this afternoon's Liberty vs. Old Dominion matchup in Saturday's final.
UConn, ranked seventh in the country, has now advanced to the BIG EAST Championship Final every year since 2002 and improves to 47-11 all-time in championship play. UConn has won the last eight BIG EAST Championships.
The Huskies will play for their ninth-straight BIG EAST Championship on Saturday. Game time is set for 12 p.m. and the contest will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network, Presented by SOFI.
Although the Huskies had not played a game since defeating Villanova on April 4, Hamilton picked up right where she left off by getting UConn on the board just 5:04 into the contest. Hamilton took a feed from league Co-Freshman of the Year, Claire van den Noort, and found the back of the net to give the Huskies a lead it would not relinquish.
Sophomore Claire Jandewerth gave the Huskies some insurance when she converted on a penalty stroke, sneaking the ball into lower righthand corner and past a diving Cristina Carotenuto.
Hamilton's second goal of the game, and her 17th this season, came at the 42:10 mark when she found the back of the net off a feed from Lindsay Dickinson. Hamilton would then add an assist off of van den Noort's goal just over 12-minutes later.
The Huskies put forth another dominant effort, outshooting Temple by a 12-4 count and holding a 9-0 advantage in penalty corners.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Cheyenne Sprecher nailed down her ninth shutout in 11 games this season and stopped two shots by the Owls.
Team Stats
Hamilton, Sophie (16)
Assisted By: Van den Noort,Claire
GOAL by UCONN Hamilton, Sophie (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Van den Noort,Claire, goal number 16 for season.
5:04
Jandewerth, Claire (7)
UCONN Jandewerth, Claire PENALTY STROKE GOAL, goal number 7 for season.
16:17
Hamilton, Sophie (17)
Assisted By: Dickinson, Lindsay
GOAL by UCONN Hamilton, Sophie, Assist by Dickinson, Lindsay, goal number 17 for season.
42:10
Van den Noort,Claire
Assisted By: Hamilton, Sophie
GOAL by UCONN Van den Noort,Claire, Assist by Hamilton, Sophie.
54:16
