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goal on the season, tallied a hat trick while Lizzie Rae contributed a goal and three assists to pace the Demon Deacons (2-7), who snapped a five-game losing streak.
Sept. 24, 2011 Merion Station, Pa.
MERION STATION, Pa. - Trailing 4-0 with seven minutes and twenty-nine seconds remaining in regulation, Delaware stormed back to shock Saint Joseph’s, 5-4, at brand new Ellen Ryan Field. Scoreless through the first half, Saint Joseph’s (2-5) scored four goals in the first 17 minutes only to watch Delaware (5-4) steal the show on a day in which the Hawks christened Ryan Field. Kelsey McKee completed the monstrous comeback with 13 seconds remaining in the game, converting on a penalty stroke to take the lead. McKee took a shot off a corner that was saved, and after a scrum in front of the net, the referee signaled for a penalty stroke. The comeback started in the 62nd minute as Taylor Claybrook scored the Blue Hens’ first goal of the afternoon, beating Hawk goalkeeper Liz Messaros one-on-one. It was Claybrook’s first career goal and came with 7:29 left on the clock. Hannah Pepper put the thought of a comeback into the minds of the Blue Hens with her first goal of the season 2:54 later on a penalty corner. McKee blasted a shot from the top of the circle and the freshman-to-freshman connection was successful as Pepper tipped the ball past Messaros. The comeback became real less than two minutes later as Claybrook tallied her second goal of the game with 3:37 remaining in regulation. Amanda McCardell sent a long pass into the circle and Claybrook got her stick on it and redirected into the cage. Exactly two minutes later, with 1:37 on the clock, Melissa LeNoir knotted the game at 4-4 with her first goal of the season. The Blue Hens converted on another penalty corner, this time after Hannah Pepper took a shot with the tip in goal by LeNoir. In all, the Blue Hens had 16 penalty corners on the afternoon. One minute and 14 seconds later, McKee put home her second stroke of the year to remain perfect on the season, and give the Hens a 5-4 lead. The Blue Hens had 11 of their 16 penalty corners in the second half while the Hawks totaled seven on the afternoon. Delaware also outshot the home squad, 22-15. Noelle Diana moved to 5-4 on the season, making six saves. Messaros made nine saves for the day, seven in the second half. Delaware Saint Joseph’s
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left end line and shoveled a pass in front, giving Kyle the chance to even the score. Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana made four saves to pick up the win while Hill made three saves for the Tribe.
Delaware (5-5), which rallied from a four-goal deficit by scoring five goals in just under eight minutes in a wild 5-4 win over Saint
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Joseph’s the previous afternoon, could not find that magic for the second straight day and suffered the loss. Delaware forward Kasey Prettyman scored the Hens’ lone goal as she took a feed from Kelsey McKee and tipped the ball into the cage past Wake Forest netminder Katilyn Ruhf with 25:37 left to play to cut the lead to 5-1. The goal was Prettyman’s third of the season while McKee notched a point for the fourth straight game. Wake Forest took advantage of almost every opportunity on the day as it outshot Delaware by a slim 17-13 margin while the Blue Hens held a 9-5 advantage in penalty corners. Ruhf posted seven saves while Delaware starter Noelle Diana stopped three shots and backup Sarah Scher turned away two Wake Forest attempts. Christine Conroe, Adelaide Knott, and Kari Walkley also scored goals for Wake Forest with Cristen Atchison and Faith Adams adding assists. Wake Forest Delaware
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Sept. 30, 2011 Newark, Del.
NEWARK, Del. - Despite being outshot and having to defend more penalty corners, Delaware defeated William & Mary, 3-1, in its Colonial Athletic Association opener at Rullo Stadium. Delaware (6-5, 1-0 CAA) was outshot 12-7 and William & Mary (6-3, 1-2 CAA) finished with more penalty corners by a 9-7 margin, but it was the Blue Hens who took advantage of their opportunities. Kasey Prettyman tallied two goals, including the game-winner in the 52nd minute. Both of her goals came as the result of being at the right place at the right time with her stick on the ground. Prettyman’s game-winner came off a perfect penalty corner setup as the entire defense shifted towards Kelsey McKee, who was set to
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NEWARK, Del. - Wake Forest jumped out to a 3-0 lead at the half and put the game away with consecutive goals two minutes apart early in the second half in downing host Delaware 7-1 in non-conference field hockey action at Rullo Stadium.
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Monarchs outshot the Hens 25-3 and held a 10-2 advantage in corners. Five different ODU players notched goals on the afternoon with Condie being joined by Lydia Velzian, Kelsey Smither, Maartje van Rijswijk, and Emma Batten. Batten, the nation’s No. 5 leading goalscorer with 13, and Smither also added assists. Delaware goalkeeper Noelle Diana (at right) and backup Sarah Scher combined to record 11 saves with Diana turning back 10 shots in 57 minutes of action and Scher posting one stop over the final 13 minutes of play. Diana reached double figures in saves for the third time on the season. Old Dominion goalkeeper Devon Seifert needed to make just one save to post the shutout. Kelsey McKee had two of the Hens’ three shots for the game while Kasey Prettyman collected the other.
ner. Carley Hecht inserted the ball to Kayla Schweitzer, who controlled the pass with a stick stop. A short pass to McKee set up the low, hard shot, beating Tribe goalkeeper Camilla Hill to her left side.
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NEWARK, Del. - Delaware battled No. 1 ranked and undefeated Old Dominion straight up for the first half of the game before the Monarchs used a late second half scoring flurry to post a 5-0 Colonial Athletic Association victory over the Blue Hens at Rullo Stadium. The Monarchs (12-0, 3-0 CAA) did not score until no time was left on the clock in the first half when Rebecca Condie broke the drought by scoring off a rebound following a penalty corner attempt. Old Dominion added a second goal just five minutes into the second half and pulled away with a three-goal flurry in a span of 10 minutes over the final 18 minutes of the contest. Delaware fell to 6-6 on the season and evened its league slate at 1-1. Old Dominion posted its fifth shutout of the season as the
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take the shot from the top of the circle. Sitting on the right post, Prettyman was able to redirect the pass into the wide-open cage for the
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Both of Delaware’s second half goals came while playing in a manup situation. The Tribe’s Leah Zamesnik and Ashley Kyle each received 10-minute yellow cards to give the Blue Hens the extra advantage. Kyle tied the game at 1-1 in the first half with a goal from three yards out directly in front of the cage. Jess Ebner dribbled down the
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