Game 3  ·  American (1-1) at #16 Delaware (2-0)
Friday, Sept. 6, 2019  ·  6 p.m.  ·  Newark, Del. (Fred P. Rullo Stadium)
All-Time Record: Delaware leads, 6-0
Broadcast: YouTube

WASHINGTON - The American University field hockey team (1-1) hits the road for the first time this weekend, traveling to No. 16 Delaware for a 6 p.m. start on Friday before visiting Old Dominion for a noon showdown on Sunday.

SERIES HISTORY

• Delaware is currently undefeated in the six-game series against the Eagles, which dates back to the 1981 season.
• The two teams faced off in a close battle last season at the Terrapin Invitational in College Park, Md., with the Blue Hens picking up the 1-0 win after an early goal. That was only the second meeting between AU and Delaware since 1984 after the Hens visited D.C. on October 23, 2016.
• This will be the first trip to Newark for the Eagles since 1984. 

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• American split its first two home games of the season last weekend, opening with a 4-2 win over New Hampshire on Friday before falling to a late Richmond Goal on Sunday, 3-2.
• Sophomore Hannah Moser has had a strong start to the season and leads the team with four points after scoring goals against both New Hampshire and Richmond.
• Junior Noor Coenen also added a goal against the Wildcats and pitched in an assist against the Spiders.
• Senior Jette Dieckmann, junior transfer Gaby de Kock, and freshman Megan Hoffman round out the goal-scorers from the first weekend.
• AU has seen a lot of action from its 11 newcomers in the early season, including the pair of transfers with de Kock and sophomore Atina Pagani, who contributed an assist against New Hampshire. All 11 have seen playing time in the first two games, including freshman goalkeeper Fiona Minter who played full games in her first two starts as an Eagle. She enters the weekend with three saves and a 2.92 goals against average.
• The Eagles placed three players on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team, starting with the program's third consecutive Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in Coenen. Dieckmann and sophomore Georgia Davies joined her on the league's preseason squad. 
• AU was selected to finish second in the Patriot League behind defending champion Boston University. 

SCOUTING THE BLUE HENS

• Delaware came in at No. 16 in the NFHCA (National Field Hockey Coaches Association) preseason poll after earning its third consecutive CAA Regular Season Title. The Blue Hens won the program's first NCAA title in 2016, came up just shy of an NCAA berth last season after falling in overtime to William & Mary during the CAA Championship, 3-2.
• Femke Strien earned CAA Player of the Week after leading the Blue Hens over their first two opponents of the season - No. 22 Albany, 1-0, and Miami (OH), 2-1.
• Strien comes in the game with a pair of goals during the win over Miami (OH).
• Ashlyn Carr is the only other goalscorer for Delaware so far after she picked up the only point during the win over No. 22 Albany.
• Lotte de Koning pitched in the team's only assist on the season so far.
• Sydney Rhodes has guided the Blue Hens from goal with seven saves and a 0.50 goals against average in her 120 minutes of play.
• Rhodes and de Koning were selected to the Preseason All-CAA Team while Sophie Giezeman and Emily Kresho each earned Honorable Mentions.
• The Hens were selected to finish second in the conference behind William & Mary.

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