Field Hockey Falls at No. 2 UConn in BIG EAST Opener

Saturday, September 15

Storrs, Conn. / George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

(2-4)

UConn

(7-0)

Quinnipiac

UCONN

Field Hockey Falls at No. 2 UConn in BIG EAST Opener

9/15/2018 2:38:00 PM | Field Hockey

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Bobcats Fall to Huskies, 8-0, Despite Career-High Eight Saves from Teicher

By: QU Athletic Communications

STORRS, Conn. – The Quinnipiac field hockey team opened up BIG EAST play Saturday afternoon, falling to the No. 2 UConn Huskies, 8-0, at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.

Hannah Teicher (Bethesda, Maryland) notched eight saves in the game, recording four in both the first and second half.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 0, No. 2 UConn 8

LOCATION
George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex | Storrs, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-4, 0-1 BIG EAST) | UConn (7-0, 1-0 BIG EAST)

SCORING SUMMARY

(4:36 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 1): Maddy Wray tipped home a shot off a penalty corner for the Huskies first goal of the game
(6:38 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 2): Amanda Collins put home the Huskies' second goal for her fourth of the season
(16:46 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 3): Svea Boker netted her first goal of the game for her fifth of the season
(31:09 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 4): Cecile Pieper scored off a penalty corner for her sixth goal of the season
(33:10 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 5): Liz Romano, the sister of former Quinnipiac player Christa Romano '14, scored her first career goal
(41:48 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 6): Boker scored her second of the game off a point-blank shot in front of the goal
(43:15 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 7): Pieper scored on a shot from the from on a feed from Boker for her seventh of the season
(48:08 – Quinnipiac 0, UConn 8): Tucker pocketed her first goal of the season with a goal off a rebound after a scramble in front.

NOTES

Teicher's eight saves are a career-high, surpassing her previous best of six in two other games this season
Valerie Perkins (Mohegan Lake, New York) recorded two shots on goal while Amanda Funaro (Nesconset, New York) had one shot on goal with a hard strike on a penalty corner

FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Becca Main
"The players have a great sense of character, just having the communication talk we just had as a group they are really in tune moving forward and fixing things. We've been fixing things since the season started. They enjoy the challenge so I'm excited to see what they do tomorrow and to prepare for next Friday vs. Georgetown.

"I thought Hannah played out of her mind. She has grown more than any player on the team. The most improved award is not always the one everyone is searching for but this is a kid that, every single game, is the absolute most improved player on the field. That gives us a confidence moving forward that we can build around, that our goalie is going to make the save so there are different ways to play our defense."

Junior Valerie Perkins
"We definitely know what we need to work on. We need to come out each game and not take our opponent for granted. We need to be grateful for each opportunity we have to play."

UPCOMING GAMES

The Bobcats have a quick turnaround as they host the Brown Bears Sunday afternoon at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium with the game slated for a 3 p.m. start.