Field Hockey Battles No. 19 Maine in 3-2 Loss

Saturday, September 8

Hamden, Conn.

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

(2-3, 0-0BIG EAST)

Maine

(4-0, 0-0AE)

Maine

Quinnipiac

9/8/2018 3:53:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Adams and van Winkel Each Net Second Goals of Season for Bobcats

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac field hockey team battled back from two one-goal deficits Saturday afternoon but could not complete the comeback against the No. 19 Maine Black Bears in a 3-2 loss at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium.

Makayla Adams (Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania) and Elisa van Winkel (Heeze, Netherlands) each scored their second goals of the seasons for the Bobcats.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, No. 19 Maine 3

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-3) | Maine (4-0)

SCORING SUMMARY

(21:35 – Quinnipiac 0, Maine 1): Maine's Samantha Wagg scored her fourth goal of the season after the Black Bears were awarded a penalty stroke.
(33:50 – Quinnipiac 1, Maine 1): The Bobcats tied up the game on Adams' second goal of the season with just over a minute to go in the first half. Brooke Whipkey (Charlotte, North Carolina) recorded the assist with a pass from the left side of the circle to Adams wide open above the penalty spot.
(36:30 – Quinnipiac 1, Maine 2): Brianna Ricker put home her first goal of the season after collecting a loose ball in the circle before putting it home in the left side of the cage.
(38:58 – Quinnipiac 2, Maine 2): van Winkel's second goal of the season tied the game, 2-2, early in the second half. Elisa Ruiz Martinez (Madrid, Spain) stopped the ball at the top of the circle off a penalty corner and worked the ball to van Winkel on the left side where she ripped the ball past Maine's Mia Borley.
(57:52 – Quinnipiac 2, Maine 3): Libby Riedl netted her fourth goal of the season to put the Black Bears ahead for good. Ricker dribbled the ball down the end line after a sprint into the offensive third. She hit the ball to Riedl alone to the right of the penalty spot where she hit a reverse chip into the goal.

NOTES

Quinnipiac scored two goals on Maine's goalkeeper Mia Borley, the reigning national defensive player of the week, for the most goals she's allowed in a game this season
Adams scored her second goal of the season, and first at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey stadium
van Winkel also scored her second goal of the season and first at home
Whipkey recorded her first career assist for the Bobcats with the helper on Adams' late first half goal
Elisa Ruiz Martinez recorded her first assist of the season just one year removed from tallying seven points
Her sister, Ines Ruiz Martinez, tallied her second defensive save of the season shortly after Maine's third goal to keep the Bobcats within one
A minute after her defensive save, Maine was awarded a second penalty stroke which was saved by Hannah Teicher (Bethesda, Maryland) was an incredible diving save to her right
Teicher tied her career-high with six saves in Saturday's game and has made at least five saves in three of her four starts this season

UPCOMING GAMES

The Bobcats have a week off before traveling up to George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex in Storrs, Connecticut to face the defending national champion No. 1 UConn Huskies on Saturday, September 15, at 12 p.m.