In their final week before conference play, the Delaware field hockey team claimed its first shut out since 2007 against Temple on Friday night and extended its winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over California this afternoon. Casey Howard netted two for the Hens and now leads the conference with 10 goals scored. Last year the team managed only 16 goals the whole season. Howard is well on her way to matching that single-handedly. Supporting Howard are five other Hens who have racked up at least five points each in just seven games. Looks like football isn’t the only team clawing its way back up from a disappointing 2008 season.
This Friday, the Hens will travel to play Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond. Delaware will enter CAA action coming off of five-game winning streak. Only Hostra, with two straight wins, also enters with any real momentum. In 2008, the Hens ousted VCU 2-1 in overtime play, so it should be a good game. The Rams (5-1, 0-0 CAA) are a young team with many new faces this year. The Hens should watch out for VCU’s Kelsey Scherrer, who has already been named CAA Rookie of the week twice.
Posted by Ellen Craven.
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