Four conference rivals down, four to go and the Hens are riding a nine-game winning streak, the longest single-season streak in school history, as they lead the Colonial Athletic Association. Their last victories came over Old Dominion University,4-0, on Friday and William and Mary, 2-0, on Saturday. The Hens are now 9-2, (4-0 CAA.)
On another high note, the Hens are on their longest scoring streak since 1998, posting multiple-goals in nine straight games. These girls look unstoppable. They’ve upset ranked opponents ODU and JMU, and only Drexel remains in the conference as a real threat to the Hens.
Against ODU, Casey Howard picked up another two goals, her 14th for the season. Amanda McCardell and Tori Karsten also scored for the Hens.
Rae Everson and McCardell both scored against the Tribe. Plus, Noelle Diana had back-to-back shutouts last weekend bringing her total to three this season. The last time the Hens had this kind of success was back in 1985 and 1986 when an 11-game winning streak bridged the two seasons.
Last week, Howard was named National Player of the Week by WomensFieldHockey.com and CAA Player of the Week for her part in the Hens success. The team made it onto the 19th spot of the Womensfieldhockey.com national poll on Sept. 28. Howard is already being given titles for her outstanding play this season, hopefully the Hens can grab a conference title to match it. They should definitely have enough confidence to push last season’s finish out of mind and get ready for the second half of CAA play after their bye week.
Posted by Ellen Craven.
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