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Top-Seeded Huskies to Face No. 4 Villanova in BIG EAST Semis
11/1/2018 1:43:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The top-seeded and fourth-ranked UConn field hockey team (16-3) opens BIG EAST Tournament play against fourth-seeded Villanova Friday at 1 p.m. in Lynchburg, Va.
HUSKIES EARN BIG EAST HONORS
UConn raked in numerous BIG EAST end-of-season honors this week. Cecile Pieper was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year while Cheyenne Sprecher was tabbed Freshman of the Year. Nancy Stevens, Paul Caddy and Cheri Schulz were tabbed the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.
Pieper and Sprecher were joined on the All-BIG EAST First Team by Svea Boker, Amanda Collins and Amelia Iacobucci. Antonia Tiedkte was named All-BIG EAST Second Team.
UCONN-VILLANOVA HISTORY
UConn holds a 36-29-6 overall record vs. Villanova. The Huskies beat the Wildcats, 6-0, on Oct. 12 in Storrs.
BIG EAST CHAMPS!
UConn won the 2018 BIG EAST regular season championship outright. The program has won six straight conference regular season titles and 18 overall. The Huskies went 7-0 in BIG EAST play this season. This season, UConn outscored conference opponents 38-4 and recorded four shutouts.
BIG EAST DOMINANCE
The Huskies are once again the top team in the BIG EAST. UConn has gone undefeated in conference play for five straight seasons and the team is on a 32-game win streak in regular season conference play, dating back to Oct. 25, 2013. UConn has won 18 BIG EAST regular season titles and 15 conference tournament titles. The Huskies have won the last five regular season and the last six tournament BIG EAST championships.
LAST TIME OUT
UConn ended the regular season with a 5-1 win over American last Sunday. Redshirt senior Cecile Pieper (3G) and junior Svea Boker (2G, 2A) led the Huskies with six points each. The duo had all of the Huskies' points in the game.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Huskies rank No. 4 in this week's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll. UConn is No. 5 in the most recent NCAA RPI. The Huskies are 7-3 vs. ranked teams this season.
UCONN LEADERS
|
Goals |
Cecile Pieper (21) |
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Assists |
Antonia Tiedtke (16) |
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Points |
Cecile Pieper (52) |
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Shots |
Cecile Pieper (70) |
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Goals-Against Avg. |
Cheyenne Sprecher (1.28) |
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Save Percentage |
Cheyenne Sprecher (.755) |
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
• The Huskies rank second nationally with 4.26 goals per game and third with a +3.00 scoring margin.
• UConn leads the country with 3.89 assists per game and 12.42 points per game.
• The Huskies are 10th with a 1.26 goals-against average.
• UConn ranks 10th with 7.68 penalty corners per game.
• Cecile Pieper ranks eighth nationally with 1.11 goals per game. She is fifth nationally with 2.74 points per game.
• Antonia Tiedtke ranks second in the country with 0.84 assists per game. Svea Boker is fifth with 0.74 assists per game.
• Cheyenne Sprecher is 16th nationally with a .755 save percentage.
