#19 Old Dominion (8-5, 4-1 BIG EAST) vs. Quinnipiac (3-12, 1-4 BIG EAST)
Game Info – Friday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m. - SENIOR DAY
Location – The L.R. Hill Sports Complex (Norfolk, Va.)
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#19 Old Dominion (8-5, 4-1 BIG EAST) vs. #1 North Carolina (14-0, 5-0 ACC)
Game Info - Sunday, October 27 at 1:00 p.m.
Location – Karen Shelton Stadium (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion field hockey team will play it’s final home game of the season and honor its seven seniors on Friday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m. against BIG EAST foe Quinnipiac before heading down to Chapel Hill, N.C. to take on No. 1 North Carolina on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
The Monarchs, who have already punched their ticket to the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship Presented by Jeep, have won three-straight conference matches, including their last match against Temple last Friday.
In the 2-1 victory over the Owls, senior Rebecca Birch scored a goal and added an assist, while senior Erin Huffman came away with ODU’s second goal. Marlee McClendon assisted on both goals of the contest, giving her a team-high eight helpers on the season.
Birch leads the team in goals and points, with eight and 20, respectively. Two other Monarchs have double-digit point totals, as Huffman and sophomore Riley Taylor each have 13 points on the campaign.
Sophomore goalkeeper Cam MacGillivray has been in goal for every minute of every game this season and has accrued 53 saves this season while posting three shutouts.
About Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac is in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, dating back to September 29. However, in those seven games they have lost by just one goal four times, including a 3-2 shootout loss to then-No. 25 Providence this past Friday. The Bobcats also took a one-goal loss against Yale on Sunday on the road, 2-1.
Bianka Strubbe leads the Bobcat offense with 14 points and six goals on the season. The goalkeeper duo Hedda Biermann-Ratjen and Mack Vorel have faced a lot of shots this season, combining for 94 saves.
Series History
ODU has won four of the five previous meetings these two teams have had. Last season, the Monarchs shutout the Bobcats, 3-0, while holding Quinnipiac to zero shots and zero penalty corners. Birch, Taylor and Ilse Westera each scored in the winning effort. The only time the Bobcats defeated ODU was in 2016.
Friday Festivities
Friday’s match against Quinnipiac is Senior Day for the Old Dominion field hockey program. After the game, the team will be honoring the seven graduating seniors, Julia Demeester, Rebecca Birch, Ashleigh Thomas, Alexandria Brewer, Tori Harwood, Jess Miller and Erin Huffman with an on-field ceremony.
Friday’s match is also a GREEN OUT game, an initiative started by Conference USA and Conference USA SAAC. GREEN OUT games are played in support of Mental Health Awareness. On Friday, the student athletes will wear green shoelaces to show support for fellow student-athletes, peers and community members in the pursuit of mental wellness. Conference USA encourages all to stand up to the stigma and continue the conversation.
About North Carolina
UNC, the reigning NCAA Field Hockey Champion, has been atop the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Weekly Coaches Poll since the beginning of the season, and currently has a pristine 14-0 record, adding to a 37-game winning streak that dates back to 2017.
The Tar Heels boast the second best-scoring offense in the nation, averaging 4.36 goals per game.Leading the potent Tar Heel attack is sophomore Erin Matson, who leads the nation in points (57), goals per game, (1.57), assists per game (0.93) and is tied for first in the country in goals (22). Senior Yentl Leemans is usually the one passing to Matson, as she is currently right behind her teammate in assists per game with a mark of 0.92.
Defensively, junior Amanda Hendry can usually be found in goal, as she has started all 14 games between the posts. She has stopped 33 shots this season and she is averaging just 1.02 goals against, the 10th-best mark in the country.
Series History
Against UNC, the Monarchs are 35-45-2 in the 82 meetings the two teams have had since the 1978 season. The Tar Heels have won their last five games against ODU, with the last Monarch victory over UNC came in 2013 at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex. Last season, UNC shutout ODU, 3-0.
BIG EAST Tournament Tickets
The Monarchs are heading to Quinnipiac for the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship presented by Jeep, which takes place November 8-10.
To purchase tickets to see the conference tournament, visit www.bigeast.com/fhticketsor call the Quinnipiac University Ticket Office at (203) 582-3905. If you have any questions regarding tickets for the event, call the box office or email tickets@qu.edu.
All Session Ticket Info
- $12- Adult
- $7 – Youth (3-12)
- $7 – Group (10+ People)
- Free- College Students with a valid photo ID
Single Session Ticket Info
- $10- Adult
- $5 – Youth (3-12)
- $5 – Group (10+ People)
- Free- College Students with a valid photo ID