No. 19 ODU Travels to No. 16 UConn on Friday for BIG EAST Opener

No. 19 Old Dominion (4-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) at No. 16 UConn (2-4, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Game Info – Friday, Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m. EST
Location – George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex (Storrs, Conn.)
Stream – FloSports ($) - CLICK HERE
Live Stats – CLICK HERE
 
NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 19 nationally ranked Old Dominion field hockey team will put its four-match win streak on the line when the Monarchs travel to No. 16 UConn for the BIG EAST opener for both teams on Friday, September 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. Friday afternoon's match will stream on FloSports, which requires a paid subscription.
 
ODU is coming off a pair of victories over Longwood and VCU. Nicole Fredricks was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week earlier this week after scoring the game-winning goal against Longwood with just 66 seconds remaining in regulation. Fredricks then helped anchor the Monarchs defense to a 3-0 shutout win at VCU.
 
"We need to take another step forward from the VCU match," said Fredricks. "Keeping it simple, doing what we know, working and sticking together as a team will hopefully get us a big win to start BIG EAST play."
 
The Monarchs currently rank 30^th in the country and first in the BIG EAST for penalty corners taken per game (6.40). Delphine Le Jeune's 0.60 assists per contest ranks 32^nd in the NCAA and second in the conference.
 
The Huskies, who are off losses to No. 3 Boston College and No. 16 Syracuse, are the nine-time reigning BIG EAST Tournament champions, and the two sides have squared off in the tournament final each of the past two seasons. UConn goalkeeper Cheyenne Sprecher ranks 12^th in the nation and second in the BIG EAST with 6.33 saves per outing. The Huskies return NFHCA First Team All-American Jessica Dembrowski along with fellow graduate student and First Team All-BIG EAST honoree Kourtney Kennedy. UConn has advanced to the past 19 NCAA Tournaments.