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Delaware vs. New Hampshire Oct. 25, 1998 at 12:00 noon W 3-2
The No. 11 ranked University of Delaware field
hockey defeated the University of New Hampshire
today (Sunday) at Rullo Stadium 3-2. The Blue Hens
improved to 15-3 on the season and 6-0 in America
East play. The University of New Hampshire fell to
10-6 on the season and 4-2 in conference play.
Delaware has scored in all 18 games this season
breaking the old school record of scoring in 17
consective games during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.
Delaware opened the scoring just four and half
minutes into the game on a goal scored by Rachel
Barger (Springfield, Va./Thomas Jefferson HS)
unassisted. Delaware continued to control play
through the first half and scored again when
Kelly Cawley (Oley, Pa./HS) put one past the
New Hampshire goalkeeper. The goal by Kelly Cawley
gave her 124 points for her career. The total
broke the Delaware career points record held by
Sharon Wilkie, who played from 1978 to 1981.
Wilkie scored 123 during her career. New Hampshire
came out of halftime strong scoring twice within
the first five minutes. Karen Stone scored two and
half minutes into the half off a Caroline Coyne
assist. Coyne scored two minutes later with an
assist from Becky Craigue. The Blue Hens quickly
rebounded when Juli Byrd (Pocomoke, Md./HS)
scored a minute and half later off a penalty corner
with assists from Jodi Byrd (Pocomoke,
Md./HS) and Cawley. Kelly Adams (Patterson,
N.Y./Brewster HS) made four saves for the Blue
Hens. Amy Agulay made eight saves and Mary Pearsall
made four saves for the Wildcats. Delaware returns
to action on Friday October 30 when they travel to
Boston to face America East rival Boston University
at 3 p.m.
New Hampshire.....0.....2.....2
Delaware..........2.....1.....3
Scoring: 1st Half: D - Barger, 30:38 remaining;
D - Cawley, 13:32; 2nd Half: UNH - Stone (Coyne),
32:34; UNH - Coyne (Craigue), 30:15; D - Byrd, Ju.
(Byrd, Jo.,Cawley), 28:37; Shots: D - 17, UNH - 9;
Penalty Corners: D - 9, UNH - 7; Saves: D - 4
(Kelly Adams, 4 saves, 70 minutes), UNH - 12 (Amy
Agulay, 8 saves, 48 minutes), (Mary Pearsall, 4
saves, 22 minutes).
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