MADISON, N.J. (November 9, 2018) - After knocking off Susquehanna in the NCAA Tournament First Round, the FDU-Florham field hockey team takes on No. 9 Johns Hopkins in the Second Round Saturday.
GAME INFO
The Blue Jays and Devils will meet at 2 p.m. at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. Anderson Field will be the site of the game.
TICKET INFO
The NCAA charges admission to all Tournament events with the prices as follows: $5 for adults, $3 for students with ID and senior citizens, and no charge children under two years of age.
OTHER SIDE OF THE POD
Host Messiah will take on Endicott at 11 a.m. tomorrow. The two winners will then meet Sunday at 1:30 p.m. with a berth to the Final Four on the line.
LAST TIME OUT
FDU picked up a 1-0 triumph over Susquehanna Wednesday. It was the Devils third NCAA Tournament win in program history. Senior
Brooke Sherwin converted a pass from junior
Jessica Pietracatella in the 47th minute for the games lone goal.
HOPKINS REPORT
The Blue Jays sit with a 17-2 record and earned a bye into the Second Round of the Tournament. JHU avenged a regular loss to Franklin & Marshall, topping the Diplomats in the Centennial Conference Championship game. Senior Grace Hillman was named the Centennial Conference's Defensive of the Year after leading the Blue Jays' back line to the 12th-best goals against average in the country with a mark of 0.82.
SHUTTING DOWN THE OPPOSITION
The Devils as a unit have notched 12 shutouts, including seven 1-0 clean sheets.
RECORD SETTER
Head Coach
Jenn Noon became the program leader in career wins as she recorded her 118th in the First Round win over Susquehanna Wednesday. Noon surpassed Hallie Cohen's mark of 117 from 1979-94.
NEW STANDARDS
The Devils have notched a school-record 18 wins thus far this season, breaking the mark of 16 set back in 2007. Senior goalkeeper
Samantha Rubin also broke the school-record for career wins, currently sitting at 47.
MOVIN' ON UP
Junior
Marie Pietracatella recorded her seventh defensive save of the season Wednesday, and the 10th of her career. The seven this season are second most in a single season and the 10 in her career also are second.
TAKING NOTICE
Senior
Makayla Pak was recognized by the ECAC as the Defensive Player of the Month Thursday. Pak was previously named the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Defensive Player of the Year and the MAC Championship Most Valuable Player.
CAN'T MAKE IT?
Live stats and video will be available on fdudevils.com courtesy of Messiah College.
