WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University field hockey team (5-12, 1-5 BIG EAST) will close the season out this weekend against the BIG EAST's top ranked team when it travels up north to face No. 3 UConn (14-3, 6-0) on Friday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. before battling Sacred Heart (5-12) at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3 in a nonconference matchup. Live stats and a live stream will be available at GUHoyas.com.
About The Hoyas
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The Hoyas will need all hands on deck in their efforts to take down the nation's number three team after last week's 2-0 loss at Providence.
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Junior forward Cami Osborne leads the Hoyas with 13 points, hitting her target 26 times on 33 shots.
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Osborne and freshman forward Ellie Maransky will look to give the GU the edge offensively in the final two games.
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Maransky is tied with senior forward Lindsay Getz with nine points to round out GU's top three points leaders.
Scouting UConn
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Connecticut clinched at least a share of the 2019 BIG EAST regular season title after last Saturday's 6-3 victory over No. 17 Liberty.
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UConn was led by senior forward Svea Boker who earned her third BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honor on Monday behind an eight point performance.
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Boker leads the league in points with 41 (15 goals, 11 assists).
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The Huskies will head into the 2019 BIG EAST Championship field as the No. 1 seed.
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Senior backer Antonia Tiedtke earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after winning Offensive Player of the Week honors last Monday (10/22).
Scouting Sacred Heart
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The Pioneers struggled in the early parts of the 2019 season but they have seen four of their five wins come in their last five games.
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Sacred Heart suffered a tough 3-2 loss to LIU in double overtime, ending a three game win streak.
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In their last meeting, the Pioneers secured a berth in the Northeast Conference Tournament, with a 4-0 win over Wagner College.
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Senior forward Colleen McAninley has 13 points off of six goals and one assist to lead Sacred Heart
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Sophomore midfielder Kayla Kurk is one point behind McAninley with 12 points off four goals and four assists.
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Junior goalkeeper Hailey Power has 148 saves on the season.