Kent State University
University of Connecticut
Flashes Face Reigning National Champs With Hopes to Stay Alive
11/14/2014 4:15:00 PM | Field Hockey
Field Hockey will continue NCAA Tournament play this Saturday at 11:30a.m. when Kent State (11-10) faces reigning National Champion UConn (16-2) for a spot in the Elite Eight.
Coverage
• Live video and live stats will be available at uconnhuskies.com
• Follow @KentStFH on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content
Matchup
• The two teams have only met once in program history
• That meeting came at UConn in 1999 with the home team winning 3-2
• The Huskies' two losses this year came in back-to-back games at home against Stanford and at a neutral site against North Carolina
• UConn is the No. 3 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament and won the National Championship over Duke last season
• The winner of Saturday's game will move on to Sunday and face the winner of Stanford-Louisville
Making History
• Kent State's win over Delaware to advance in the tournament was the first NCAA postseason victory in program history
• The last time a Mid-American Conference school won a game in the NCAA Tournament was Ball State in 1997
Record Book Rankings
• Head Coach Kathleen Wiler has 99 career wins, which is the second most all-time at Kent State
• She also had the most MAC regular season titles and is tied for the second-most MAC Tournament titles
• Julia Hofmann is tied for 9th place in career goals and 8th place in career points at Kent State
• She is one assist away from breaking the top ten in career assists
• Hannah Faulkner's four-goal game against Ball State ties the 6th most goals in a game. Her nine-goal scoring streak this season was the second longest in program history
Solid in Cage
• In the last four games, including three in the postseason, goalkeeper Andrea Rinehart has allowed just four goals with 18 saves
• Her goals against average in that span is just 1.29 and her save percentage is .818
