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DATE: September 15, 2021
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LOCATION: Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium
West Haven, Conn. |
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THE LEAD
New Haven welcomes a third top-10 team to DellaCamera Stadium on Wednesday night for their second game in just over 24 hours as they host No. 2 West Chester in a non-conference battle. Head coach Kelsi Lykens' (Class of 2014) alma mater, the Golden Rams come to West Haven for the first time with the game scheduled for a 6:15 p.m. start with all of the action available live on the Chargers Sports Networl using the link to the right.
SERIES HISTORY VS WEST CHESTER
New Haven and West Chester meet for the second time in the history of the two programs with the Golden Rams taking a 6-0 decision in the series opener in 2019.
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS
New Haven enters Wednesday night's game on the heels of back-to-back victories opening conference action with shutout wins against Saint Michael's (3-0) and Pace (1-0). Leading New Haven on the season is senior Alexis Rider (Delran, N.J./Delran) who has scored half of the Chargers six total goals in 2021, with a pair of those coming in the win over Saint Michael's. Following her is senior Reilly Bialko (Shickshinny, Pa./Northwest Area) who has two goals, the game-winners in each of the two victories this year. In the cage, graduate goalkeeper Keira Integlia (Branford, Conn./Branford) doubled her total saves for the season in the Chargers shutout of Pace yesterday and now has 16 saves on the year.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN RAMS
West Chester comes to West Haven with a 3-1 overall record with all three wins coming against Northeast-10 teams; Assumption, Bentley and Stonehill. The lone blemish on their record came last time out against Shippensburg, a 4-3 decision which came in the Golden Rams home opener. For the year, West Chester is outscoring their opposition 12-8 overall with a pair of players leading the way with a trio of goals; Valerie van Kuijck and Paige Wolfe. Overall, seven different players have found the back of the cage, while on the opposite end of the field, Claire Nielsen has played every minute in goal and has eight saves on the year.
RIDER NAMED TO NE10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Following her two goal performance against Saint Michael's in the NE10 opener, senior forward Alexis Rider (Delran, N.J./Delran) was one of eight players named to the NE10's weekly honor roll of top players across the league in the week prior. Rider is the first Charger to be recognized by the conference this season. Click Here for the full weekly report.
THE 2021 SCHEDULE
The New Haven Field Hockey team kicks off its fourth season in the history of the program with seven of its first nine games at home, part of an 18-game schedule that makes up the 2021 campaign. A total of 11 of the Chargers 18 games will come on the home turf at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. Following the regular season, the top eight teams in the conference standings following regular season qualifying for the NE10 Championship, which opens with a quarterfinal match-up on Nov. 2 at the home sites of the four highest seeds. The semifinal and championship matches will also take place at home sites on Nov. 5 and Nov. 7, respectively.
CHARGERS NINTH IN PRESEASON POLL
Entering their fourth season as a varsity program, the New Haven field hockey team has been picked to finish 9th in the 2021 Northeast-10 Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Chargers return to the field for the first time since the 2019 campaign when they finished with five victories, all of which came in NE10 action. New Haven finished the preseason voting with 87 points, the most they have earned in the preseason poll, keeping them inside of the top-10 for the first time. Saint Anselm earned the top billing, scoring 11 of the 15 possible first place points for a total of 190 points. Assumption and Adelphi split the remaining first place tallies with Assumption earning 171 points and one first place vote to finish second and Adelphi earning 163 points including three first place votes to finish third overall. Rounding out the top-five was a pair of teams tied for fourth place with 146 points, Stonehill and Southern New Hampshire.
UP NEXT
New Haven will head right back on the road for their third game this week when they travel to Rindge, N.H. and put their unbeaten NE10 record on the line against Franklin Pierce. The Sunday afternoon matinee against the Ravens is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. start with all of the action available online on NE10 NOW, while live stats will also be available via NewHavenChargers.com.
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