Field Hockey Falls at #19 Old Dominion

Friday, October 25

Norfolk, Va. / L.R. Hill Sports Complex

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

(3-13. 1-5)

Old Dominion

(9-5, 5-1)

QUI

ODU

10/25/2019 3:43:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Bobcats Drop BIG EAST Contest, 4-0, to Monarchs at L.R. Hill Sports Complex

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac field hockey traveled to the No. 19 Old Dominion Monarchs Friday afternoon and fell in BIG EAST play, 4-0, in the penultimate league game of the 2019 season.

Mack Vorel (Mendham, New Jersey) made her third straight start for the Bobcats and made eight saves, her second most in a game this season, to keep the Bobcats in a 2-0 lead at halftime.

The Bobcats kept up the defensive pressure but the Monarchs scored a pair of goals early in each quarter of the second half.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 0, #19 Old Dominion 4

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium | Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (3-13, 1-5 BIG EAST) | Old Dominion (9-5, 5-1 BIG EAST)

SCORING SUMMARY

11:33 (Quinnipiac 0, ODU 1): Old Dominion took the lead in the later stages of the first quarter as Alexandria Brewer waited on the back door for a pass from Rebecca Birch to tap home the goal
26:13 (Quinnipiac 0, ODU 2): The Bobcats battled defensively before the Monarchs added their second goal of the game as Jess Miller tipped a shot by Rebecca Birch on a penalty corner to double the Monarch's lead.
35:59 (Quinnipiac 0, ODU 3): Ashleigh Thomas scored her first goal of the game to give Old Dominion a 3-0 lead. After the ball was fed into the circle and was loose, Thomas collected it and beat the Bobcats' new goalkeeper Biermann-Ratjen on the right.
46:08 (Quinnipiac 0, ODU 4): Erin Huffman added a fourth goal for the Monarchs as a shot from Riley Taylor fluttered and was deflected by Brewer right to Huffman where she batted it out of mid-air.

NOTES

Vorel made eight saves in the first half for the Bobcats, her second-most in a game this season since making 15 in her collegiate debut at California.
Vorel now has 49 saves this season to go with a .754 save percentage, the third-best in the BIG EAST this season
Biermann-Ratjen made two saves off the bench in the second half and now has 55 saves this season.

UP NEXT

Quinnipiac field hockey is back home Sunday afternoon when the Bobcats host the Brown Bears at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium at 1 p.m.
For more information on Quinnipiac field hockey, visit gobobcats.com/fh and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_FH.