Spiders Open Home Slate Friday with No. 15 ODU
09/08/2016 | Field Hockey
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - After two weeks on the road, the University of Richmond field hockey team kicks off its home slate on Friday with No. 15 Old Dominion. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. at Crenshaw Field.
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After a 1-0 shutout of Ball State, the Spiders fell in the Sunday match-up against then-No. 12 Louisville, 5-1. Junior Hannah Thomson found the back of the cage in the first half, notching the game at 1-1, before the Cards scored four unanswered to seal the victory.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: NO. 15 OLD DOMINION
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Last Friday, the Monarchs (2-1) stunned No. 14 Delaware, 3-2, in overtime. After falling to Penn State, 6-2 in the season opener, ODU has won its last two games. Erin Huffman and Danielle Grega lead ODU with two goals apiece, while three other Monarchs have a goal on the season.
PRESEASON FAVORITES & HONORS
Richmond received 76 total points and four first-place votes to be picked as the preseason A-10 favorite. The Spiders led the way with Massachusetts a close second with 73 total votes as they also had four first-place votes, while Saint Joseph's (64) rounded out the top three.
The duo of senior Kelly Quinn and junior Megan Miller were named to the league's preseason team.
Quinn is the top returning scorer from a season ago. The senior scored a team-best seven goals and 17 points, ranking fifth in league-only stats in points. Her shot percentage of .467 was also a team-high as Quinn scored three game-winning goals for the Spiders. Miller was a fixture for the Spiders in her sophomore season, and continues to be a vital piece of Richmond's attack. She started all 21 games with a goal in the season opener and three assists.
NEW SPIDERS
In the offseason, head coach Gina Lucido and the Spiders welcomed 10 freshmen to a squad that went 12-9 last season, with a 7-1 mark in conference play. The newcomers hail from six different states, and only two have roots in the Commonwealth.
SEEING DOUBLE
If you think you're seeing double on the field this season, you sort of are. The Spiders have two sets of twins on the team - both sets are freshmen. Richmond welcomed Hannah Loos and Jessica Loos from San Diego, Calif., and Amanda DaSilva and Kaitlyn DaSilva from New Vernon, N.J. this season.
MILLER AND THE JUNIOR U.S. NATIONAL TEAM
This summer, a dream came true for junior Megan Miller as she was named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team. The Palmyra, Pa. native competed for Team USA at the Pan-Am Games in Trinidad and Tobago. Miller is now vying for a roster spot to represent Team USA at the 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, which is set to take place in Santiago, Chile from November 23-December 4.
Richmond will remain home next week to host William & Mary on September 16. Next Friday's game will also be the team's annual Teal Game to raise awareness for ovarian cancer. For more information on the team's Teal Game and Cancer Dancer, click here.
