2019 BIG EAST Championship Stats (PDF)

HAMDEN, Conn. – Top-seed Connecticut captured its eighth-straight title in the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship presented by Jeep with a 2-0 win against No. 18 Old Dominion on Sunday afternoon at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium.
 
The NCAA committee will announce the tournament selections during the Selection Show on NCAA.com at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday.
 
BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player Svea Boker scored a pair of third quarter goals to lift the Huskies to its 18th championship title. Boker’s eventual game-winning goal came in the 37th minute. Her insurance goal came a minute later.
 
It was the sixth time this season that the senior tallied multiple goals in a contest. The BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year has totaled a team-high 20 goals on the year.
 
Husky goalkeeper Cheyenne Sprecher recorded her second shutout of the tournament and her ninth of the season to record BIG EAST All-Tournament team status. Sprecher was joined by Boker, Sophie Hamilton, Antonia Tiedtke and Maddy Wray.
 
With the win, the Huskies earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 31st time in program history and 18th straight.
 
Old Dominion keeper Camilla MacGillivray went 1-1 in the tournament made six saves against Connecticut and had a 0-0 tie going into the break. MacGillivray and the ODU defense did not allow UConn to score on any of their five corner attempts. MacGillivray had two saves in the semifinal win over Liberty, which helped earn BIG EAST all-tournament team recognition along with her teammates Rebecca Birch, Marlee McClendon and Nicole Fredricks.
 
Connecticut (18-3) outshot Old Dominion (11-7) 12-6, 8-6 in shots on goal. UConn had five corners to Old Dominion’s 3. Connecticut is currently ranked third in the country, Old Dominion is 18th.
 
 
 
2019 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship Presented by Jeep
Semifinals - Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium - Hamden, Conn.
Friday, Nov. 8
No. 1 seed Connecticut 2, No. 4 seed Providence 0
No. 2 seed Old Dominion 3, No. 3 seed Liberty 1

Final - Quinnipiac Field Hockey Stadium - Hamden, Conn.
Sunday, Nov. 10
No. 1 seed Connecticut 2, No. 2 seed Old Dominion 0
 
2019 All-Tournament Team
Lydia Rice, Providence, Grad., GK
Lizzie Hamlett, Liberty, So., M
Rebecca Birch, Old Dominion, Sr., M/B
Marlee McClendon, Old Dominion, R-Jr., Back
Camilla MacGillivray, Old Dominion, R-So., GK
Nicole Fredricks, Old Dominion, Fr., Back
Cheyenne Sprecher, Connecticut, R-So., GK
Svea Boker, Connecticut, Sr.,  F
Sophie Hamilton, Connecticut, Fr.,  M
Maddy Wray, Connecticut, So., F
Antonia Tiedtke, Connecticut, Sr., Back
 
Most Outstanding Player
Svea Boker, Connecticut, Sr.,  F