#17 Field Hockey Hosts Drexel, #19 Rutgers This Weekend

MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's field hockey team is set to kick off the home portion of its schedule on Friday as the Hawks host crosstown rival Drexel at 4:00 p.m. Then, on Sunday, it's a battle of ranked teams as the 17th-ranked Hawks welcome 19th-ranked Rutgers at 1:00 p.m. Sunday's game will be streamed live in the United States on ESPN+ and internationally on the Atlantic 10 Network.

#17 Saint Joseph's vs. Drexel
Friday, September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Ellen Ryan Field
Live Stats

• Saint Joseph's (1-0) opened its season in style with a 9-1 rout of Hofstra on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Tonya Botherway tallied the first two goals of the game in the first quarter as the Hawks took a 4-0 lead after the opening stanza. The lead would stretch to 5-0 before a Pride penalty stroke made it a 5-1 game at halftime, but Botherway converted a stroke of her own early in the third and the Hawks would roll from there.

• The Hawks turned 11 penalty corners into four goals, while not conceding a defensive corner. SJU outshot Hofstra, 30-1, and did not allow a shot from open play.

• For her efforts, Botherway was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week. Senior Kathrin Bentz added a goal and an assist en route to the inaugural Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week award. Senior Pepa Serrano also had a big day, tallying a goal and two assists, while freshmen Leigh James and Kacie Patton scored their first collegiate goals.

• Drexel (0-2) started the campaign with a pair of road games, falling 4-2 at Ohio on Friday before dropping a 4-3 double-overtime result at Indiana on Sunday.

• Sophomore Avery Powell scored a goal in each game and leads the Dragons with four points. Classmate Puk Thewessen had a three-point afternoon on Sunday with a goal and an assist, while senior Tess Bernheimer added a pair of assists on Friday.

#17 Saint Joseph's vs. #19 Rutgers
Sunday, September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Ellen Ryan Field
ESPN+ (U.S.) | Atlantic 10 Network (International) | Live Stats

• Rutgers (2-0) opened the season with a pair of home wins on Friday and Saturday. The Scarlet Knights blanked 24th-ranked Maine, 3-0, before topping Ball State, 4-1.

• Before visiting Hawk Hill, Rutgers travels to #4 Connecticut on Friday night.

• Redshirt senior Austyn Cuneo piled up eight points over the weekend, scoring three goals and adding two assists, to claim Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week accolades. Redshirt junior Katie Larmour added a pair of goals while junior Kerrie Burns tallied a goal and an assist.

• The Hawks and Scarlet Knights have split their meetings over the past two seasons, with each team winning on its home turf. Saint Joseph's earned a 3-1 victory in 2017, while Rutgers came away with a 3-2 win a season ago.

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