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SCOUTING NO. 4 UCONN

he fourth-ranked Huskies earned two ranked
victories on the opening win, a 4-1 win
over No. 15 Northwestern and a 3-2
victory over No. 21 Stanford. Antonia
Tiedtke was named BIG EAST and
NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week
for her defensive efforts, while Marie Auer and Svea
Boker each scored two goals.

The matchup is a rematch of the First Round of last year's NCAA Tournament. All-time, UConn leads the
series between the two former conference rivals 29-2-1.

SCOUTING NO. 17 ST. JOE’S

St. Joe's opened its season last weekend with a 9-1
win over Hofstra. The Hawks were led
by a pair of hat tricks from Kathrin
Bentz and Tonya Botherway , who
each earned weekly conference
awards from the A-10.

Rutgers leads the all-time series against the Hawks
19-8, its most victories against any one opponent.
Last season, RU defeated the eventual Atlantic-10 champions 3-2 on a game-winning goal with 10
minutes remaining. Overall, Rutgers has won five of the past seven matchups.