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NEWARK, Del. – In its final road game of the regular season, the Northeastern field hockey team fell 3-0 to ninth-ranked Delaware Friday night.
 
For the first time in 2016, the Huskies (7-10, 1-4 CAA) were unable to get on the board as the Blue Hens (16-2, 5-0) earned their fifth straight victory over Northeastern. With the win, Delaware extends its win-streak to 12 games.
 
Becky Garner made three saves on the night for Northeastern and is just four saves away from moving into second place on the Northeastern all-time saves list. She currently has 425 career saves. Alyssa Carlson finished the night with two defensive saves while Jessica Unger had a defensive save. 
 
Delaware outshot the Huskies 14-5 on the night, though all five of Northeastern's shots were on goal. Both Laura MacLachlan and June Curry-Lindahl led the Huskies with two shots taken on goal. 
 
Delaware got on top first in the 21^st minute of action when Michaela Scanlon tallied just her second goal of the season tipping in a long pass up the left side to give the Blue Hens a 1-0 lead midway through the first half.
 
The Blue Hens added to their lead early on in the second half when Greta Nauck tallied her 22^nd goal of the season in the 39^th minute of action to boost the score to 2-0. Nauck's goal came straight off of Delaware's second penalty corner of the game.
 
The Huskies had their best chance of the game in the 51^st minute when the Huskies drew back-to-back penalty corners and Jamie Bartucca and Laura MacLachlan combined for three shots on goal in the span of two minutes, but they were unable to get on the board.
 
A couple of minutes later, Delaware made it a 3-0 game when Esmee Peet recorded her sixth goal of the season to give the Blue Hens a three-goal lead and the eventual win.
 
The Huskies round out the regular season on Sunday when they host Towson on Senior Day at Dedham Field. The match will begin at 2 p.m. and Northeastern's five seniors will be honored prior to the game.