Article Courtesy of Sports Information Intern, Vin Rinella
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – A dominating first half performance powered The University of Scranton field hockey team to a victory over Vassar College by a final score of 3-1 Wednesday night at Weinberg Turf Field.
The Basics
- Final Score: Scranton 3, Vassar 1
- Records: Scranton (10-1); Vassar (2-8)
- This is the ninth consecutive win for Scranton.
How it Happened
- The Royals had two corner attempts in the 11th minute of the game, but Vassar’s defense withstood the pressure, keeping the Royals off the board momentarily.
- With five minutes left in the first quarter, graduate student Bridget Abraldes took the ball into the circle and fed a pass to junior Annie Shaw, who ripped a shot past Vassar’s goalie Grace Wiley to put the Royals ahead 1-0.
- Just 2:19 later, the Royals struck again. This time, freshman Shana Goldsmith connected with Abraldes who redirected the pass into the back of the cage to extend the lead to 2-0.
- Scranton continued to take advantage of every opportunity that presented itself in the first half, adding to their lead just minutes into the second quarter. Graduate student Elle Collins delivered a pass from outside of the circle, threading it through the legs of Abraldes and right to graduate student Katie Redding, who capitalized and found the back corner of the cage to extend the advantage to 3-0.
- The Brewers broke through in the sixth minute of the third quarter, cutting the Royals’ lead to 3-1 when Anna Hazewindus’ shot deflected off Abraldes and found its way into the cage for Vassar’s lone goal of the contest.
Top Royals Performers
- Abraldes paced the team with three points on one goal and one assist.
- Shaw and Redding scored one goal apiece.
Inside the Box Score
- Scranton held a strong 13-8 advantage in shots and a 7-4 edge in shots on goal.
- The Royals also held a 7-5 edge in corner attempts.
Up Next
- The Royals will host Catholic on Saturday afternoon at Weiss Field in Scranton, with action slated to begin at 12:00 PM.
