Laura Megargel	Alyssa Fania
Gretchen Kempf	Jessica Conroy

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The University of Scranton field hockey team used a stout defensive effort and a balanced offensive attack to claim its first victory of the season, a 4-0 win over Marywood University on Saturday afternoon at sun-drenched Fitzpatrick Field.

Scranton (1-1) dominated possession, outshooting Marywood, 44-9. The Royals allowed just two shots on goal in each half and limited the Pacers (0-1) to just a handful of scoring opportunities.

Scranton received a goal and an assist each from junior midfielder Laura Megargel (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) and sophomore midfielder Alyssa Fania (Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon). The Royals also received goals from senior forward Gretchen Kempf (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) and junior midfielder Jessica Conroy (Havertown, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy).

The Royals struck first when Conroy scored on a shot from the left point at the 18:55 mark. Less than three minutes later, Fania scored her first goal of the season on a pass from Megargel.

Scranton carried that 2-0 advantage into halftime before Megargel converted a penalty stroke for a 3-0 advantage with just under 25 minutes to play. Kempf finished the scoring with her second goal of the season off a feed from Fania as Scranton rebounded from a 2-1 overtime loss at Muhlenberg in the season opener on Friday evening.

With Scranton dominating offensively, Marywood received a strong goalkeeping effort as sophomore Natalie Winters (Hopewell Township, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) made 21 saves.

The victory improves Scranton to 30-6-1 all-time against Marywood.

Scranton returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Dallas to face Misericordia University in a non-conference game at 4 p.m.

-- ROYALS --