Alyssa Whitman	Gretchen Kempf
Bryn Frankhouser	Corinne O'Kane

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Photos of Students From Scranton School For the Deaf & Hearing-Impaired Students Sign Language Star-Spangled Banner prior to start of game

SCRANTON, Pa.—The University of Scranton field hockey team scored early and often Tuesday evening against Immaculata University in the first of a three-game home stand at Fitzpatrick Field.

Freshman Alyssa Whitman (Bethlehem, Pa./Saucon Valley) and senior Gretchen Kempf (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) scored two goals apiece and each had an assist as the Royals rolled to an 8-1 victory, their second straight to improve to 4-3.  The loss dropped the Mighty Macs to 0-7.

Scranton, which jumped out to a 4-0 lead by intermission, also received a goal apiece from junior Caitlin Liberatore (Ambler, Pa./Mt. St. Joseph Academy), senior Corinne O’Kane (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara), and freshmen Jessica Pankey (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) and Bryn Frankhouser (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh).

Immaculata avoided the shutout in the 63rd minute when sophomore Ashley O’Donnell (Collingdale, Pa./Academy Park) blasted in a shot from just inside the scoring arc on a ball served up on a penalty corner by sophomore midfielder Tiffany Lockfeld (Glen Mills, Pa./West Chester Bayard Rustin).  Freshman goalie Patsy Murphy (Collegeville, Pa./Pope John Paul II) made 11 saves for the Mighty Macs, who were out-shot 35-8.

Scranton’s eight goals were its most since scoring nine against Neumann University on August 31, 2008, at Fitzpatrick Field.

Kempf’s goals were her team-leading sixth and seventh of the season and give her 33 for her career, which is fourth on the Royals’ all-time list.  

Scranton will host Wells College and Keystone College at Fitzpatrick Field this Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30.  Both games will begin at 12:00 noon.

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