Alyssa Whitman	Gretchen Kempf
Corinne O'Kane	Alyssa Fania

Box score

Photo Gallery (courtesy of Dan Ceccacci)

Freshman forward Alyssa Whitman (Bethlehem, Pa./Saucon Valley) scored a pair of goals and senior forward Gretchen Kempf (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) had a goal and an assist as The University of Scranton field hockey team posted its fourth straight victory, a 5-0 defeat of Keystone College on Sunday afternoon at Fitzpatrick Field.

The Royals (6-3) also received goals from senior defender Corinne O'Kane (Springfield, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) and sophomore midfielder Alyssa Fania (Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon) in the victory.

Scranton struck quickly as Whitman scored an unassisted goal in the eighth minute when she gathered her own previous shot attempt and knocked the ball past the Keystone goalie for an early 1-0 lead. Fania doubled the lead with her fourth goal of the season when she blasted a shot from the top of the circle off a penalty corner assist by Kempf at the 23:05 mark.

O'Kane scored her third goal of the season just six seconds before halftime when she outfought two defenders to tip a shot past the goalie for a 3-0 lead at the break. Whitman added her second goal of the game and fifth of the season on an assist from junior midfielder Jessica Conroy (Havertown, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) just 95 seconds into the second half.

Kempf capped the scoring in the 64th minute when she tapped in a rebound off a saved shot for her team-leading ninth goal of the season. Kempf now has 35 career goals, fifth-best in school history. She also has 84 career points, which moves her into fourth-place all-time in Scranton history.

The Royals held a 30-5 advantage in shots and 13-5 in corner kicks. During their four-game winning streak, Scranton has outscored its opponents by a total of 23-1.

The victory improved Scranton to 8-6-2 all-time against Keystone (4-6).

Scranton returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 3, when it hosts Moravian College in a Landmark Conference match at 7 p.m. at Fitzpatrick Field.

--ROYALS--