Alyssa Fania	Emily Goss
Meghan Kearney	Alyssa Whitman
Elizabeth Franko

Box Score

AURORA, NY—Junior midfielder Alyssa Fania (Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon) scored a career-high three goals and added an assist to lead The University of Scranton field hockey team to an 8-1 victory over Wells College in non-conference action Sunday afternoon.

The Royals also received a goal apiece from junior Emily Goss (Morristown, NJ/Morristown), sophomores Alyssa Whitman (Bethlehem, Pa./Saucon Valley) and Meghan Kearney (Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara), and freshman Elizabeth Franko (Falls, Pa./Tunkhannock) to post their third straight win to improve to 11-1.

Wells, now 3-11, avoided the shutout on a goal by Shainne Stokes in the 68th minute off of a penalty corner.  Marina Fargnoli was credited with an assist on the play.

Scranton dominated play from start to finish, holding a 24-5 advantage in shots and a 9-2 margin in penalty corner.

Fania, the Royals’ leading scorer with 11 goals and five assists for 27 total points on the season, scored twice in the first half as Scranton bolted out to a 5-0 lead by intermission.  Her seven points today moves her into 15th place on the Royals’ all-time scoring list with 55 total points (22 goals, 11 assists).

Scranton’s eight goals is a season high and the most since scoring eight against Immaculata University on September 25, 2012, at Fitzpatrick Field.

The Royals will return home to face SUNY-Oneonta this Thursday, October 17, at Fitzpatrick Field beginning at 4:00 p.m.

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